Generations of the Shoah International Newsletter
August 2007
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Dear Members and Friends,
Many things are in the works that involve the survivor community. See the RESTITUTION section for updated information. Links to newspaper articles in the FYI section will give you background on restitution, pension, Holocaust archives, etc. Those of you who want to try to do something to help the survivor community will find suggestions on ways you can participate. Your efforts would be most welcome.
If you want to help expedite the release of the Bad Arolsen Holocaust Archive, please join us in a grassroots letter-writing campaign. Not all eleven countries of the International Tracing Service (ITS) have signed the treaty releasing the archive. Those countries that have not yet signed (France, Italy and Greece) should be urged to sign immediately. See our GSI website for a copy of a letter to the (German) Embassy that was written in January that can serve as an example for your letters which can be personalized as you see fit. www.genshoah.org/write_frg.html
We urge our American members to contact your senators and representatives in support of the Simon Wiesenthal Holocaust Education Act (HR 1092 and S. 963 respectively). It would provide $10 million ($2 million for 5 years) to organizations teaching the Holocaust. Among other things, funding would acknowledge the importance of the Holocaust and help counteract the mounting tide of deniers. The current list of Senate co-sponsors can be found here. The current list of House co-sponsors can be found here. To find your senator go to:. To find your House Representative go to www.house.gov/ and enter your zip code.
Your letters do not need to be very long or very detailed. Speak from your heart. Our efforts, especially a large grassroots appeal, can generate positive movement. Your voices will be heard. Call, fax, email or write and speak up. If we don’t advocate for the survivor community, nobody else will.
If your local survivor, second generation or third generation group has not yet delegated a representative to join the GSI interactive online discussion / listserv group, please join us now. We already have dozens of members from all around the US and other countries. We have started intergenerational conversations on various topics of interest to the survivor community. This interactive listserv may be the fastest way to reach the survivor community should issues / concerns arise: gsi@genshoah.org.
For event submissions: www.genshoah.org/contact_gsi.html. Please fill out the information requested in the text areas and submit it to us at gsi@genshoah.org. Remember not to wait until the last minute to submit your information. Send us your information at least a week before we distribute your newsletters.
Visit our GSI website at www.genshoah.org for updated information on new books, films, helpful links to Holocaust-related organizations and institutions, etc. Survivors, their children and grandchildren are welcome to post contact information for their local groups on our website.
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RESTITUTION
The Claims Conference will increase funding for Social Welfare Programs for Jewish Nazi Victims now that ICHEIC funding is over. See www.claimscon.org/index.asp?url=allocations/increase-072007
Conference Secures 1,500 More Pensions for Holocaust Survivors; Increase In Eastern Europe 100 Million in Additional Payments to be Made Over 10 Years www.claimscon.org/index.asp?url=negotiations
There are six programs open for survivor applications. They are: Hardship Fund, The Article 2 Fund, Central & Eastern European Fund (CEEF), "ALDF" - Additional Labor Distribution Fund, SLCI – Swiss Banks Settlement, SDAP – Swiss Deposited Assets Programs. For more detailed information: www.claimscon.org.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
From Yad Vashem
We have a new online directory of groups/individuals who are currently implementing Names Recovery Campaigns. This list serves as a valuable resource for people who would like to identify and join existing campaigns in progress in their area. If you would like to be listed as a participating group, please let us know and send us your updated contact information. If you are already in the directory please check and let us know if there are any corrections that need to be made. We are also in the process of creating a photo gallery of events related to the project for our website and invite you to send submissions.
- For ideas and resources on launching a names recovery campaign see our Community Outreach guide: www1.yadvashem.org/names/whyCollect.htm.
- To order posters or free promotional CD, e-mail: names.outreach@yadvashem.org.il and write in subject header “order materials”.
(GSI would like to thank those of you who responded to these appeals for help that we have posted over the past year.)
