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For Yom HaShoah, My Grandmother's Memoir of Life in Poland 1905-21

Today is Yom HoShoah, the annual Jewish Day of Remembrance for victims of the Shoah (Holocaust). I haven't done so for a while, so I'm posting a link to my paternal grandmother's memoir of her life in a shtetl in Poland. It wasn't a pleasant one. Her father died shortly…

Reason

Patriots owner Kraft joined by Meek Mill for Holocaust march

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is leading a delegation that includes rapper Meek Mill on a march in Poland to honor victims and survivors of the Holocaust

The Independent UK

Thousands join Holocaust remembrance march at Auschwitz

Thousands of people have gathered at the former site of Auschwitz for the March of the Living

The Independent UK

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Descendants of Holocaust survivors struggle for Czech citizenship

Those wishing to reconnect with their heritage say the government in Prague must scrap a communist-era law.

Al Jazeera

Watch live as Holocaust survivors gather for the ‘March of the Living’ at Auschwitz

Watch live as the “March of the Living” takes place at the former Auschwitz-Birkenau camp to commemorate victims of the Holocaust, 80 years after the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.

The Independent UK

How Doug Emhoff became the White House’s voice against antisemitism

WASHINGTON — Second gentleman Doug Emhoff was furious.

Los Angeles Times

Suspended Liberal MP to return, vows to 'defend women'

Victorian MP Moira Deeming has no plans to leave the Liberal party after she was suspended by the leader following her attendance at an anti-trans rights rally.

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Holocaust survivor finds her place among Israeli protesters

Esther Paran navigated her way in a wheelchair through the throngs of Israelis marching through Tel Aviv in protest at government plans to overhaul the country's judicial system.

Reuters

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Israel remembers 6 million Jews killed in Holocaust

Israelis have ground to a halt for a nationwide moment of silence in remembrance of the 6 million Jewish victims of the Holocaust as a two-minute siren wailed across the country

The Independent UK

Watch as Israel marks Holocaust Remembrance Day with a two-minute siren

Watch as Israel marks Holocaust Remembrance Day with the sound of a two-minute siren on Tuesday 18 April.

The Independent UK

Holocaust survivors, descendants join forces on social media

More than 100 Holocaust survivors and their descendants are participating in a new social media campaign that illustrates the importance of passing on the Holocaust survivors’ testimonies as their numbers dwindle

The Independent UK

The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising: An act of desperate resistance by Polish Jews

It is one of the most emblematic events of World War II. On April 19, 1943 a handful of Jewish fighters revolted against Nazi barbarism that had methodically undertaken the deportation and extermination of 400,000 Jews crowded into the Warsaw ghetto since July 1942. Three weeks after the final uprising,…

France 24

Israel president urges unity on Holocaust Remembrance Day

Israel’s president appealed for national unity as the country marked the beginning of Holocaust Remembrance Day after months of mass protests that have roiled the nation

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Israeli president urges nation to unite on Holocaust memorial day

President Isaac Herzog called for unity during Israel's annual Holocaust commemorations on Monday as the nation remains deeply divided over plans by the far-right government to implement a judicial overhaul.

Daily Mirror

Families in UK to light 30,000 candles to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day

UK Yom HaShoah remembers the six million Jews killed in The Second World War and sees families light yellow candles - each one marking the life of someone who died

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How Shure Helps Bring History to Life at the Sydney Jewish Museum

The Shure Stem Ecosystem helps to transform the life stories into interactive biographies.

The Independent UK

Warsaw Ghetto uprising survivor honored on 80th anniversary

Tova Gutstein was 10 years old when the Jews of the Warsaw Ghetto launched an uprising against the Nazis

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‘Bigoted vitriol’: Florida Republican urged to resign over offensive trans remarks

Conservative lawmaker issues partial apology for calling trans people ‘demons and imps’ during hearing on bathroom bill

The Independent UK

Israeli Holocaust memorial criticizes deal with Poland

Israel’s national Holocaust memorial has criticized a new agreement renewing Israeli school trips to Poland, saying it recommends a number of “problematic sites” that distort history

The Conversation

Defying the Holocaust didn't just mean uprising and revolt: Remembering Jews' everyday resistance

Richard Glazar insisted that no one survived the Holocaust without help. To this Prague-born Jewish survivor, who endured Nazi imprisonment at Treblinka and Theresienstadt, plus years in hiding, it was impossible to persevere without others’ support. Glazar conceded that some of his fellow Treblinka survivors were “loners,” but he nevertheless…

Chicago Sun-Times

Illustrated Anne Frank book removed by Florida high school

School officials removed the illustrated version of the popular diary after a conservative advocacy group said it minimized the Holocaust.

Daily Mirror

War hero who brought Nazi death squads to justice at Nuremberg passes away aged 103

Benjamin Ferencz was just 27 when he became chief prosecutor for the US, bringing to justice members of the Einsatzgruppen - the Nazi death squads who murdered indiscriminately

The Independent UK

Graphic version of Anne Frank book removed by Florida school

A high school along Florida’s Atlantic Coast has removed a graphic novel based on the diary of Anne Frank after a leader of a conservative group challenged it, claiming it minimized the Holocaust

Tribune News Service

Last living Nuremberg prosecutor and South Floridian Ben Ferencz dies at 103

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. — Ben Ferencz, the last living prosecutor of the Nuremberg trials, has died at age 103, his son confirmed to the South Florida Sun Sentinel.

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