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From YouTube: Greater Boston Jewish Community Commemoration of Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day)
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Mayor Walsh, The Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston, liberators, survivors, and families gather in Faneuil Hall as a commemoration of Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. The program features survivors stories, winners of JCRC's annual Israel Arbeiter Holocaust Essay contest, and asks the question: Who will tell our story?
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B
This
is
the
theme
of
this
year's
commemoration
and
there
is
a
question
we
hope
to
give
partial
answer
to
this
afternoon
with
the
words
of
our
featured
speakers,
survivor,
Janet,
singer,
Apple
Field
and
her
daughter,
Deb
Miley,
perhaps
never
before
in
post-holocaust
history
of
this
country,
and
indeed
the
world.
Has
this
question
taken
on
more
significance,
a
mere
80
years
from
the
horrific
night
of
broken
glass
crystal
knocked
only
75
years
from
the
liberation
of
the
death
camps,
while
the
nearly
universal
mantras
of
never
forget
and
never
again
still
resonate
in
our
collective
ears.
B
Consider
that
last
week,
The
Times
international
published
a
political
cartoon
portraying
the
Prime
Minister
of
Israel
as
a
dog
in
an
extraordinary
editorial.
The
New
York
Times
quickly
apologized
and
denounced
the
card
as
a
result
of
a
single
production.
Editor
who
and
I
quote,
failed
to
recognize
recognize
its
anti-semitism
and
the
times
rightly,
but
ominously
observed
that
this
incident
was
evidence
of
a
profound
danger
not
only
of
anti-semitism
but
of
the
numbness
of
the
creep
into
public
view
and
common
conversation
of
anti-semitism.
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While
the
responsibility
and
the
privilege
of
telling
the
stories
of
the
survivors
will
rest
primarily
on
the
shoulders
of
their
descendants,
they
are
not
alone,
as
evidenced
by
the
hundreds
of
contributors
to
the
is
er
by
to
essay
contest
this
year
and
the
poignant
expressions
of
this
year's
contest
win
is
there
is
hope
and
promise
that
future
generations
will
understand
the
significance
of
these
stories
and
the
historical
realities
they
represent.
The
survivors
stories
become
our
stories,
and
so
it
goes
from
generation
to
generation.
B
In
light
of
the
disturbing
realities
we
face
today,
it
is
more
important
than
ever
for
each
and
every
one
of
us
to
answer
the
survivors
questions
of
who
tell
our
stories
with
a
resounding
response.
We
will
tell
your
stories,
for
it
is
only
by
don't
so
doing
that
we
ensure
that
the
true
lesson
of
the
Holocaust
is
passed
on,
that
we
must
all
have
the
moral
courage
to
speak
out
against
injustice
in
the
world
and
to
confront
bigotry
and
hatred
wherever
it
is
found.
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B
B
B
It
is
particularly
wonderful
to
have
with
us
today
members
of
our
interfaith
clergy
group.
Those
partners
include
mr.
yu
Sufi
Valley
Reverend
senator
on
strong
Reverend
Steve
Watson
Reverend,
Barbara
groover
and
Reverend
Nancy
Taylor,
who
will
join
together
to
represent
one
community
during
our
and
our
candlelight
ceremony.
Thank
you
so
much
for
being
here.
A
special
welcome
to
Michael
Ross,
the
former
president
of
the
Boston
City
Council,
who
is
here
today
with
his
father,
Stephen
Ross,
the
founder
of
the
New
England
Holocaust
Memorial.
Thank
you
for
being
here.
B
We
welcome
our
many
guests
from
Methuen
and
the
pittsburgh
communities,
especially
the
students
who
have
played
such
a
special
role
in
today's
program
in
particular,
and
we
are
privileged
that
Marybeth
Donovan,
the
principal
of
the
Tenny
Grammar
School
in
met
and
Methuen,
and
the
recipient
of
the
leadership
in
Holocaust
Education
Award,
is
with
us
along
with
Linda
snow
doctor,
the
reading
of
the
reading
school
committee.
Thank
you
for
being
here.
B
Bringing
this
important
commemoration
to
the
community
is
only
possible
through
the
cooperation
of
partnership
organizations.
We're
listed
in
your
program,
the
greater
Jewish
community
and
its
volunteers
are
also
the
backbone
of
this
event.
A
special
note
is
a
tremendous
collaboration
of
the
area,
schools
and
the
dedication
and
commitment
of
the
Yom
Hashoah
Committee
for
the
planning
of
this
event
and
I
would
be
remiss
if
I
did
not
extend
a
special
note
of
thanks
to
Emily
Reichman
of
the
J
CRC
and
Ellen
K
for
their
inexhaustible
energy
and
their
commitment.
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C
From
these
words,
in
the
book
of
Proverbs,
we
take
the
custom
of
lighting
a
candle
on
the
yurt
site,
the
anniversary
of
the
death
of
loved
ones
of
those
who
survived
the
Holocaust
most
lost
someone,
some
lost
many
in
others,
like
my
father,
lost
everyone,
no
one
that
he
knew
before
the
war
was
alive.
After
the
war,
his
entire
family
had
been
killed
every
child.
He
went
to
school
with
every
person
he
had
ever
known
before.
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C
C
Together
with
these
community
leaders,
we
remember
the
six
million
today
is
also
a
day
for
us
to
remember:
people
who
survived
people
who
survived
the
Holocaust
but
are
now
no
longer
with
us.
We
remember
David
dem
bling
and
we
invite
his
children
and
members
of
his
family
to
come
in
each
light.
A
candle.
C
With
a
tremendous
sense
of
personal
loss,
we
recall
the
contributions
that
David
made
to
our
community
from
this
podium.
David
beautifully
sung
the
hymn
of
the
partisans
many
times
at
the
New
England
Holocaust
Memorial
Site
at
Brandeis,
it's
Kerr
programs
at
Cafe,
Europa
events
and
at
countless
other
occasions
we
were
honored
to
hear
him
sing.
Yiddish
songs
and
lullabies
in
my
heart.
I
hope
that
I
will
forever
hear
his
voice.
I.
A
E
D
C
Standing
here
today,
looking
out
at
all
of
you,
I
can
still
see
Jerry
sitting
with
you.
He
had
a
remarkable
way
of
making
people
smile
he'd,
be
what
to
say
and
really
could
deliver
a
punch
line.
Even
when
he
was
just
talking,
he
would
have
been
a
terrific
stand-up
comic.
He
was
a
natural
and
could
always
make
me
laugh
long
before
American
students
played
soccer
here,
survivors
started
their
own
team,
Jerry
and
other
members
of
this
community,
including
my
father,
were
on
the
same
soccer
team.
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Peter
was
not
only
a
survivor
of
the
Holocaust,
but
he
was
also
a
veteran
of
the
United
States
Army
survivors
were
forever
grateful
for
the
armies
that
liberate
them
and
today
of
all
days,
May
5th
was
the
day
that
my
father
was
liberated
by
American
soldiers
from
the
concentration
camp.