Kasztner Archives & Dov Dinur Collection Presented to Yad Vashem
Yad Vashem was pleased to be the recipient of the private archives of Dr. Israel Kasztner, which include original documents and correspondence documenting the rescue efforts of the Relief and Rescue Committee in Budapest. In 1981, the archives were given to the historian Dov Dinur to aid in his research on Kasztner and the Kasztner Affair (Trial). Survivors, their children and grandchildren, historians, researchers and members of the Kasztner family participated in the emotional ceremony.
In April 1944, a month after the invasion of Hungary by the Germans, the Committee began deliberations with the Nazis in order to rescue Hungarian Jews in exchange for money, goods and military equipment. In June 1944, the “Kasztner Train” traveled to Bergen-Belsen and eventually on to safety in Switzerland where the 1,684 Jews on the train found refuge. The negotiations also resulted in the deportation of 20,000 Hungarian Jews to an Austrian forced labor camp, preventing their impending expulsion to extermination camps.
New on the Yad Vashem Website: Online Video Resource Center
Recently inaugurated, the Online Video Resource Center is an ideal source of first hand information. A combination of videoed testimonies, printed background information and films, the center contains over 45 testimonies, many from Yad Vashem's Holocaust History Museum. With Sanctity and With Valour provides insight into Orthodox Jewish observance during the Holocaust. This exhibition spotlights the lifestyle of Orthodox Jewry in the years before, during, and immediately following the Holocaust. It provides a rare glimpse into a world of tremendous religious faith and belief and allows us, through the images and through the testimony, to explore their experiences and their fate. See more here.
From the Center for Jewish History:
We are pleased to announce that a web-based searchable bibliography of unpublished Holocaust-related materials housed at the Center for Jewish History (Center) is available. It is a compilation of materials drawn from each of the partner organizations comprising the Center (American Jewish Historical Society; American Sephardi Federation; Leo Baeck Institute; Yeshiva University Museum; YIVO Institute for Jewish Research). Accessible through the Center's website, CJH Holocaust Resources: An Annotated Bibliography of Archival Holdings at the
Center for Jewish History, the bibliography contains over 2,000 annotated entries, which represent records in 32 different languages. Included are almost 3,000 individuals' names, over 300 organizational names, and close to 700 locations (countries, cities, towns) with alternate languages and spellings. In addition to accessibility through our website, www.cjh.org/collections/bibliographies.php, the bibliography is available at: www.holocaustresources.cjh.org
- Global Conference on the Prevention of Genocide
- McGill University, Montreal, Canada
- October 11 – 13, 2007
- Beginning on October 7th, 35 young human rights leaders from around the world will participate in the pre-conference Forum for Young Leaders, http://efchr.mcgill.ca/InternationalYoungLeaders.php which will explore the unique contribution of students, civil society leaders and human rights activists to the prevention of genocide. http://efchr.mcgill.ca/index.php or pascal.zamprelli@mcgill.ca in conjunction with the conference, a number of public exhibitions will feature photographs, films, art, artifacts and multimedia providing personal accounts of the nightmare of genocide.
- World Federation of Jewish Child Survivors of the Holocaust
- 19th Annual International Conference
- TOGETHER IN ISRAEL
- Jerusalem, Israel
- November 5 - 8, 2007
- Click here for a printable flyer
- CLICK HERE FOR YOUR REGISTRATION PACKET
- Add-on Tours being planned. Second and Third Generation are encouraged to attend. For more conference information: www.wfjcsh.org or holocaustchild@comcast.net. See FYI section below for more information from Stefanie Seltzer, President of WFJCSH
- CLICK HERE FOR YOUR REGISTRATION PACKET
- Taking Responsibility
International Conference of 2G and 3G - Jerusalem, Israel
- June 16 – 20, 2008
- This conference is being organized with the support of Yad Vashem. Details will be published soon: www1.yadvashem.org/heb_site/heb_remembrance/dor/home_dor.html
- Italian Jewish Educators Seminar
- Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, Israel
- August 26-September 2, 2007
- Jewish educators from middle school and high school will be gathering for an intensive study period at Yad Vashem. www.yadvashem.org/
- Educating Students Through Living History Workshop
- The Townsend Life Center at The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
- Jimmie Leeds Road, Pomona, NJ
- September 26, 2007 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
- Jimmie Leeds Road, Pomona, NJ
- Participants will acquire skills for use in the classroom while learning about the Holocaust and Genocide through published survivors and master teachers. 5 Professional Development Hours provided. No fees. www.state.nj.us/njded/holocaust Register via e-mail: holocaus@doe.state.nj.us (Please specify name of workshop).
