Press Release from Recent Christian Leadership Seminar

Hi friends! An official press release was issued yesterday regarding the Christian Leadership Seminar hosted by Yad Vashem that I was honored to attend recently.  I encourage you to become familiar with Christian Friends of Yad Vashem, Museum of the Bible, and Yad Vashem World Center for Holocaust Research, Documentation, Education and Commemoration Here is …

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Classmates Father Honored as Righteous Among the Nations

What a week this has been!  Not only have I been immersed with 26 others in our studies of antisemitism and the Holocaust, but one of our classmates has had a very special occurrence here in Israel.  His father, Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds, was recognized as the first American soldier (and only the fifth American in …

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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, …

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Another Wonderful Day in Jerusalem

Greetings from Jerusalem!  We had another very full day and I am ready for some rest...but not before I update you on the happenings! The Lord blessed us with rain today, and clouds moved in and out of the valley to the west of Mt Herzl, where Yad Vashem is located.  (For my Phoenix friends, …

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