He
was
in
and
Peter
like.
My
father
must
have
felt.
The
only
way
to
thank
them
was
to
become
a
soldier
and
to
help
others.
C
Peter
was
very
active
in
his
community
and
was
to
be
the
recipient
of
the
man
of
a
year
award
from
the
Federation
of
men's
clubs.
Unfortunately,
he
passed
away
before
receiving
this
remarkable
achievement,
but
I
am
sure
to
his
family
and
those
who
knew
him.
He
did
not
need
to
receive
this
recognition
because
he
was
their
man
of
the
year
each
and
every
year.
C
C
C
We
lose
the
sound
of
their
accents.
English
spoken
by
European
Jews,
with
a
Yiddish
accent.
We
lose
hearing
Yiddish
spoken
as
a
first
language,
our
momma
Lucien.
We
lose
the
sound
of
the
comfort
of
those
voices
and
we
lose
what
it
sounded
like
to
us
as
their
children.
I
remember
the
first
time
I
heard
Sima
speak.
It
was
her
accent
in
the
way
she
put
words
together.
That
touched
me
I
felt
as
though
I
had
always
known
her
Sima
was
a
matriarch
of
her
family
and
of
our
community.
C
Many
of
us
here
can
still
envision
her
walking
down
Beacon
Street
in
a
round.
Coolidge
Corner
always
very
well
made
up
always
very
well-dressed,
always
wearing
a
hat
and
always
stopping
to
talk
to
someone.
She
wasn't
observant
too,
but
also
an
observant
person.
She
knew
everything
that
was
and
was
instrumental
in
getting
things
done
for
others.
She
was
a
presence
in
her
life.
For
decades
she
was
a
real
Yiddish,
a
mama
and
together
with
Devorah,
we
remember
Cemal
offer.
C
C
In
2013,
members
of
this
community
went
as
a
group
to
attend
the
20th
anniversary
of
the
United
States
Holocaust
Memorial,
Museum,
Jaime
and
Ella
were
planning
on
coming,
but
one
of
them
was
not
feeling
strong
enough,
so
neither
one
of
them
went
because
one
wouldn't
leave
without
the
other
one
grandchild
of
theirs
was
scheduled
to
come
with
us.
Jaime
called
me
to
tell
me
that
he
would
not
be
able
to
come
but
asked
that
we
take
his
grandson.
Of
course
we
did.
C
C
C
We
remember
a
nagarote
survivor
in
honor,
her
daughter,
Cantor
Rosalie
geruth,
second-generation
survivor
with
the
lighting
of
the
next
kennel
Ana
survived
Auschwitz,
along
with
one
sister,
her
parents
and
six
other
siblings.
All
perished.
Ana
lived
to
be
over
100
years
old,
but
when
interviewed
confirmed
what
we
already
know
that
each
day
is
Holocaust
Remembrance
Day
for
survivors.
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D
C
When
he
was
president,
the
Association
was
called
the
new
Americans
Rita
was
not
just
the
wife
of
the
president
or
a
member,
but
someone
who
took
pride
in
being
a
new
American.
She
helped
me
and
others
in
so
many
ways.
I
knew
that
when
she
called
I
needed
to
pay
extra
careful
attention
after
Mara's
passed
away,
Rita
called
and
said
that
the
statue
of
Jobe
at
brandeis
looked
a
little
worn
out
and
that
we
should
raise
funds
to
have
it
refurbished.
C
She
provided
us
with
the
original
invoice
from
30
years
earlier
and
started
the
fun
fund
raising
by
writing
out
the
first
check.
As
a
result
of
her
efforts,
the
statue
outside
the
chapel
has
been
brought
back
to
its
original
condition
and
stands
as
a
reminder
that
there
were
survivors
of
the
Holocaust
here
who
brought
ashes
from
Auschwitz
and
buried
them
on
the
grounds
of
Brandeis,
to
enable
survivors
and
future
generations
to
stand
there
as
if
they
stood
out
there
at
the
graves
of
those
who
perished
the
Holocaust.
C
C
A
flickering
candle
reminds
us
of
a
flame
of
a
life
that
once
burned
brightly
and
illuminated
the
lives
of
loved
ones.
May
we
continue
together
as
a
community,
to
pay
homage
to
those
who
perished
in
to
honor
survivors
in
our
community?
May
the
Six
Million
rest
in
peace,
knowing
that
there
were
survivors
and
that
we
are
here
to
remember
them
and
that
we
will
not
allow
their
lives
to
ever
be
forgotten.
Thank
you.
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E
H
I
K
K
We
are
very
honored
today
to
have
mayor
Marty,
Walsh
of
Boston
with
us
again.
He
has
been
steadfast
in
his
commitment
to
standing
up
against
anti-semitism
and
hatred,
I
hate
to
say
it
to
him,
but
we
have
seen
each
other
all
too
often
in
recent
years
for
the
wrong
reasons,
because
of
events,
but
for
the
right
reason,
because
he
has
been
with
us
in
moments
of
crisis
when
the
New
England
Holocaust
Memorial
is
van
after
the
massacre
in
Pittsburgh
and
in
times
of
remembrance
like
today.
We
are
grateful
for
his
presence,
always
mayor
Marty,
Walsh,.
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Thank
You,
Jeremy
and
I
want
to
thank
you
Rick
and
to
all
all
the
people
in
organizations
gathered
here
this
morning.
Thank
you
for
being
here
today
that's
afternoon
to
the
faith
leaders
to
the
consult
and
dignitaries
that
are
on
the
stage
and
the
audience
to
the
veterans,
especially
to
the
survivors
and
their
families.
So
some
of
you
just
walked
in
off
the
street
to
be
here
today.
Thank
you
very
much.
The
entire
Jewish
community
of
Greater
Boston
and
anyone
who
is
visiting
here
today
welcome
in
this
time
remember
remembrance.
L
Our
city
stands
with
you.
We
stand
with.
You
is
unwavering
allies
in
this
vital
work,
the
work
of
remembering
the
Holocaust
of
honoring,
those
who
lost
and
those
harmed
by
it
and
the
work
of
naming
and
rejecting
the
evil
ideas
brought
into
being
and
unfortunately,
as
Jeremy
mentioned,
are
still
with
us
today.
L
This
is
our
duty
to
you,
members
of
our
beloved
community,
to
make
our
acts
of
remembrance
resolutions
of
solidarity
we
think
of-
and
it
was
mentioned
three
times
today
and
I-
think
we
should
mention
it
as
much
as
possible.
So
we
don't
forget
Overland
Park,
Kansas,
Pittsburgh,
San
Diego.
We
feel
your
grief.
We
share
your
concerns.
L
We
are
listening
when
you
point
out
the
warning
signs
and
we
will
never
assume
our
own
community
is
immune
and
we
will
met
when
we
say
never
again,
and
we
say
not
now
and
not
here.
