Calling ourselves 2nd generation Holocaust prolongs the need to remember the Shoah. Yes, we are not the survivors, but hopefully we who are alive because they survived the Shoah, will use the term to keep the memory of the HOLOCAUST alive. from one generation to another. [Rabbi Dr. Bernhard Rosenberg]
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It’s not every day you can say you are now best friends with a 105-year-old. I am happy to tell you on Friday, May 31, I can report I now have a new best friend named Charlotte Marx. I attended Marx’s 105th birthday lunch at Seacrest Village in Encinitas with a contingent from Tifereth Israel Synagogue Sisterhood. [Cailin Acosta[
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Each Holocaust survivor paused silently and then spoke about their family members who perished before signing. San Diego Holocaust survivors who participated were Ben Midler, Gerald Szames, Violet and Ben Gurfinkel, Lubbock Geller, and Freda Sheykhet. [Sandra Scheller]
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This year’s events demonstrated the San Diego Jewish community’s resilience and unity. Despite geopolitical tensions, anti-Israel protests across our college campuses, and the rising tide of antisemitism, we showed up for each other, affirming our shared identity and commitment to our heritage. [Heidi Gantwerk]
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Published by DPA French President Emmanuel Macron has honoured renowned Nazi hunters Beate and Serge Klarsfeld, who for years worked to bring Nazi war criminals to justice, with high French honours during his state visit to Germany on Monday. The Franco-German couple received the honours during Macron’s visit to the French embassy in Berlin on
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By Dorian de Wind The Moderate Voice AUSTIN, Texas — On this Memorial Day weekend, I think of Tibor Rubin, a Holocaust survivor who went on to become a U.S. citizen and a Medal of Honor recipient for his bravery during the Korean conflict. He was cited “for extraordinary heroism during the period from July
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The curriculum Betty created, and refined over the next 36 years, engendered special pride within her students, and provided them with an understanding of Jewish philosophy, the purpose of Mitzvah fulfillment, the value of family, and respect for the Divine plan in creating Man and Woman. [Weiser Family]
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The exhibit, RUTH: Remember Us The Holocaust, will close at the Rancho San Diego Library on Thursday, June 20. After a hiatus, it will be installed at the La Jolla Library in time to be exhibited throughout the year 2025. [Sandy Scheller]
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He knew, right then and there, that those boots were the only items that he would find of his once-known and beloved Hanover family. [Shuli Hanover]
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Rebbetzin Chaya Andrusier shared a story of her grandfather telling everyone he came in contact with that he was a survivor and how she lovingly dreaded going places with him but now realized it was to remind people never to forget. [Cailin Acosta]
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With the exhibit having its closing ceremony (it will remain open until June) I thought of Rose Schindler’s words and wondered, now what? Who is going to continue to tell the story? Our survivors are sadly aging and passing so it relies on us to tell the stories and to not forget. [Cailin Acosta]
Published by ANI News Tel Aviv [Israel], May 11 (ANI): A Chinese delegation walked out of a Holocaust memorial event in the Israeli city of Haifa in protest after Taiwan’s envoy to Israel delivered a speech, Taiwan News reported citing CNA. The annual event is attended by Holocaust survivors, local dignitaries, and foreign diplomats posted
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A notable moment during the event was provided by Rev. Karla Halvorson from the Lutheran Church of Chula Vista, who sought forgiveness from the Jewish community for her church’s historical support of the Nazi regime. She emphasized her plea by sharing impactful quotes from Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a Lutheran minister renowned for his staunch opposition to Nazi policies and who paid with his life for his involvement in a plot to assassinate Hitler. [Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel]
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Published by Raw Story House Republicans on Wednesday held a hearing on the growth of anti-Semitism in the United States, and one Democratic lawmaker took the opportunity to put GOP lawmakers on the spot for former President Donald Trump’s alleged praise of Adolf Hitler. During the hearing, Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) recounted how former Trump
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