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The Holocaust Survivor Klezmer Band played recently in vegas for a gathering of holocaust survivors, with a Broadway star on vocals. Read the full article on Tablet Mag.continue reading →

We have twenty years. Thirty if we're lucky. These are the last opportunities we'll have to hear testimonies if those who bore direct witness to an evil which tried to destroy this ancient community. It is our duty -- today -- to find the survivors who want their voices heard, and listen carefully. To note well the witness accounts which will, in a short time, no longer be available first hand. We must listen, because the perpetrators of the Holocaust took so much from our survivors: their way of life, neighborhoods, family, friends, and…continue reading →

The youngest Shoah survivor – who happens to have connections to Schindler's List – is now 75 and the IDF has documented part of her life in this moving article. It reminds me that our time to meet Shoah survivors dwindles daily. It's so important to seek those who want their stories told, and listen well. Hello, my name is Eva Lavi. I was born in Krakow, Poland and when I was two-years-old, WWII broke out. When the war was over, I was 8 years-old. During the war I was deported from a ghetto to Auschwitz and then to…continue reading →

While we have included many of the events commemorating the Days of Remembrance, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum has put together a map of all commemoration activities and observances, in addition to many other helpful resources.continue reading →