I've
pledged
before
I'm
gonna
pledge
again
as
mayor
of
Boston
I
will
take
every
step
possible
to
prevent
the
spread
of
hatred.
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L
L
B
B
Savitt
bo
care
has
been
Consul
General
of
Israel
to
New
England
since
October
2018,
his
diplomatic
career
spans
three
decades
in
which
he
has
served
as
the
sixth
Israeli
ambassador
to
Ireland
and
as
the
first
ambassador
of
Israel
to
Slovakia,
ambassador
beau
Cara
has
also
served
as
the
deputy
diplomat
advisor
to
the
late
Prime
Minister
of
Israel
Yitzhak
Rabin
ambassador.
We're
pleased
to
have
you
here
today
to
address
us.
B
Nicole
Manson
back
is
the
Consul
General
of
Germany
to
New
England
from
2014
to
2017.
She
served
as
as
the
Federal
Ministry
of
Foreign
Affairs
in
Berlin
as
the
head
of
the
division
for
higher
education,
science,
academic
relations
policy
and
from
2012
to
2014
as
a
senior
advisor
for
the
Afghanistan
multicultural
multilateral
affairs
on
the
about
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Task
Force,
her
various
roles
within
the
Federal
Ministry
of
Foreign
Affairs
have
found
for
stationed
in
Lisbon,
Portugal,
New
Delhi
in
in
Delhi
India,
and
now
the
shock
of
the
winters
of
Boston
Massachusetts.
B
M
M
Locust
survival's
mayor
walsh,
consul-general
Mesenbourg
Baker
mr.
Bolton,
mr.
man,
honored
guests,
I,
stand
before
you
today,
as
a
representative
of
State
of
Israel
and
the
son
of
parents
with
young
people
escaped
Poland
just
before
death
camps
of
the
Nazi
regime
brought
calamity
to
the
world
and
sure
on
to
the
Jewish
people,
my
parents
sought
refuge
in
price
sake,
Israel
and
set
about
rebuilding
their
lives
there.
Sadly,
most
of
the
families
who
remained
in
poland
perished.
My
parents
are
named.
Beaucaire
is
not
my
original
family
name.
M
M
The
town
was
mostly
populated
by
Jews,
most
of
whom
were
murdered
during
the
Holocaust,
as
my
parents
began
to
the
builds
of
shattered
lives
and
fight
for
independence,
State
of
Israel
instead
ancient
homeland,
the
last
remains
of
European
Jewry
emerged
from
the
death
camps,
forms
a
forest
and
from
the
evil
grip
of
the
Nazi
regime.
To
try
and
rekindle
some
spark
of
life.
My
father
made
a
decision
to
dedicate
himself
to
bring
exists
survivors
to
our
homeland
and
went
on
to
work
and
invoice
from
suddenly
abot
the
organization
of
clandestine
immigration.
M
He
had
the
opportunity
to
have
a
personal
relationship
with
two
of
the
leaders
of
also
ghetto
uprising
and
pizza
man
and
severe
Ovechkin.
The
granddaughter
ronnied
Suleiman
became
the
Israeli
first
female
fighter
pilot
in
the
years
before
my
father
passing.
He
spent
his
time
walking
and
ghetto
fighters,
housing,
the
kibbutz
love-
museum,
founded
by
the
ghetto
fighters
and
dedicated
documentation
and
study
of
the
Jewish
resistance
during
the
Holocaust.
In
fact,
the
official
assembly
memories
of
the
Shoah
in
Israel
takes
place
on
the
27th
days
of
Hebrew
month
of
Nisan.
M
That
marks
anniversary
of
we'll
also
get
to
uprising.
The
official
name
in
Israel
is
Yama,
show
avec
vous,
which
means
Holocaust
and
heroism
Remembrance
Day,
which
acknowledged
not
only
the
cutter,
stop
that
was
inflicted
on
our
people,
but
also
the
heroism
it
indeed,
no
coincidence
as
a
celebration
of
the
Israeli
dependence
days.
Who
cares
only
eight
days
after
the
remembrance
of
this
very
dark
period?
M
Is
the
darkest
hour
survivors
of
Shaw
found
like
the
fledging
Jewish
state
they
walked,
which
also
might
to
build
the
State
of
Israel
to
go
something
from
the
ashes
to
bring
protection
and
regain
their
independence
when
I
served
as
deputy
chief
of
mission
is
Israeli
embassy
in
Czechoslovakia,
it
was
my
great
honor
to
host
israeli
poet
and
filmmaker
Haim
GUI
in
his
award-winning
documentary
about
the
schwa.
The
eighty
fails
blow.
M
Gui
describe
the
fate
of
a
young
child
who
had
been
bitten,
a
tee-time
by
SS
officer
in
the
ghetto
and
to
survive
or
finally
able
to
immigrate
to
Israel.
Sadly,
the
stories
of
thought
young
survival
toward
right
after
the
war,
as
all
the
accounts
told
by
other
survivors,
were
not
fully
believed
by
Israelis
all
the
rest
of
the
world.
For
that
matter,
GUI
called
the
failure
of
the
other
to
believe
the
stories
of
sorts
of
rivals
the
81st
blow.
M
It
was
a
trial
of
Nazi
perpetrator
out
of
Eichmann
in
the
1960,
which
opened
up
the
eyes
of
the
Israeli
and
the
entire
world
to
the
true
scope
of
choix.
For
the
first
time,
it's
a
trial,
one
of
the
witness,
told
the
story
of
those
young
boy
who
story
has
not
been
believed.
Indeed,
it
was
a
story
of
Mickey
Goldman.
The
chief
investigative
officer
to
the
prosecution
was
present
in
the
courtroom.
During
this
testimony,
Goldman
described
experience
of
the
interviewed
fellows
virus
whoo
savor,
this
necklace
as
follows.
We
saw
the
suffering
of
that.
M
Each
of
the
weakness
was
going
through
both
during
the
process
of
collecting
the
information
and
testimony
and
later
when
they
appear
in
court.
It
was
a
sacrifice
from
each
of
them,
but
it
was
necessary.
We
needed
to
bring
lighted
witness
to
save
as
a
vital
part
what
walk
of
the
killed
during
the
Holocaust
I
cannot
emphasize
enough.
M
The
power
of
eyewitness
account
of
all
of
our
survivors
to
keep
alive
the
stories
of
Jewish
survival
and
has
autism,
as
well
as
a
story
of
source,
brave
non-jewish
man
and
woman,
who
will
call
the
Righteous
among
the
Nations
who
risk
their
life
to
save
their
Jewish
neighbors.
The
story
of
Mickey
Goldwyn
captures
the
struggle
of
the
Jewish
people
and
youth
in
the
20th
century,
horizons
for
the
deaths
of
destruction
and
death
to
the
rebels
of
embodied
in
the
State
of
Israel.
M
The
foundation
of
the
State
of
Israel,
built
with
historical
essence
of
the
show
I
in
mind
that
is
another
auto
cast,
will
never
be
allowed
to
happen
again.
