Hi friends! As Christians, it is so important to understand the Jewish roots of our Christian faith. (I wrote of it briefly in A Supreme Gift to the Gentiles and Repaying the Debt of Gratitude.) If not for Judaism, Christianity would not exist! After all, the Jews gave us God's Word and the Messiah...among other …
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Samuel Willenberg was 20 years old when he entered Treblinka. The norm at this Nazi death camp was that within hours after arrival, those on the transport were taken right away to the gas chambers. Unlike about 800,000 other Jews who entered Treblinka, Willenberg was spared. In August 1943, he joined others in instigating the Treblinka …
Continue reading Last Surviving Instigator of Treblinka Revolt Dies
I spent quiet contemplative moments during International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Wednesday. However, in the midst of my day, I took time out to watch the presentation ceremony of Righteous Among the Nations recipients at the Israeli Embassy in Washington DC. Righteous Among the Nations is the highest honor bestowed by the Israeli government on …
Continue reading A Special Treat on International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Welcome back friends! Yesterday was International Holocaust Remembrance Day and we have spent the past few days preparing for and commemorating that day. On Sunday, we put faces to the Holocaust by highlighting intriguing stories of Holocaust survivors. We followed that up by putting the Holocaust in context and answering the question, "What is the …
