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      Acts of Courage

      Acts of Courage

      This month we remember Irena Sendler who who saved many lives as a righteous person. Irena Stanislawa Sendler was born on February 15, 1910, in Warsaw, Poland. Her father,...

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      Happy New Year!

      Dear Friends and Supporters: Happy New Year! We hope that 2023 is off to a happy, healthy start for all of you. As we prepare for the new year, the Board of Directors and staff...

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      Telling the Story

      Telling the Story

      If We Don’t Tell These Stories No One Else Will and It Could Happen Again. Son of Holocaust survivor supports education to ensure stories are told. Mark Friedemann, of...

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      Featuring Holocaust Survivor Edith

      Featuring Holocaust Survivor Edith

      Edith Eger was born in Kosice, Slovakia on September 29, 1927. Her family was sent to Auschwitz in 1944, where her parents, Lajos and Ilona Elefant, died. After surviving...

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      by Sydney Siegel

      by Sydney Siegel

      I am proud to say one of my best friends is a 90-year-old Holocaust survivor named Rose Richman. At the beginning of our friendship in 2020 when the whole world was shut down, I...

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