Once again, the JCC upheld its tradition of bringing the community together Dec. 25 for an evening of kosher Chinese food and comedy. [Sandra Scheller]
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A packed crowd attended the San Diego County premiere of The Ice Cream Man hosted by Drs William and Laura Freeman. Chabad of RSF Rabbi Levi and Rebbetzin Devorah Raskin invited viewers to wonderful delectables followed by ice cream. [Sandy Scheller]
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This emotional piece captured the poignant moment of young children and women lighting Chanukah candles before facing the unknown. As a self-taught artist, Racheli seamlessly weaves her Jewish family tradition into her artwork, reminiscent of how Holocaust prisoners expressed their experiences through drawing what they saw. [Sandy Scheller]
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Chabad Rabbi Levi Raskin hosted Shohan Cohen, who survived the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas massacre at the Nova Festival. Speaking Wednesday night to a packed audience, the bright 21-year-old recounted the traumatic experience of witnessing death around him as cars and people were blown up. He survived by hiding under the concert stage with a plastic sheet he found. [Sandy Scheller]
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Members of the New Life Holocaust Survivor group in San Diego gathered with Jonny Daniel, a London-born Israeli activist, to dedicate to their loved ones a letter in a Torah undergoing restoration. [Sandra Scheller]
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Each Holocaust survivor paused silently and then spoke about their family members who perished before signing. San Diego Holocaust survivors who participated were Ben Midler, Gerald Szames, Violet and Ben Gurfinkel, Lubbock Geller, and Freda Sheykhet. [Sandra Scheller]
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The exhibit, RUTH: Remember Us The Holocaust, will close at the Rancho San Diego Library on Thursday, June 20. After a hiatus, it will be installed at the La Jolla Library in time to be exhibited throughout the year 2025. [Sandy Scheller]
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I can envision a museum shaped like a Magen David, with six exhibit areas emanating from a central reception area. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Holocaust survivor Bela Mark died Sunday, Oct. 29. Born January 6, 1923, in Spermezeu, Romania, a region of Transylvania, Bela lost his father soon after World War l. His twin brother, Daniel, passed away Oct. 23, 2019. [Sandra Scheller]
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William Medwied, 90 a Holocaust survivor from Ukraine, passed peacefully on September 30. There is a tradition that when people die on Shabbat they are immediately in heaven with G-d. [Sandy Scheller]
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A woman of valor who can she be? I believe her name is Fanny. Holocaust Survivor Fanny Krasner Lebovits, born October 27, 1922, passed away at 5 p.m. on September 7, 2023, less than a month short of age 101. {Sandra Scheller}
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I toured Holocaust observances at various venues in San Diego County, starting on Tuesday with a visit to Seacrest Village Retirement Community in Encinitas. Among the residents are Charlotte Marx, who is the oldest at 104; Debby Stauber, Marguerite Morris, and Lee Drasnin. They watched a video that was presented at Sunday’s Yom HaShoah observance at the Lawrence Family JCC, and shared with me their ideas for Holocaust education, awareness, and a permanent Holocaust museum. [Sandra Scheller]
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By Sandra Scheller CHULA VISTA, California — While taking down the Ruth Remember Us The Holocaust exhibit at the Chula Vista Library, a man approached the exhibit asking what was going on. Having explained that it was a Holocaust exhibit, he stared at our wall of Auschwitz and said that it needs to remain up
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By Sandra Scheller CHULA VISTA, California — Holocaust survivor Harry Rosen passed on April 7, 2022. Born on August 9, 1923, he is now next to his wife, Zipporah Rosen, in Israel. He is survived by his son, Amnon who lives in Israel. This video shows his final days and now burial in Israel: For
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