- Teaching Contemporary Genocides and the Holocaust:
- An Examination of Moral Behavior
- George P. Luciano Center for Public Service and Leadership
- Cumberland County College, Vineland, NJ
- October 11, 2007 (3:30 registration) 4:00 – 8:00 p.m.
- For Elementary, Secondary and College Level Educators and the Community. Light dinner included. No fees. Four (4) professional development hours. For more: halloflame@comcast.net
- Holocaust Workshop for Teachers
- CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center
- Terre Haute, IN
- October 19, 2007
- One-day workshop for teachers in Indiana. Interested teachers must send an e-mail to Kiel Majewski Kiel@candlesmuseum.org or Eva Kor at evakor@abcs.com to reserve a place.
- Music and Teaching The Holocaust and Academics
- Jewish Community Center on the Palisades
- 411 E. Clinton Avenue
- Tenafly, NJ 07670
- November 15, 2007 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
- No Fee. 5 Continuing Credit Hours. E-mail – holocaus@doe.state.nj.us (Please specify name of workshop)
- A weekend gathering of Holocaust Survivors and their families
- Celebration of the Generations
- A weekend gathering of Holocaust Survivors and their families
- December 14, 15, and 16, 2007
- Venetian Hotel, Las Vegas, NV
- www.celebrationofthegenerations.com
- Now - September 3, 2007 – YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
- Kimmel-Rowan Gallery, 15 W. 16th St, New York, NY
- Exhibit: Give Me Your Children: Voices from the Lodz Ghetto; www.yivoinstitute.org
- Kimmel-Rowan Gallery, 15 W. 16th St, New York, NY
- Now - September 30, 2007 – Galicia Jewish Museum, Krakow, Poland
- Exhibition: Letters to Sala: A Lifeline of Letters Document an Extraordinary Story of Survival and Courage during the Holocaust. . The items – from a young girl’s diary to handwritten postcards to photographs to official documents -- were saved at great personal risk by Sala Garncarz from the time she entered a Nazi labor camp in 1940 until her liberation in 1945. For more: Contact: Rachel Tarlow Gul: 201-503-1321, Rachel@otrpr.com.
- Now - September 30, 2007 – Florida Holocaust Museum, St. Petersburg, FL
- Exhibit: Kaddish in Wood. by Dr. Herbert Savel whose unique woodcarvings are based on the book French Children of the Holocaust: A Memorial by Serge Klarsfeld. Fees. For more: www.flholocaustmuseum.org.
- Now - October, 2007 – Museum of Jewish Heritage, New York, NY
- Exhibit: From the Heart: The Photojournalism of Ruth Gruber. A world-renowned journalist now 95 years old, Gruber had backstage access to Jewish history: she escorted war refugees from Europe to America, visited DP camps, detailed the plight of the Exodus 1947, described the establishment of the State of Israel, and documented the State’s ingathering of refugees. For more information: www.mjhnyc.org.
- Now - 2007 – Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, Israel
- Exhibit: Spots of Light – To be Woman in the Holocaust. This multimedia exhibit underscores the unique experience of women in the Holocaust and how they coped with the changing realities of their world examining issues of motherhood, love, femininity, womanhood, arts and food all through the individual stories of the women who experienced them. For information: www1.yadvashem.org/new_museum/pavilion.html
- August 3, 2007, 11:30 a.m. – Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, Israel
- Concert: Music and Memory combines creative works composed in the Theresienstadt Ghetto as well as others that were banned by the Nazis. The performance is in conjunction with Beit Theresienstadt, the Theresienstadt Martyrs Remembrance Association. Entrance is Free. For information call 972 644 3570.
