Tomorrow is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. However, you may be wondering why world leaders gathered in Jerusalem a few days ago to commemorate the same event: the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. The reason: the Holocaust didn't end on a specific day, so various dates have emerged for commemoration. In November 2005, the …
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What do you know about January 27, 1945? It was on that day Soviet troops entered and liberated Auschwitz, a large complex of concentration and extermination camps, the crown jewel of the Nazi's "Final Solution." Before the Nazi regime was done, they had eliminated over 6 million Jews. Today, there are those who deny the …
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While world leaders have descended on Jerusalem in commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, a delegation of 24 Muslim leaders are touring Auschwitz, the death camp where over 1 million Jews were exterminated during the Holocaust. The delegation is alongside American Jewish Committee (AJC) officials. Mohammed al-Issa, former Saudi Arabian foreign minister, now secretary-general of …
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One of the most moving experiences I've had in Israel is meeting Holocaust survivors and hearing their stories. There are many ways in which survivors of the horrific mass genocide at the hands of Nazi Germany are honored. In fact, I came across a moving picture of such an occasion: To celebrate her 104th birthday, …
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