Israel
existed
as
an
independent
state
at
the
time
of
the
show
it
could
have
maybe
prevented
the
determination
of
many
of
our
Jewish
brothers.
Also
today
will
continue
to
struggle
for
our
existence
and
the
latest
terrorist
attacks
in
the
south
of
Israel
prove
the
importance
of
strong
State
of
Israel
and
the
togetherness
with
Jewish
people
on
this
yahwasua.
M
We
should
all
remember
the
importance
of
keeping
is
a
memory
of
the
six
million
Jews
alive
and
fighting
anti-semitism
in
all
its
forms.
The
deadly
attacks
on
the
Tree
of
Life
synagogue
in
Pittsburgh
this
months
ago
and
the
last
tweet
attack
on
the
warship
person
Chabad.
What
way
during
the
Passover
his
call
service
show
us
that
anti-semitism
are
still
with
us,
but
they
will
never
prevail.
M
N
N
We
share
in
their
pain
and
pass
on
their
testimonies
to
future
generations.
It
is
an
our
responsibility
to
commit
ourselves
to
remembering
that.
Never
again,
truly
means
never
again.
The
German
Consulate
is
fully
committed
to
continuing
the
work
of
educating
the
next
generation
and
ensuring
that
those
who
died
are
not
forgotten.
We
are
a
proud
sponsor
of
programs
like
the
Israel
Abijah
Holocaust
essay
contests,
which
raises
Holocaust
awareness,
deepens
understanding
of
the
Holocaust
and
encourages
youth
to
act
against
discrimination
and
defend
democratic
values
in
their
communities.
N
In
times
where
anti-semitism
is
increasing,
it
is
critical
that
we
stand
united
and
fight
against
it
and
other
forms
of
hatred,
I
feel
very
fortunate
that
the
Jewish
community
and
the
Holocaust
survivors
in
Boston
area
have
been
so
willing
and
open
to
work
together
with
the
German
Consulate
on
our
shared
goals.
In
my
short
time
here,
I
have
already
developed
deep
relationships
with
a
Jewish
community
that
I
hold
very
dear
and
will
continue
to
cherish.
We
cannot
change
the
past,
but
we
can
take
its
lessons
to
ensure
a
better
future
with
that.
N
B
Thank
You
Consul
General
bo
care.
Thank
you
very
much
consul
general
medicine
back.
It
is
now
my
pleasure
to
introduce
rabbi
mark
Baker
of
the
president
and
CEO
of
the
combined
Jewish
Philanthropies
Greater
Boston,
to
share
his
greeting.
This
is
rabbi
makers.
First
Jonah
show
a
commemoration
since
assuming
the
position
of
president
and
CEO
of
cjp
in
July
of
2018
that
rabbi
Baker
has
spent
most
of
his
professional
life
serving
the
Greater
Boston
Greater
Boston
Jewish
community,
an
organizational
leader
and
educator.
B
O
O
Just
a
week
ago,
many
of
us
grieved
together
at
the
New
England
Holocaust
Memorial,
for
the
victim
of
an
anti-semitic
murder
in
Poway.
Just
six
months
after
Pittsburgh
and
today,
as
ambassador
Booker
mentioned,
we
are
mourning
with
our
brothers
and
sisters
in
Israel,
who've
lost
I.
Think
now
the
count
is
four
people
in
rocket
attacks
from
Gaza.
O
At
this
incredibly
important
moment
in
history
hearing
the
stories
of
survivors
is
as
urgent
as
ever
I'm.
Here
today,
representing
combined
Jewish
Philanthropies
nearing
the
end
of
my
first
year
as
president
and
CEO,
and
at
cjp,
together
with
our
partners
at
JC,
RC
and
so
many
around
this
community.
We
strive
to
help
our
community
fulfill
its
sacred
obligation
to
preserve
and
transmit
the
memory
of
the
Shoah
to
our
next
generation,
to
our
Jewish
community
and
to
the
world
one
of
the
ways
we
do.
O
This
is
through
caring
for
the
New
England
Holocaust
Memorial,
which
was
started
by
many
of
you
by
our
local
Holocaust
survivors
and
is
a
crucial
resource
for
students,
tourists
and
groups
around
the
world
to
visit
Boston.
It
has
become
a
powerful
fixture
in
the
middle
of
downtown
a
place
for
survivors
and
their
families
to
come
together.
O
O
We
remember
the
Exodus,
we
remember
the
Covenant,
we
remember
the
Sabbath,
we
remember
individuals
in
our
families
and
our
communities
whom
we
have
lost
and
sadly
we
also
remember
the
Holocaust
the
darkest
moment
in
human
human
history
we're
living
in
a
modern
world
that
tends
to
revere
the
new
over
the
old
innovation
over
continuity
and
the
future
over
the
past.
But
we
know,
as
we
have
always
known,
that
a
strong,
vibrant,
thriving
Jewish
community
is
and
always
will
be,
one
that
remembers.
O
We
remember
in
order
to
live
out
the
value
of
kavod,
respecting
and
honoring
the
lives
and
the
memories
of
all
those
who
perished
in
the
Holocaust,
as
well
as
the
dignity,
the
experiences
and
the
extraordinary
resilience
of
those
who
survived.
We
must,
and
we
will
tell
and
retell
their
stories.
We
are
so
blessed
to
have
survivors
and
their
families
with
us
here
today,
and
we
will
cherish
every
day
we
have
with
you.
We
remember
because
it's
our
ethical
responsibility
to
learn
from
the
past.
O
Our
values
and
sense
of
moral
obligation
are
shaped
by
our
story
and
our
experiences.
This
means
never
again,
will
we
let
this
happen
to
our
people
and
never
again
will
we
stand
by
and
let
any
human
being
experience,
the
horrors
of
hatred,
violence,
oppression,
persecution
and
we
remember
because
it
shapes
who
we
are
and
connects
us
to
something
much
larger
than
ourselves.
We
experience
and
we
live
history,
but
it's
memory
that
creates
our
identities
and
the
character
of
our
community.
O
It
roots
us
deeply
in
our
heritage,
so
we
know
where
we
come
from
and
we
have
a
foundation
on
which
to
stand.
It
connects
us
to
future
generations
who
will
carry
on
our
legacy,
live
out
our
values
and
tell
our
story
for
generations
to
come.
This
is
why
we
continue
to
remember-
and
this
is
why
we
are
here
today
being
with
you-
gives
me
comfort,
strength
and
hope,
as
we
continue
to
remember,
to
tell
and
to
write
our
collective
story
together.
G
P
A
F
J
My
name
is
isaac
nui.
The
last
video
you
just
saw
was
my
brother
jacob
on
behalf
of
our
whole
family,
I'm
so
proud
and
honored
to
be
here
today
to
introduce
to
people
who
are
so
important
and
influential
in
my
life,
my
grandmother,
janet
singer,
apple
Field,
who
I
called
Baba,
is
one
of
the
bravest
strongest
and
most
courageous
people.