- August 5, 2007, 2:00 p.m. – Congregation Tikvat Israel, Rockville, MD
- Film: Treasures of Auschwitz tells the story of a young Israeli student who organizes a unique archaeological excavation to unearth lost religious artifacts said to be buried at the site of the destroyed Great Synagogue. Yariv Nornberg, the organizer of the archaeological dig, whose story is portrayed in the film, will participate in a discussion after the screening. For more information: etfinder@juno.com ;
- August 8, 2007, 1:00 p.m. – US Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, DC
- First Person program featuring speaker: Izak Danon. For more information: www.ushmm.org/museum/publicprograms/programs/firstperson/.
- August 10, 2007, 2 - 4 p.m. – US Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, DC
- Discussion: Anti-Semitism in the Churches of Eastern Europe. Analysis of the impact of church-fostered anti-Semitism on the Holocaust in Eastern Europe, detailing the historical and cultural differences among the respective Eastern European churches. For more information, including a list of panelists: www.ushmm.org. To reserve a seat call 202.488.6162.
- August 14, 2007, 12 noon – Alex Aidekman Family Jewish Community Campus, Whippany, NJ
- Holocaust Council of MetroWest Lunch and Learn with survivor Terry Israeli. Please bring a dairy lunch, beverage and cookies provided. RSVP and information: holocaustcouncil@ujcnj.org or 973-929-3194.
- August 15, 2007, 7:00 p.m. – Alex Aidekman Family Jewish Community Campus, Whippany, NJ
- Holocaust Council of MetroWest From Memory to History: Faces and Voices of the Holocaust film series: The Tin Drum. Light refreshments will follow. RSVP to holocaustcouncil@ujcnj.org or 973-929-3194
- August 15, 2007, 1:00 p.m. – US Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, DC
- First Person program featuring speaker: Haim Solomon. For more information: www.ushmm.org/museum/publicprograms/programs/firstperson/.
- August 16, 2007, 7-8:30 p.m. – The Living Room, Jewish Family Service of Bergen County, Teaneck, NJ
- Discussion: Forgiveness and the Shoah: Conflicts, Rights, Responsibilities. How do we understand the idea of forgiveness post-Holocaust? How do we relate to both past and present generations of Germans and other perpetrators? How can forgiveness provide opportunities for personal growth? We will explore these and other questions. Facilitated by Rabbi Amy Bolton, Director of The Living Room at JFS of Bergen County. For questions or to register, please contact Laura at 201-837-9090 or email thelivingroom@jfsbergen.org
- August 17, 2007, 2-4 p.m. – US Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, DC
- Discussion: Geographies of the Holocaust . Participants will consider questions of geography and methods that illuminate the role of perpetrators in planning the Holocaust and reveal the larger patterns embedded in the movements of millions of people. For more information, including a list of participants: www.ushmm.org. To reserve a seat call 202.488.6162.
- August 18, 2007 - February 3, 2008 – Holocaust Museum Houston, Houston, TX
- Exhibit: Dr. Robert O. Fisch: Illustrated Works from ‘Light from the Yellow Star’ and ‘The Metamorphosis to Freedom’: a collection from two books by Holocaust survivor and distinguished visual artist Dr. Robert O. Fisch. For more: www.hmh.org/ex_show.asp?id=72
- August 18, 2007 - February 10, 2008 – Holocaust Museum Houston, Houston, TX
- Exhibit: Through the Eye of the Needle features the work of Esther Nisenthal Krinitz, a Holocaust survivor from Poland who, at age 50, began creating works of fabric art to tell her story. For more information on this exhibit and a special quilting activity on August 18: www.hmh.org/article.asp?id=151
- August 19, 2007, 12 noon – Kletzch Park, Milwaukee River Parkway, Glendale, WI
- The annual Generation After-New American Club Picnic – A get-together for an afternoon of food & fun for all. For information call Kathy 414-352-0785 or Robin 414-352-5277
- August 22, 2007, 1:00 p.m. – US Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, DC
- First Person program featuring speaker: David Bayer. For more information: www.ushmm.org/museum/publicprograms/programs/firstperson/
- August 24, 2007, 2-4 p.m. – US Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, DC
- Discussion: American Religious Organizations and Responses to the Holocaust in the United States: Reichskristallnacht as a Case Study. Participants address the crucial question of how American Catholics, Protestants, and Jews responded to Reichskristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass), the opening pogrom of the Holocaust in November 1938. For more information, including a list of participants: www.ushmm.org. To reserve a seat call 202.488.6162.
