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Vandals deface Holocaust monuments in Poland and Italy
Newly-erected Holocaust monuments in Poland and Italy were vandalized by individuals who wrote on them far-right and far-left slogans, respectively. The Polish monument, which was unveiled in 2014 in the country’s northeast, was hit for the second time in a little over a year by unidentified culprits who broke off part of its surface and […]
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Green Journey – Cycling on the Trails of the Living
Teens on the March of the Living participated in Masa Yarok (Green Journey), an initiative of the KKL-JNF Education Division that had 800 teens cycling around Israel Green Journey (Masa Yarok) 2016, a project initiated and led by the International Department of the KKL-JNF Education and Youth Division, concluded on May 13. About 800 Jewish […]
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Japanese Diplomat’s Act of Mercy Is Enduring Legacy for Holocaust Descendants
Amid preparations for the end of a semester at Northwestern University – where Arielle Salomon is pursuing a master’s degree in business administration – the 28-year-old is taking time out of her busy schedule to pause and appreciate what she says has been her fortunate life. “Everyone has their story about why they are here, […]
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An 88-Yr Old Holocaust Survivor Recalls Hearing — “We Are Americans and You are All Free.”
“We are Americans, and all of you are free.” That phrase is etched in 88-year-old Henry Greenbaum’s memory as part of the best day of his life. It was told to him by an American soldier during World War II when he was 17, weighed 75 pounds and had lived through five hellish years as […]
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‘Living Room Memories’ allows Holocaust survivors to tell their stories at home
Earlier this week a crowd gathered in a chic apartment up four flights of stairs on Ben Yehuda street in Tel Aviv. The hosts laid drinks and snacks out on a table as the sun set over the Mediterranean behind them. The crowd of 37 packed into the living room to hear the testimony of […]
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March of the Living involves youth from around the world
More than 10,000 young adults from 42 countries participated in the 28th Annual March of the Living through Auschwitz-Birkenau, the world’s largest Holocaust commemoration. The March brings together both Jews and non-Jews (40-percent of participants) to mark the annual Yom Hashoah-Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day. Included this year were several UCF students and Hillel staff. It […]
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Polish museum shows pre-Holocaust life in color
A new museum opened in Krakow, Poland this week showcasing artwork from the pre-Holocaust Polish Jewish community. The “I Remember” museum includes hundreds of paintings by Haim Goldberg and many other Jewish artists. Goldberg, who was born in 1917 and grew up in the Jewish shtetl of Kazimierz Dolny in eastern Poland, is known as […]
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Alumni Reflection: Dalia Wlosko, Argentina, 2016
This experience has been extremely intense, difficult at times, painful but necessary. A trip that changes your outlook on the world, on the human being, and that definitely does not end when you return to your country. Knowing Israel was pure emotion, I felt I had been there. Hebraica Argentina, March and Mario Sinay, I […]
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JEWELRY FOUND HIDDEN IN HOLOCAUST VICTIM’S MUG AT AUSCHWITZ M– USEUM
A spokesman for the Auschwitz Museum says a Polish-made golden ring and chain have been found hidden under the false base of an enameled mug that must have belonged to a victim of the Nazis’ death camp. Piotr Sawicki told The Associated Press on Friday that the find was revealed during conservation work for enamel […]
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Ridgefield High School Senior Takes a Life Changing Journey to March of the Living
As I glanced up at the dark, stormy sky, there was only one thought going through my mind. Why? Why me? Why was I one of the lucky ones? Why were my people such a hated people? These were my thoughts as I walked through the gates of Auschwitz. Then as we walked through the […]
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