I
know
she
has
worked
hard
to
instill
these
qualities
into
her
children
and
children's
children.
J
My
mother,
dead
Millie
shares
these
incredible
qualities
and
continues
to
pass
them
on
to
my
brother
and
to
me
I'm,
so
fortunate
to
not
only
call
them
my
grandmother
and
mother,
but
two
of
my
best
friends,
my
full
name
is
Isaac
Gustavo,
singer
mili
I
wear
this
name
with
enormous
pride
and
honor
and
as
you
listen
to
my
grandmother's
story,
you
will
learn
the
middle
names
that
I
carry.
Are
my
namesake
and
have
tremendous
meaning
to
me
and
to
my
family?
J
Dare
I
present
my
legacy,
my
history
and
my
story
and
I
will
always
proudly
carry
Gustavo
singer
with
me
and
someday.
We
shall
share
the
story
of
our
past.
My
grandmother
will
always
be
remembered
in
my
name
and
in
my
voice
it
is
my
honor
to
introduce
my
grandmother
shout
survivor
of
the
Holocaust.
She
a
nursing
it
janet
singer,
apple
field,
who
will
speak
first
and
then
followed
by
my
mother.
Definitely.
S
Thank
you
so
much
for
inviting
me
to
tell
my
story
of
my
survival
and
I'm
so
honored
to
be
here:
Nazis
murdered,
11
million
people,
6
million
Jewish
people
were
killed,
one
and
a
half
million
Jewish
children
were
murdered.
Only
11
percent
survived.
I
was
one
of
those
very
lucky.
Children
who
miraculously
survived
I
was
born
in
Krakow,
Poland
and
I
lived
with
my
mother,
father
baby
sister
in
a
little
town,
50
miles
south
of
the
city
of
Krakow,
I
lived
there
with
a
large,
extended
family,
grandparents,
aunts,
uncles.
S
By
the
way
my
name
was
changed
three
different
times
during
my
childhood.
My
birth
name
was
Gustavo
singer.
Also.
My
appearance
had
a
lot
to
do
with
my
survival,
because
I
looked
like
a
typical
Aryan
child
I
am
wonderful,
warm
memories
of
those.
First
four
years
of
my
life,
September
1st
1939
everything
changed.
My
family
was
never
the
same.
S
We
have
three
different
escapes
the
first
one
was
we
headed
eastward
toward
Russia
I.
Remember
that
journey
I
was
just
four
years
old,
but
I.
Remember
there
were
planes
overhead
shooting
at
us.
We
had
to
jump
off
the
wagon
and
hide
in
a
ditch.
After
we
arrived
in
Russia
conditions
were
very
difficult.
There
was
shortage
of
food.
There
was
shortage
of
work.
S
My
two
uncles
reported
for
work
in
front
of
a
town
hall
when
they
arrived
there,
they
were
taken
to
a
nearby
ravine,
were
told
to
undress
and
they
were
shot
into
the
ravine.
Another
tragic
thing
happened,
my
baby
sister
serenka
died,
she
contracted
diphtheria
and
she
died.
She
was
just
18
months
old
after
we
were
in
Russia.
For
approximately
a
year
we
returned
back
to
our
town
conditions
deteriorated
rapidly.
All
the
Jewish
people
were
forced
to
live
in
a
ghetto.
All
the
Jews
had
to
wear
armbands
to
identify
themselves
as
Jews.
S
Every
day
there
were
roundups
of
people,
they
were
taken,
some
were
taken
and
sent
to
slave
labor
camps.
Others
were
taken
to
a
local
cemetery
made
to
dig
their
own
graves
and
they
shot
into
the
grave
my
parents
decided.
We
would
try
to
escape
so
one
night
we
left
and
we
went
to
the
train
train
station.
We
managed
to
take
a
train
and
we
ended
up
in
another
town
where
my
mother
had
relatives
living,
but
when
we
arrived
there
it
was
very
similar
situation
because
the
Nazis
were
so
well-organized.
S
My
parents
again
thought
we
could
have.
Excuse
me
an
escape
so
one
night
we
left
in
a
horse
and
wagon
it
was
a
very
bright
night.
It
was
August
1942
we
didn't
get
very
far.
When
suddenly,
in
the
distance
we
saw
Polish
police
approaching,
we
jumped
off
the
wagon
and
we
started
to
run.
You
might
wonder
why
would
it
be
afraid
of
the
Polish
police?
The
reason
for
that
was
that
Poland
was
very
anti-semitic
country
and
often
the
Polish
police
collaborated
and
cooperated
with
the
Nazis
we
started
to
run.
S
We
tried
to
hide,
but
they
caught
us,
they
beat
us
up
and
they
made
us
return.
At
this
point.
My
parents
realized
there
was
no
place
to
hide
nowhere
to
run
nowhere
to
escape.
They
were
desperately
trying
to
find
someone
who'd
be
willing
to
take
me
and
hide
me.
They
were
able
to
convince
a
room.
Her
name
was
Maria.
Maria
was
a
nanny
to
one
of
my
cousin's,
they
begged
her
to
take
me
and
she
agreed
so
one
day
my
parents
asked
me
down
and
explained:
I
was
going
to
with
Maria.
S
I
should
be
good,
I
should
listen
and
that
we
would
be
reunited
soon,
so
I
left
with
her.
In
the
meantime,
there
was
an
order
issued
that
the
people
from
that
town
and
all
the
surrounding
towns
had
three
days
to
report
in
an
area
outside
of
Krakow.
My
parents
went
to
that
place
and
when
they
arrived,
they
were
approximately
twelve
thousand
people
congregated
in
the
big
meadow
it
was
August
very
hot.
There
was
no
place
to
sleep.
There
was
no
food,
and
then
there
was
a
selection.
S
A
selection
meant
that
there
was
a
group
of
SS
officers
who
made
a
decision
who
would
live
and
who
would
die.
Approximately
1,000
men
were
selected
for
slave
labor.
My
father
was
one
of
those
men.
The
rest
of
the
people
were
put
into
53
boxcars
marked
with
a
letter
be
between
120
and
150.
People
were
put
into
each
boxcar.
It
was
so
crowded
that
they
couldn't
lie
down
or
sit.
They
had
to
stand
for
five
days.
They
were
sent
to
the
concentration
camp
called
Bell
sets
when
they
arrived.
S
They
were
taken
off
the
train
and
sent
to
the
gas
chamber.
It
took
only
three
hours
from
the
time
they
left
the
train
when
they
were
killed.
This
camp
existed
only
six
months.
In
that
period
of
time,
six
hundred
thousand
people
are
murdered.
Only
two
people
survived
this
camp.
My
mother
was
one
of
those
victims,
so
as
my
grandmother,
my
aunt's,
my
cousins
and
other
family
members,
when
the
Nazis
learned
how
to
kill
more
efficiently,
they
burned
this
camp
to
the
ground
and
they
opened
a
schvitz.