- August 25 – October 25, 2007 – Buchanan Center for the Arts, Monmouth, IL
- US Holocaust Memorial Museum traveling exhibit: Schindler.
- August 28, 2007, 12 noon – Alex Aidekman Family Jewish Community Campus, Whippany, NJ
- Holocaust Council of MetroWest Lunch and Learn with survivor Ruth Messing. Please bring a dairy lunch, beverage and cookies provided. RSVP and information: holocaustcouncil@ujcnj.org or 973-929-3194.
- August 29, 2007, 1:00 p.m. – US Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, DC
- First Person program featuring speakers: Gideon Frieder. For more information: www.ushmm.org/museum/publicprograms/programs/firstperson/
- September 5, 2007, 12 noon – Alex Aidekman Family Jewish Community Campus, Whippany, NJ
- Holocaust Council of MetroWest Bagels and Books, discussion of My Holocaust by Tova Reich. RSVP and information: holocaustcouncil@ujcnj.org or 973-929-3194.
- September 5, 2007, 7:00 p.m – Alex Aidekman Family Jewish Community Campus, Whippany, NJ
- Holocaust Council of MetroWest From Memory to History: Faces and Voices of the Holocaust film series: Kitty: A Return to Auschwitz. Light refreshments will follow. RSVP to holocaustcouncil@ujcnj.org or 973-929-3194
- September 9 - November 3, 2007 – Oberlin College Library, Oberlin, OH
- US Holocaust Museum traveling exhibit: Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals: 1933-1945
- September 9, 2007, noon – Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library, Falls Church, VA
- Kindertransport Association meeting with guest speaker Esther Finder, President of The Generation After (DC) and member of the Coordinating Council of GSI. For more information: freddiet@cavtel.net
- September 11, 2007, 12 noon – Alex Aidekman Family Jewish Community Campus, Whippany, NJ
- Holocaust Council of MetroWest Lunch and Learn with survivor, Tola Urbach. Please bring a dairy lunch, beverage and cookies provided. RSVP and information: holocaustcouncil@ujcnj.org or 973-929-3194.
- September 19, 2007, 7:00 p.m – Alex Aidekman Family Jewish Community Campus, Whippany, NJ
- Holocaust Council of MetroWest From Memory to History: Faces and Voices of the Holocaust film series: Life is Beautiful. Light refreshments will follow. RSVP to holocaustcouncil@ujcnj.org or 973-929-3194
- September 25, 2007 - January 6, 2008 – Malz Museum of Jewish Heritage, Beachwood, OH
- The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum traveling exhibit, Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race. For more: www.ushmm.org
- September 251, 2007, 12 noon – Alex Aidekman Family Jewish Community Campus, Whippany, NJ
- Holocaust Council of MetroWest Lunch and Learn with survivor, Jean Gluck. . Please bring a dairy lunch, beverage and cookies provided. RSVP and information: holocaustcouncil@ujcnj.org or 973-929-3194.
- October 2, 2007, 7:00 p.m. – Alex Aidekman Family Jewish Community Campus, Whippany, NJ
- Holocaust Council of MetroWest From Memory to History: Faces and Voices of the Holocaust film series: Triumph of the Spirit. Light refreshments will follow. RSVP to holocaustcouncil@ujcnj.org or 973-929-3194
- October 21, 2007, 2:00 p.m. – Kean University, Union, NJ
- Commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of the establishment of the New Jersey Council/Commission on Holocaust Education, the first in the United States. Keynote speaker, Governor Thomas H. Kean. More information: at http://www.state.nj.us/education/holocaust/programs/102107ann.pdf
- October 28, 2007, 11:00 a.m. – Tikvat Israel Congregation, Rockville, MD
- The Generation After annual membership brunch with keynote speaker: Ambassador Christian Kennedy, Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues, US State Department. Fees. For more information: etfinder@juno.com.
