I am greatly humbled and honored to be invited to attend the Yad Vashem Christian Leadership Seminar in Jerusalem November 28 - December 7, 2015. Yad Vashem is best known as the holocaust museum in Jerusalem, but it is actually far more than that. Situated on 45 acres on the Mount of Remembrance, Yad Vashem …
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Netanyahu to Meet with President Obama at the White House
US and Israeli media have announced that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit President Obama at the White House on November 9, during his annual meeting with the Jewish Federations of North America. Interestingly enough, November 9 is the anniversary of Kristallnacht (“Night of Broken Glass”), which most consider to be the start of the …
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A Holocaust Survivor’s Story
Shabbat Shalom, Friends! Thanks for stopping by. A few days ago, we contemplated the question, "Will the World Speak up This Time?" That, of course, harkens back to the 1930's when the world stood by while Jews were nearly annihilated. I think it is important to hear the stories of Holocaust survivors, as that is …
70 Years After the Holocaust, Israel and Germany Celebrate 50 Years of Diplomatic Relations
Today, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin attended a ceremony on Platform 17 of Grunewald Station (Berlin Germany) where tens of thousands of Jews were loaded on rail cars headed for death camps during the Holocaust. The ceremony commemorated 50 years of diplomatic relations between Germany and Israel, and was also headlined by German President Joachim Gauck. Both …
Looking for the Blessed Hope 