S
So
my
father
was
sent
to
the
Krakow
ghetto
and
he
worked
in
an
estate
on
an
assembly
line
in
a
factory
making
electrical
cables.
He
told
me
he
kept
a
little
photograph
of
me
in
front
of
him,
knowing
that
he
gave
me
away
and
he
had
to
find
me
when
the
world
would
be
over
now.
I
left
with
Maria
Maria
had
an
apartment
in
the
city
and
I,
remember
so
well
being
in
that
apartment,
because
she
would
go
out
in
the
evening
and
leave
me
alone.
S
I
was
so
scared
because
there
was
no
electricity
in
the
apartment,
so
it
wasn't
a
pitch-black
apartment.
One
day
there
was
a
sharp
knock
on
the
door.
Maria
opened
the
door,
there
was
an
SS
officer
standing
there.
He
said
I
have
orders
to
search
your
apartment
to
see
if
you're
hiding
any
Jews,
he
barged
him.
He
looked
under
all
the
furniture
turned
some
of
it
over.
He
came
up
to
me
held
up
my
braid.
He
wanted
to
know
who
I
was
she
said:
I
was
her
niece.
She
was
taking
care
of
me.
S
He
looked
at
me
with
his
chilling
blue
eyes
and
he
turned
around
and
left
and
to
this
day,
I
remember
what
he
looked
like.
He
was
blond
blue
eyes.
He
was
wearing
black
leather
boots
that
came
up
to
his
knees
and
I
could
hear
the
clicking
of
his
heels
as
he
went
down
the
steps
now.
My
father
knew
that
he
had
had
to
make
different
arrangements.
For
me,
because
Maria
said
she
couldn't
keep
me
indefinitely,
he
was
able
to
contact
a
cousin,
my
cousin
Lala.
S
She
was
living
unfalsifiable
papers.
She
had
published
identity.
So
one
day
my
care
was
transferred
from
Maria
to
my
cousin.
My
cousin
was
a
young
woman.
Just
19.
She
was
able
to
obtain
a
birth
certificate
of
a
little
from
from
a
Catholic
priest
of
a
little
Polish
Catholic
girl
who
died
and
I
took
on
her
identity.
I
became
her.
Her
name
was
Christina
antoshka
Beach,
so
I'm
just
losing
my
place
right
now.
S
So
I
went
to
live
with
my
cousin.
We
lived
in
another
little
town.
She
was
very
mean
to
me.
She
used
to
beat
me
with
a
fireplace
poker
and
when
I
cried
for
my
mother,
she
said
your
mother
is
dead,
she's,
never
coming
back
for
you
one
time.
She
beat
me
so
severely
that
all
my
fingernails
turned
black.
They
got
infected
and
all
my
nails
fell
off.
There
was
a
very
nice
woman
who
lived
next
door.
Her
name
was
Yanina
I.
Remember
the
time
my
fingers
were
so
badly
injured.
S
She
made
bandages
for
my
fingers.
One
day
my
cousin
said
she
was
going
to
the
city
to
meet
her
boyfriend.
She
had
a
Polish
boyfriend
that
she
used
to
he
used
to
come
to
visit
her.
She
took
me
with
her
to
the
city
and
when
we
arrived,
she
took
me
into
a
church
and
she
told
me
to
sit
and
wait
for
her
while
she
was
going
across
the
street
to
meet
her
boyfriend
in
a
cafe,
so
I
sat
and
I
waited
and
waited,
but
she
never
returned.
So.
Finally,
I
walked
out
of
the
church.
S
It
was
late
afternoon.
I
crossed
the
street,
the
street
was
cordoned
off,
I
saw
groups
of
people
standing
and
talking
and
I
overheard
them
say
that
the
Gestapo
had
come
and
they
arrested
everybody
in
that
cafe.
So
here
I
was
seven
years
old,
crying
walking
up
and
down
the
street.
Suddenly
a
woman
came
up
to
me
quickly.
Put
me
under
a
cape.
She
asked
me
what's
wrong:
why
are
you
crying
I
explained
that
my
cousin
was
in
the
cafe
and
now
she
was
gone.
I
said:
could
you
please
take
me
to
the
bus?
S
S
This
is
story
to
tell
if
I
was
ever
captured
and
I
told
her?
That
I
was
the
daughter
of
a
Polish
officer
and
both
of
my
parents
were
killed
in
a
bombing
raid.
She
accepted
my
story
but
said
I
couldn't
stay
in
that
apartment.
For
three
reasons.
One
was
that
there
was
an
SS
officer
living
in
the
building.
Another
reason
was
that
Alicia's
mother
was
very
active
in
the
Polish
resistance
and
in
her
apartment
she
ran
a
hospital.
S
She
had
shortwave
radios
and
ammunition,
and
the
third
reason
was
that
when
they
cast
up
her
made
an
arrest,
they
always
returned
so
that
evening
the
oldest
son
took
me
and
we
walked
for
several
miles
and
we
came
to
a
farm
that
was
owned
and
operated
by
the
Catholic
Church
and
Alicia's
brother-in-law
was
the
administrator
of
that
farm.
So
I
remained
on
the
farm
one
day,
I.
Remember
we
slaughtered
a
pig,
but
Polish
people
were
forbidden
to
kill
animals
for
their
own
consumption.
That
was
strictly
reserved
for
Germans.
The
kitchen
was
a
big
mess.
S
S
Whenever
I
saw
you
in
the
forums,
I
was
terrified
and
I,
don't
know
what
made
me
do
this,
but
I
said,
give
them
vodka,
so
they
were
drinking
and
then
I
started
to
sing
and
dance,
so
they
were
laughing
and
I
mused
and
finally,
they
left.
We
were
liberated
by
the
Russians
and
I.
Remember
that
because
they
were
fighting
all
around
the
farm
and
we
too,
we
had
to
use
the
outhouse
when
we
needed
the
bathroom,
so
we
were
risking
our
lives.
S
So
when
the
war
ended,
my
cousin's
father
found
me
and
he
took
me
and
but
he
didn't
keep
me
very
long,
I
left
with
him.
He
took
me
to
the
refugee
center
in
Cracow,
so
you
can
imagine
that
the
survivors
coming
out
of
hiding
out
of
camps
were
sick.
They
were,
they
had
no
money,
they
had
no
clothing,
so
the
refugee
center
was
a
place
where
we
they
could
get
some
help.
So
I
went
to
live
in
the
refugee
center.
I
was
ten
years
old
when
the
war
ended.
S
S
So
we
had
to
leave
in
the
middle
of
the
night
we
climbed
into
the
trucks
they
put
cup
tarpaulins
over
us.
So
we
would
not
be
seen.
One
of
the
trucks
was
for
children
who
are
tuberculosis
and
other
serious
diseases,
because
Polish
hospitals
refused
to
take
Jewish
children,
so
I
went
to
live
in
an
orphanage.
Only
the
high
school-aged
children
were
sent
to
school,
but
every
day
they
came
back,
they
were
beaten
up
by
their
polish
children.