- FYI… from Stefanie Seltzer, President, World Federation of
Jewish Child Survivors of the Holocaust
“Together in Israel”, our 19th annual conference, will take place in Jerusalem from November 5th to November 8th, 2007. We look forward to this event with great joy and enthusiasm and anticipate a most meaningful time together! Being together in Israel, so symbolic of our survival, will have special significance to fill our hearts and souls. It will be a unique opportunity for Child Survivors in Israel and in all other countries to come together. Child Survivors everywhere, even those who have never before been to a conference, and Second and Third Generation members, are all looking forward to coming to Jerusalem.
The conference will present prominent speakers, seminars and workshops, as well as opportunities to relax and meet other participants. In addition, we will have a very special all-day program at Yad Vashem. This conference will truly be a coming together of our family, for that is what we have become to one another. Please note: There will be additional special programming for 2G's and 3G's.
With all my very best wishes for a wonderful gathering, Until we embrace - This Year in Jerusalem! - FYI... Articles in the media
- Probe ‘Phantom Rule,’ Says Congressman
www.thejewishweek.com/news/newscontent.php3?artid=14257 - Holocaust claims group to detail real estate holdings it controls
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/878715.html - Claims Conference to spend extra $67 million
www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/breaking/103204.html - US protests Germany's rejection of survivors' pension claims
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1184168552014&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull - U.S. Pledges Aid On German Pensions
www.thejewishweek.com/news/newscontent.php3?artid=14287&offset=&B1=1&author=&issuedates=&month=07&day=13&year=2007&issuedate=20070113&keyword=U.S.%20Pledges%20Aid%20On%20German%20Pensions - Israel ups allowances to Holocaust survivors
www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/breaking/103319.html - Polish Nazi labor camp unearthed
www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/breaking/103316.html - France urged to move on Holocaust archives
www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/breaking/103268.html - Holocaust archives inaccessible no longer
www.post-gazette.com/pg/07196/801821-82.stm - Petition urges recognition of Bergson
www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/breaking/103214.html - Holocaust survivor feels ‘guilty for staying alive’
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3386488,00.html - Holocaust file-sharing leaves needless hurdles
www.newsday.com/search/ny-opbla105287772jul10,0,3021343.story - Holocaust Survivors' Emotional Addition To Museum
http://cbs2chicago.com/northsuburbanbureau/local_story_171231616.html - Don't abandon Israel's Holocaust survivors
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1184672472897&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull - Holocaust survivors' funds channeled to Israeli hospitals
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/881521.html - Holocaust Survivor Leaving US
http://justicefornone.com/article.php?story=20050527204356114&query=holocaustHolocaust - Profile: Holocaust Forgiveness Advocate Eva Kor
www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week1046/profile.html# - Lawmaker compares German Chancellor to Hitler
www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/breaking/103142.html - Rep. condemned for Hitler comparison
www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/breaking/103092.html - Board member sorry for Nazi slurs
www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/breaking/103202.html - 2nd generation survivors to sue Germany
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3425021,00.html - Survivors' children suing Germany
www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/breaking/103051.html - Congressional delegation to Ukraine
www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/breaking/102879.html - Riga gets new Holocaust memorial
www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/breaking/102874.html - Vienna museum opens archival exhibit
www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/breaking/102873.html - Aruncat de viu in mormint (Romanian) (English translation: Thrown into the grave alive.)
www.ziaruldeiasi.ro/cms/site/z_is/news/aruncat_de_viu_in_mormint_145051.html - Abraham Klausner, 92, Dies; Aided Holocaust Survivors
www.nytimes.com/2007/06/30/obituaries/30klausner.html?pagewanted=print - Liberator, liberated united
www.washingtonjewishweek.com/main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=7411&TM=22401.87 - Grace. Dignity. Humility. Compassion: The Holocaust's Legacy of Meaning.
