Today, January 27, 2019, is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Though Israel commemorates a day of remembrance (Yom HaShoah) May 1-2, the international community pays tribute today to the 6 million+ Jews murdered in the Holocaust. This year, a special funeral has coincided with this season of remembrance. The remains of five unidentified Jews who perished …
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"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 …
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 