If you just stumbled upon this blog, we are in the midst of leading up to the commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day tomorrow. A couple days ago we put faces to the Holocaust and it is important not to overlooking the people in studying the Holocaust. If you missed that post, click here to …
Category: Holocaust/Antisemitism
Remembering 6 Million Jews (Part 2)
Welcome back friends! We're preparing for International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Wednesday (January 27). Leading up to that, we're discovering a bit about the Holocaust and Antisemitism. If you missed yesterday's post, click here! We must put FACES to the Holocaust and we did that yesterday. Today, let's put the Holocaust into context and then …
Remembering 6 Million Jews (Part 1)
"If we wish to live and to bequeath life to our offspring, if we believe that we are to pave the way to the future, then we must first of all not forget." ~Professor Ben Zion Dinur, Yad Vashem, 1956 Happy Lord's Day, my friends! I'm glad you're here and I hope you are …
World’s Oldest Person: a Holocaust Survivor
As we approach International Holocaust Remembrance Day (January 27), I want to share a human interest story with you. Recently the Gerontology Research Group contacted a grandson of 112-year-old Yisrael Kristal, a Holocaust survivor. This followed the death of a 112-year-old Japanese man, thought to be the oldest living person until his death. Thus, it …
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