www.jwmag.org/site/c.fhLOK0PGLsF/b.2822459/k.3148/The_Holocausts_Legacy_of_Meaning.htm - The evil and the good done at Kielce
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1183459188101&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull - Use of Ustashe symbols prompts concern
www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/breaking/102820.html - Austria hunts Nazis
www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/breaking/103050.html - Fleeing Hitler and Meeting a Reluctant Miss Liberty
www.nytimes.com/2007/07/08/nyregion/08quanza.html?8br - Holocaust Educational Trust to award students
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1182951029891 - The extraordinary grit of the long-distance walker Full Story
- Babs in Deutschland: Germany kvells over Streisand concert
www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/20070629babsberlin.html - Zionist set to come 'home' Herzl grandson slated to be reburied in Israel
washingtonjewishweek.com/main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=7341&TM=47624.46
Note: Jerry Klinger is the son of survivors) - Back to Poland
/www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3392984,00.html - Holocaust remembrance of a different kind
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3388484,00.html - Holocaust and love
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3388217,00.html - Director supplies unexpected triple vision of Portman
www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/20070718portmanforman.html - Hitler comedy earns S.F. salute
www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/breaking/103232.html - When Great Art Meets Great Evil
www.nytimes.com/2007/07/29/arts/music/29oest.html?ei=5070&en=e57d728f3f120fbb&ex=1186372800&adxnnl=1&emc=eta1&adxnnlx=1185749764-QDNOWTcQP50WmbCFSs3ctQ - History matters
www.polskieradio.pl/zagranica/gb/dokument.aspx?iid=56037 - FYI… The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies
at the University of Minnesota announces a major restructuring of its web page, which is especially geared for teachers and utilization of artistic representation for teaching about the Holocaust and other genocides. The site contains more than 7,000 images including Holocaust memorials and art, and more than 1000 links to other important events of interest for research. The redesign was carried out by the web tech staff of the College of Liberal Arts. www.chgs.umn.edu/index.php Recommendations for additions and changes may be sent to: Dr. Stephen Feinstein, Director, Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies University of Minnesota, 100 Nolte Hall West, 315 Pillsbury Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55455 Phone: (612) 626-2235 FAX: (612) 626-9169 e-mail: feins001@umn.edu website: www.chgs.umn.edu- FYI… Special edition of B'nai B'rith International's
United Nations Affairs Quarterly. BBI United Nations Affairs Quarterly: Holocaust Denial and Human Rights. Special Edition UN Affairs Quarterly- FYI… from the International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation (IRWF) …
Swedish-born diplomat, Raoul Wallenberg, traveled to Hungary in June 1944, where he saved more than 100,000 Jews. He issued false Swedish documents, called Schutz-pass, created safe houses and collaborated with others to save lives. In January 1945, Wallenberg was abducted and imprisoned by the Soviets, and was never seen again. To this day, his whereabouts and fate are unknown. Many of those saved by Wallenberg are sharing their stories for the first time for “Documenting Wallenberg”. Survivors from around the world, and in many different languages, have been raising their voices to this cause. The project is still in need of new interviewees who are willing to go on camera and record their stories. “The scarcity of eyewitnesses makes the process slow and difficult,” Daniela Bajar, Director of Programs and Special Projects at the IRWF, voices her concerns. If you know a survivor who was in Budapest in 1944 or 1945, or if you wish to volunteer or contribute, please contact the International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation at (212) 737-3275 or by email at irwf@irwf.org. For more information visit the website at www.irwf.org.- FYI… On the occasion of the
100th anniversary of Varian Fry's birth those interested can join in an effort to honor Varian Fry with a postage stamp commemorating his heroic humanitarian efforts saving Jews and other refugees from the Nazis. Many of those rescued including Marc Chagall, Max Ernst, Marcel Duchamp, Hannah Arendt and Andre Breton--went on to make major contributions to intellectual culture in the United States and elsewhere. Click here to view and print a petition. You can collect signatures and mail them to the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee. For additional information about Varian Fry see the links below:
