During the Holocaust, Jews in Europe were murdered by the millions. While many ignored the plight of the Jews as they were marched to gas chambers or firing lines, a few risked their own lives to save Jews. Perhaps you have heard the big names such as Oskar Schindler, a German industrialist who employed then …
Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem is hallowed ground, keeping remembrance and honor of the those who perished in the Holocaust. The campus is actually a 44.5 acre complex containing not only the museum itself, but an International Institute for Holocaust Research and Education, large archives of artifacts, volumes of research, monuments of all kinds, …
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Some may be familiar with the story of Master Sargent Roddie Edmonds, but I suspect most have never heard of him. But you should! In 2015, I attended a Christian Leaders Seminar at Yad Vashem Holocaust Remembrance Center in Jerusalem. In my class was a pastor from Tennessee named Chris Edmonds. While there, Chris was …
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In December 2015 I attended a Christian Leaders Seminar at Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum and Research Center in Jerusalem. In my class was a pastor from Tennessee named Chris Edmonds, and little did we know what excitement we would experience over the course of those 8 days at Yad Vashem. We learned early on that …
Looking for the Blessed Hope 