S
Lena
was
always
afraid
that
our
home
would
be
attacked,
so
she
obtained
ammunition
and
that
older
children
were
trained
in
use
of
ammunition
and
one
night
a
Polish
lady
came.
She
came
to
tell
us
that
our
home
was
going
to
be
attacked,
so
the
children
took
their
positions
on
the
roof
and
on
the
balcony
and
they
waited
and
they
did
come,
and
the
men
Polish
men
on
horseback,
carrying
fire
torches
and
shooting,
but
the
children
were
able
to
able
to
defend
the
home.
S
One
day,
Lena
went
back
to
crack
out
to
pick
up
some
provisions
and
she
overheard
a
man
asking
about
his
and
she
said
to
him.
Can
you
describe
what
your
child
looks
like
and
when
he
did,
she
said
I
think
I
have
your
daughter.
She
came
back
to
the
orphanage
and
said:
I
have
wonderful
news
to
tell
you.
Your
father
had
survived
and
I'll
always
remember
their
union
with
my
dad,
because
I
was
so
afraid
of
him.
When
I
saw
him,
he
look
like
a
skeleton
he
was.
S
He
was
hugging
and
kissing
me
and
he
won't.
He
was
going
to
take
me
away.
I
I
really
didn't
even
want
to
go
because
all
of
a
sudden,
I
had
friends
and
mean
I
was
our
mother.
We
called
her
mother,
my
father
was
very
sick.
He
couldn't
take
me,
but
eventually
he
was
able
to
take
me.
We
moved
back
to
our
town.
We
lived
with
few
of
my
father's
friends
who
survived
above
my
grandparents
store,
but
we
weren't
safe
there.
Either
there
were
notes
both
posted
on
our
front
door,
saying
we
would
be
murdered.
S
So
my
father
went
to
the
police
chief
asking
for
protection
and
the
police
she
said.
All
he
could
do
is
to
give
my
father
a
gun,
so
my
father
slept
with
a
gun
and
it
became
very
clear
there.
We
had
no
future
in
Poland,
so
in
time
he
decided
we
had
to
leave.
So
we
had
here
two
brothers,
one
one
one
brother
in
Palestine
and
my
brother
here.
He
asked
me
who
I
wanted
to
go
and
I
said:
I
want
to
go
to
America,
because
I
heard
that
money
grew
on
trees.
S
So
in
March
of
1947
we
came
and
a
marine
transport
boat.
It
was
very
rough
crossing
because
it
was
March
and
I
remember,
being
enchanted
with
one
food
that
I
love,
red,
jello
I
thought
it
was
magical
food
and,
of
course
the
vending
machines
were
very
intriguing.
You
know
putting
in
a
nickel
and
getting
a
milky
way.
S
So
we
settled
in
New
Jersey
and
my
uncle
took
me
to
school
to
register
me
and
right
there
in
the
school
office.
He
said:
what
name
do
you
want?
You
have
to
have
an
American
name,
so
I
thought
for
a
minute
and
I
came
up
with
the
name
Jeannette,
because
we
had
a
French
cousin
who
lived
in
Paris.
She
used
to
come
in
the
summer
to
visit.
She
was
beautiful
and
glamorous
and
she
had
long
red
nails
and
that
did
it
and
I
said
Jeanette
and
my
uncle
said
no
in
English,
it's
Janet.
S
So
that's
how
I
became
Janet.
I
had
never
been
to
school,
so
that
but
I
knew
how
to
read
and
write
and
polish,
but
I
didn't
speak
English.
So
I
was
put
in
a
grammar
fifth
grade
in
grammar
school,
so
I
think
the
other
very
serious
issue
he
had
was
that
we
came
on
a
90
day
visited
visitor's
visa.
In
90
days.
We
had
another
visa
to
go
to
Venezuela.
The
only
way
we
could
remain
in
this
country
is
if
my
father
married
an
American
citizen,
so
the
family
looked
around
and
they
found
it.
S
My
wife,
so
in
that
short
period
of
time
I
had
a
new
stepmother,
a
new
name,
new
language,
new
appearance,
new
friends,
everything
everything
was
new
and
that's
how
I
started
my
life
in
America,
so
I
know
when
I'm
no
longer
here.
My
legacy
will
continue,
because
my
children
and
grandchildren
will
continue
to
tell
my
story
because
I'm,
a
witness
of
history
and
also
the
voice
of
those
who
are
who
have
been
silenced,
I
often
think
about
the
people
who
saved
me.
They
were
the
true
heroes.
S
T
Hi,
my
name
is
Deb
Millie
I'm
honored
to
speak
after
my
incredible
mom.
I
am
a
wife
and
a
mother,
because
these
are
the
paths
I've
chosen
to
take
I
was
born
the
child
of
a
Holocaust
survivor.
This
is
the
path
that
was
chosen
for
me.
Each
child
of
survivor
wears
this
legacy
differently
and
views
this
birthright
through
different
lenses.
For
me,
this
legacy
has
landed
on
my
shoulders
with
pride,
with
pain
with
confusion
and
a
lifetime
of
questions,
some
spoken
and
some
that
live
deep
within
my
soul.
T
We
have
days
where
we
are
introspective
and
rejoice
when
we
feel
some
internal
growth
or
experience
a
light
bulb
moment
and
days
where
we
want
no
part
of
those
inner,
relentless
conversations
that
tug
at
us
and
try
to
infiltrate
our
busy
lives.
I
have
always
known
my
mother's
story
of
survival,
although
I
don't
remember
when
I
first
learned
of
it,
I
was
born
with
it.
I
often
wish
I
could
thank
ilithyia
ghulam.
T
Each
of
us,
my
brothers
and
I,
our
respective
spouses
and
all
of
our
children
would
write
letters
to
our
grandmother
and
John
would
read
them.
At
this
sweet
intimate
ceremony,
they
stood
in
a
shady
spot
blyat
by
a
flowering
bush.
I
wrote
to
my
grandmother
as
though
she
was
sitting
across
the
table
from
me.
I
wonder
what
I
would
have
called
you.
Perhaps
I
would
have
called
you
Bob
Joe
had
I
had
the
chance.
I
would
have
loved
that
dear
Bob.
T
How
wonderful
it
would
have
been
to
know
you
to
see
what
you
looked
like
to
see.
If
I
look
like
you
and
to
see,
if
my
mom
looks
like
you,
how
wonderful
it
would
have
been
to
see
how
you
and
your
jjigae
might
have
been
together,
you
were
cheated
out
of
so
many
things:
I'm
sure
that
you
loved
being
a
mother
to
your
precious
jija
and
serenka
I,
pray
that
on
that
fateful
day,
when
you
said
goodbye
to
your
sweet
jjigae,
you
had
confidence
that
you
would
soon
be
reunited.
T
Even
though
I
know
that
your
heart
must
have
been
torn
in
two
I
hope,
I,
hope
and
pray.
