Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, honoring the 6 million Jews murdered in the Holocaust. To put things into perspective, imagine if 2/3 of all Americans were targeted and murdered simply because they are American. That is, indeed, the carnage foisted upon the Jewish population of Europe as a result of the Nazi ideology to …
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Remembering 6 Million Jews (Part 3)
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 …
The Final Solution
In my last post I shared a bit about the resistance of the Jews during the holocaust. That's because I wanted to highlight the Jews determination to live life to the fullest, even in the darkest circumstances. Now, I want to share just a bit more of the sinister aspect of the holocaust. Ephraim Kaye, …
The Holocaust Resistance
Greetings again from Yad Vashem! Today was spent exclusively in the classroom, as we continue with our seminar on The Holocaust, Antisemitism and Israel. It is so difficult to imagine the atrocities that took place during the Nazi's drive toward "The Final Solution" (annihilation of the Jews). Our day began with a look at the …
Looking for the Blessed Hope 