By Jonathan S. Tobin (JNS) When President Joe Biden used the word genocide to describe Russia’s actions in Ukraine, it raised some eyebrows. But it didn’t generate the same kind of pushback some of his other previous unscripted remarks about that conflict, such as his call for regime change in Moscow or his threats to […]
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Holocaust, International, Opinion
By Sandra Scheller CHULA VISTA, California — Holocaust survivor Harry Rosen passed on April 7, 2022. Born on August 9, 1923, he is now next to his wife, Zipporah Rosen, in Israel. He is survived by his son, Amnon who lives in Israel. This video shows his final days and now burial in Israel: For
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Holocaust, Obituaries & memorials, San Diego County, Sandra Scheller
IRVINE, California (Press Release) — Orange County Israeli-American and Jewish communities will mobilize this month to spotlight rising U.S. antisemitism and to remember the Holocaust as part of a nationwide campaign called #6MillionSteps. Orange County residents can join a #6MillionSteps walk-run starting at 5:30 p.m. on April 28 at North Lake in Irvine. For details,
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — Whether you call the city Lvov, Lviv, or Lemberg, the place that was once a center of culture and commerce in Ukraine is currently the scene of destruction and devastation. Now that the whole of Ukraine is being subjected to attack by Russia, I am reminded of the
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Holocaust, International
By Alex Gordon, Ph.D HAIFA, Israel — During the Russia-Ukraine war a history is made, which is important in itself, but which cannot undo the history of the relationship between Ukrainians and Jews. Ukraine is bleeding, but this misfortune does not blot out the rivers of blood shed by Jews in Ukraine throughout its history.
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Alex Gordon, Holocaust, International, Middle East, Opinion
By Dorian de Wind The Moderate Voice Boris Romantschenko, 96, was laid to rest March 24 in a simple funeral held in haste during a lull in the bombing of his hometown of Kharkiv and attended only by four loved ones — one of them his granddaughter, Julia Romantschenko. The Los Angeles Times has a
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Dorian de Wind, Holocaust, International, Middle East, Opinion, USA
Before I tell you how Siggi Wilzig became a “Wall Street legend,” let me tell you about the kind of jobs he had after immigrating to the United States as a survivor of Auschwitz. [Donald H. Harrison]
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(JNS) Dear Mr. Speaker, members of the Knesset; Dear Prime Minister Bennett, thank you very much for your support; Dear members of the Government of the State of Israel, all attendees, guests, people of Israel. The Ukrainian and Jewish communities have always been and, I am sure, will always be intertwined, very close. They will
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Holocaust, International, Middle East
However, there are other ways that the process of conversion can be completed, much closer to home, as Dr. Mark Scheller, an anesthesiologist, learned in 2015 when he waded from the shore of Chula Vista’s Bayside Park into the cold waters of San Diego Bay. [Donald H. Harrison]
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By Karen Yaffe Lottes WASHINGTON GROVE, Maryland — Last week, the Russians bombed Babi Yar in Ukraine, a monument to the victims of the Holocaust. This seems the right moment to share portions of a letter my grandfather, Richard Yaffe, wrote in 1949 after visiting Auschwitz. My grandfather was a journalist and in 1949, between
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Holocaust, International, Opinion
Enthralled by the stories Cysner told, Harris immediately asked the UC Santa Barbara History Department if she could change her dissertation subject so that it could be based upon Cysner’s experiences, both in Poland, where he was a prisoner of the Nazis, and in the Philippines, where he later became a prisoner of the Japanese. The department agreed, even though this meant changing Harris’ academic advisor and the schedule of courses to which she would commute from her home in San Diego. [Donald H. Harrison]
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By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — One’s heart goes out to the Ukrainian men, women, and children caught up in the devastating and unprovoked attack on their country by their powerful and greedy neighbor, Russia. The sight of women carrying children as they tramp along frozen roads and fields in an attempt to find
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Holocaust, International, Opinion
By Eric George Tauber CINCINNATI, Ohio — Films and series dealing with the Shoah (Holocaust) are streaming on Netflix. My Best Friend Anne Frank (Mijn Beste Vriendin Anne Frank, Dutch w/ subtitles) The Diary of Anne Frank is a well-known story. It has been translated into more than 70 languages and is required reading in
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Eric George Tauber, Holocaust, International, The Arts
By Eric George Tauber CINCINNATI, Ohio — There are several relatively new films streaming on Netflix dealing with events leading up to, during and after the Holocaust. All are quite poignant and worthwhile, which is why I am taking the time to write about two of them here. Forgive Us Our Trespasses is a short
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Eric George Tauber, Holocaust, International, Theatre, Film & Broadcast