Romanian-born Nat Shaffir's world turned upside down when he was 5 when a neighborhood priest showed up with police and announced "These are Jews!" Immediately Nat's family was moved to a Jewish ghetto and, eventually, over 30 family members perished at the hands of the Nazis. Today, the 81-year-old volunteers at the US Holocaust Museum …
Category: Holocaust/Antisemitism
Never Again!
"Never Again!" It is the mantra of the Jewish people. It is ingrained in their students and it is trained into their military. In fact, part of military training (mandatory for all Israeli 18-year-olds) is intensive onsite study at Yad Vashem, Masada and other relevant sites in Israel. Those young people are fully immersed in …
Remembering and Commemorating the Holocaust
Tomorrow is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It is a day to honor the more than 6 million Jews (many of them children) who lost their lives simply for being Jewish. It is a day to join with Israel in declaring "Never again!" While focus on Israel has increased in recent years and more and more …
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Looking for the Blessed Hope 