Holocaust
Ruth Haran and Haim Ra’anan from Kibbutz Be’eri lived through two of the greatest atrocities committed against Jews in recent history.
“Unfortunately, especially this year, we have so many examples of the exponential rise of antisemitism,” said the president of Oporto’s Jewish community.
The initiative to create and post to social media platforms short videos explaining personal connections with survivors is backed by Hollywood notables.
“If we do not defend ourselves, nobody will defend us,” said the premier.
As denial and distortion escalate online, survivors fight back.
The U.S. president proclaimed May 5 to May 12 the Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust.
The commemorations will begin with the lighting of memorial torches by six survivors of the German Nazi genocide at the official state ceremony in Jerusalem.
The remains belonged to three adults, a teenager and a baby. An additional human skull was also found.
Those born in Romania make up the largest group in the Jewish state, 39%.
Trained docents will provide critical context and frame the presentation.
“They should now be dug out—and not only preserved and put on display but thoroughly examined by experts to find out who owned them,” said Grzegorz Kwiatkowski.
“It is shameful. Seeing this, it feels like they are winning,” said Noemi Ebenstein, an 82-year-old Holocaust survivor.
