INCREASING TIES
Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Memorial Day) Before There Was a State: Israel from the inside with Daniel Gordis, Substack, Apr. 17, 2023, Includes video — Tonight, in Israel and throughout the world, begins the observance of Yom HaShoah, technically called Yom Ha-Shoah ve-ha-Gevurah, which roughly translates as Memorial Day for Victims of the Holocaust and their Bravery.
Where Can You Find Hope in the History of the Holocaust?: Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, The Rabbi Sacks Legacy, Apr. 2020 — In April 2020, to coincide with Yom HaShoah, the day in the Jewish calendar dedicated to Holocaust remembrance, and the 75th anniversary of the liberation, Rabbi Sacks launched a series of videos offering his perspective on some of the biggest questions asked about the Holocaust.
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Field Of Silence: Machla Abramovitz, Mishpacha Magazine, July 19, 2017
A More Meaningful Way to Remember the Holocaust: Dara Horn, Tablet, Feb. 3, 2023
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From Trotsky to Torah: An Unlikely Journey: Kathleen Hayes, Jewish Journal, Apr. 11, 2023 — For a time while I was a kid, I used to pray to Anne Frank. I wouldn’t kneel beside my bed or speak aloud, both because I felt silly and because I shared a room with my sister, but under cover of darkness I would lie beneath my bright quilted bedspread, close my eyes, lace my hands across my chest and silently send her my most fervent thoughts.
On Display at Germany’s Embassy In Israel: Portraits of Holocaust Survivors that Seek to Reclaim Their Stories: Deborah Danan, JTA, Apr. 16, 2023 — The first time Gidon Lev encountered Holocaust denial was after becoming an unwitting TikTok star at the age of 86.
A Japanese Diplomat Saved This Cellist’s Father-In-Law from the Shoah. Now She’ll Honor Him at Carnegie Hall: Tani Levitt, Forward, Apr. 13, 2023 — As a child, I struggled to keep track of the many steps my ancestors took between leaving Russia and Poland for America. I always knew, though, that one of my great-grandmothers escaped Lithuania through Japan because of a man named Chiune Sugihara.
