Holocaust

Israeli Education Ministry Freezes Youth Trips to Poland Holocaust Sites

(JNS) The Israeli Education Ministry announced on Tuesday that it was freezing youth trips to Holocaust sites in Poland, according to Israeli media reports. The main reason for the cancellation is a disagreement between Israel and Poland over security arrangements during the visits, which are accompanied by armed Israel Security Agency agents, according to Walla. […]

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Holocaust, International, Middle East

California Legislature’s Budget Agreement Includes $36 Million for Holocaust Survivor Assistance Program

(Press Release) On Wednesday, the California Assembly and Senate released their joint budget agreement, a critical step in the State’s annual budget approval process. It affirmed the four Jewish Public Affairs Committee of California (JPAC) priority items totaling $93.2 million in Governor Newsom’s May budget proposal will likely be funded, and included two new JPAC

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California, Holocaust

San Diego High School Student Curates Holocaust Exhibit and Presents at International Holocaust Commemoration Event for David Labkovski Project

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — The David Labkovski Project (DLP) creates a living bridge from the lessons of the Holocaust to the realities of today’s world. The DLP introduces and preserves the legacy of the Holocaust experience through the artwork of world-renowned artist David Labkovski (1906-1991). His work empowers participants to engage in curated multi-disciplinary

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Holocaust, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Operation Mincemeat and the Holocaust

By Jerry Klinger The words together will offend someone, perhaps more than just one someone. The Holocaust was a horror that converted millions of Jews into mincemeat. Operation Mincemeat was an impossibly successful British military operation that saved at least a million Jews from being exterminated. April 24, in Hackney, London, a black polished historical

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Holocaust, International, Jerry Klinger, Jewish History

‘Butterfly Project’ Fuses Holocaust Education and Israel Education, Raises Hope

By Daniela Ben Joseph SAN DIEGO — On the beautiful morning of April 10, The Butterfly Project in collaboration with the StandWithUs San Diego High School Department, held a Holocaust education program at the House of Israel. The International Village in Balboa Park where it is located, receives hundreds of visitors each weekend, making it the

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Holocaust, International, Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education

Author’s Vivid Accounts Range From Nazi Death Camps to Boston’s Worst Neighborhoods

By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — From Broken Glass: My Story of Finding Hope in Hitler’s Death Camps to Inspire a New Generation, by Steve Ross, is truly an inspiring story. Interspersed with the author’s vivid recollections of being incarcerated from the age of 8 in a succession of concentration camps are accounts of

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Holocaust, International, USA

Calling Russia’s War in Ukraine ‘Genocide:’ Does it Matter?

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

‘Always Sunshine in the Sky:’ Remembering Holocaust Survivor Harry Rosen

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

Orange County #6MillionSteps Event to Spotlight Rising US Antisemitism, Remember the Holocaust

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,

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California, Holocaust, USA