www.ridgewoodlibrary.org/localhistory/lh_fry.htm - link to the Ridgewood (Fry's hometown) Library's website with all articles and videos about Varian; www.varianfry.org/index.html - link to Varian Fry Institute's website- FYI…
we periodically get inquiries about therapy groups** For those in the New York City area looking for therapy groups…Amira Kohn-Trattner, C.S.W. is a psychotherapist in private practice in NYC specializing in individual and group psychotherapy with 2nd and 3rd Generation. She is starting a new 2nd and 3rd generation group this fall. The group will meet on an ongoing basis once a week. There is a fee for these sessions. For further information please contact her office: 212 496-8486.- FYI…
The Jewish Social Service Agency (JSSA) in Rockville, MD is forming a discussion group: You and Your Aging Holocaust Survivor Parent(s). As children of Survivors you are growing older, and by virtue of your parents’ traumas, often share unique commonalities and perspectives on the Holocaust. This group will provide an opportunity to learn about the aging process and the specific ways that the memories and effects of the Holocaust impact both on your life and that of your parents. The goal of the group is to assist you in learning how best to take care of yourself as you take care of your aging parents. The group will be support based with an emphasis on care giving information and education. Date: Thursdays, August 2, 9, 16 and 30
Time: 7:00-8:00 p.m.
Place: JSSA, 6123 Montrose Road, Rockville, MD 20852
Leader: Ruth Kershner, LCSW-C
Cost: No charge Register: 301-816-2647- FYI…
Yitta Halberstam and Judith Leventhal, co-authors of the best-selling Small Miracles series are looking for true holocaust stories for their seventh volume Small Miracles of the Holocaust. The mandate and mission of the book is to recount extraordinary stories that revolve around a coincidence or set of coincidences that change or save the characters in a deep and profound way or any major coincidences that result in a poignant or meaningful outcome (dramatic and surprise reunions would fall into this category). If you are a Holocaust survivor who has a story to tell, or know of any such stories, please kindly e-mail Yitta Halberstam at ymye@aol.com or call her at 718 438 0634. Thank you so much for helping us save the last stories of the survivors before they are lost forever.- FYI…
The Arnold-Liebster Foundation is pleased to announce a new educational resource for teachers and students on the Nazi persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses at www.alst.org. Jehovah's Witnesses were a small group of ordinary people who refused to conform to Nazi ideology, resulting in brutal persecution. Despite being offered a chance for freedom if they signed a document renouncing their faith, most refused. An extensive Education section includes: Survivor Testimony, Online Resources, Videos and DVDs (English and Spanish), Study Guides and Lesson Plans. The site will be updated regularly with additional resources, as well as news of events, books, and traveling exhibits. For more information please contact: Greg Milakovich - greg@alst.org, Sandra Milakovich - sandra@alst.org, 563-391-1819, 563-391-3494 (fax)- FYI… Holocaust DVD
I am a Holocaust researcher with both a B.A. & an M.A. in History, with my focus being Holocaust Studies. I recently completed a 3-disc DVD documentary on the 2007 March of the Living's journey through Poland and Israel. The discs include interviews with Holocaust survivors, ghetto fighters, righteous gentiles, a tour of the Yad Vashem in Israel and the Atlit Detention Camp, as well as a complete disc that uses both past and present-day video, photos, music, and testimonies to document the history of the camps at Auschwitz, Plaszow, Treblinka, and Majdanek, as well as both the Warsaw and Krakow ghettos and other key sites of Holocaust horror. I have already begun to distribute the disc set to various Holocaust museums and institutions of learning throughout the world and the response has been wonderful. These discs have the capability to serve as an excellent teaching tool. If you are interested in utilizing the set in your university's or museum's programs, please contact Sarah Cristal at IamSarahC@aol.com.- FYI…
For anyone interested in signing the petition demanding Rydzyk’s removal www.wiesenthal.com/site/lookup.asp?c=fwLYKnN8LzH&b=2913555 - FYI… Special edition of B'nai B'rith International's
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