During the Holocaust, Jews in Europe were murdered by the millions. While many ignored the plight of the Jews as they were marched to gas chambers or firing lines, a few risked their own lives to save Jews. Perhaps you have heard the big names such as Oskar Schindler, a German industrialist who employed then …
Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem is hallowed ground, keeping remembrance and honor of the those who perished in the Holocaust. The campus is actually a 44.5 acre complex containing not only the museum itself, but an International Institute for Holocaust Research and Education, large archives of artifacts, volumes of research, monuments of all kinds, …
Continue reading Touring a Special Place as We Remember Those Lost in the Holocaust
Tomorrow is a solemn day for Jews worldwide. It is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, a day in which the whole world memorializes those lost in the Holocaust. Prior to World War II, there were about 16.6 million Jews in the world, 9.5 million of whom lived in Europe. By the end of World War II, …
In the 1930's Hitler's henchmen began gathering lists of Jewish families in Europe. Soon, they were being discriminated against. Jewish businesses and synagogues were mysteriously burned to the ground, lies were propagated against them, Jews were blamed for all sorts of calamities (both real and perpetuated), and eventually Jews were gathered into "Jews only" ghettos. …
Looking for the Blessed Hope 