You
thought
it
was
only
a
temporary
separation,
otherwise
I
do
not
know
how
you
could
have
bared
the
pain,
I,
often
cry
when
I
think
of
your
torturous
heartache
as
a
mother
when
I
think
of
that
moment
in
your
life,
I
cannot
breathe.
I
am
so
sorry,
Bob
Joe.
Your
sacrifice
was
our
family's
lifeline.
I
know
that
I
could
not
have
been
so
selfless
because
of
you.
T
I
am
here,
and
my
brothers,
David
and
Jonathan
are
here
and
because
of
you,
my
beautiful
Jacob
and
Isaac
are
here
and
David's
children,
Alexandre,
Anna
and
her
nesto
are
here
and
because
of
you,
our
family
name
will
carry
on.
We
have
given
purpose
to
your
life
and
have
tried
to
give
some
purpose
to
your
death.
I
have
made
a
commitment
to
share
your
story
with
others
and
make
certain
that
people
know
the
terrible
fate
you
were
made
to
endure.
T
T
My
oldest
son
is
named
after
your
father
Jacob.
You
would
have
loved
my
boys
and
I
know
they
would
have
loved
you,
Jacob
and
Isaac
call
my
mom
Baba,
it's
almost
like
babcha
and
they
love
her.
So
much
they've
even
taught
her
how
to
shoot
hoops
in
the
driveway
and
how
to
blow
spit
balls.
My
mother
and
I
are
best
friends.
She
is
an
amazing
and
wonderful
person.
She
is
smart
and
pretty.
She
is
playful
and
has
a
lovely,
happy
temperament.
She
loves
Donuts
rum,
raisin,
ice
cream
and
dr.
Phil.
T
She
loves
art
and
she
loves
the
beach.
Most
importantly,
she
is
the
best
grandmother
to
Jacob
and
Isaac
and
a
wonderful
mother-in-law
and
an
amazing
mother
and
friend
to
me
I
adore
her
I
know
you
will.
You
would
be
very
proud
of
her.
Thank
you
for
giving
her
to
me.
I
live
every
single
day
with
gratitude.
We
will
never
forget
the
sacrifice
you
made
for
us.
I,
love
you
and
will
always
honor
your
memory.
You
are
my
hero.
T
I
hope
we
can
someday
meet
kisses
dad
well,
my
belly
has
always
housed
a
somewhat
irrational,
but
understandable
feel
fear
of
the
unthinkable.
Lately,
our
World
News,
our
social
media
feeds
and
our
very
own
communities
are
dotted
with
frightened
ly
frequent
random
acts
of
hatred,
bigotry,
xenophobia
and
anti
LGBTQ
rhetoric
and
anti-semitism.
T
I
go
to
movie
theaters
I,
go
to
airports,
I
go
to
synagogues
and
recently
I
went
to
the
Islamic
Center
of
New
England
for
a
vigil
after
the
horrific
New
Zealand
attacks
each
time,
I
now
walk
in
and
plan
an
immediate
escapist
escapist
rata
G.
Just
in
case
this
is
my
normal.
My
imagination
knows
no
peace.
I
am
offered
often
tortured
by
the
image
of
my
grandmother's
last
kiss
on
her
G
jaws.
Innocent
soft
cheek
I
am
now
equally
tortured
by
the
thought
of
the
day
that
I
experience
my
mom's
last
kiss
on
my
cheek.
T
How
will
I
live?
How
will
I
breathe
I
want
to
cry
out,
just
as
my
mom
likely
cried
to
you
over
75
years
ago,
mommy.
Don't
leave
me
again
as
children
of
survivors.
We
all
carried
this
enormous
legacy
in
our
own
way
and
navigate
this
title
in
whatever
way
we
need
to
so
that
we
can
manage
so
that
we
can
heal
and,
most
importantly,
so
that
we
can
live
fruitful,
meaningful
lives.
T
Some
need
to
hide
some
need
to
shout
some
need
to
forget,
and
some
are
not
sure
what
to
do
with
this
history.
That,
like
it
or
not,
we
cannot
shed.
My
lens
has
always
been
clouded
and
simultaneously
blessed
when
I
was
a
little
girl.
I
unconsciously
promised
myself
that
I
would
protect
this
little
girl,
my
mother,
for
as
long
as
I
live
well.
I
have
honored
this
commitment.
It
has
carried
consequences.
Was
it
a
burden
that
shaped
my
life
or
a
blessing
that
enriched
my
life?
I
now
know
it
was
both.
T
My
mother
is
still
my
closest
friend
on
this
planet
Earth
and
while
I
will
be
devastatingly
sad
when
my
mother
is
no
longer
laughing
by
my
side
in
the
first
dressing
room
on
the
left
in
Marshall's,
her
story
and
her
legacy
will
live
on
through
me
through
my
brothers
and
through
our
children.
She
will
always
be
a
part
of
the
air
that
I
breathe.
So
if
you
hear
the
sad
only
the
sadness
in
my
mom's
story,
then
you
are
missing
one
of
the
most
important
reasons
she
speaks
to
over
5,000
people
each
year.
T
Today,
we
honor
all
who
lived
all
who
died
and
all
those
who
refuse
to
be
indifferent.
We,
as
your
descendants,
will
carry
your
stories
with
us
as
a
rich
and
valuable
inheritance.
Please
take
time
every
single
day
to
demonstrate
acts
of
compassion,
fairness
and
love,
and
please
spread
kindness.
It's
infectious!
Thank
you.
U
U
Q
A
V
Good
afternoon
I'm
jack
our
biter,
and
today
I
have
the
honor
of
presenting
the
awards
for
the
13th
annual
israel,
our
biter
holocaust
essay
contest.
The
contest
was
created
in
honor
of
my
father,
as
ER
biter
as
a
vehicle
for
students
to
learn
about
the
holocaust
and
commit
to
the
critical
transmission
of
lessons
learned.
You
just
saw
a
video
clip
that
highlights
the
kind
of
impact
my
father
has
had
13
years
and
literally
thousands
of
students
and
compelling
essays
are
testimony
to
that
impact.
V
This
year
we
received
over
200
essays
from
dozens
of
area
schools
each
composed
with
depth,
meaning
and
true
contemplation
on
this
challenging
subject.
Their
reflections
lend
promise
to
the
next
generations
commitment
never
to
forget
all
of
our
winners
will
receive
a
trip
to
the
US
Holocaust
Museum
in
November,
in
an
educational
scholarship.
V
A
F
B
Our
program
will
conclude
here
with
the
recitation
of
the
Kaddish.
Although
there
is
no
formal
program,
you
are
welcome
to
procedure
the
no
human
Holocaust
Memorial
for
your
own
private
reflections.
Upon
conclusion,
please
wait
for
the
survivors
to
exit,
followed
by
the
day
as
participants
guests
will
then
be
dismissed
row
by
row
by
the
ushers.
Now
I
asked
Rabbi
Moshe
wall
Docs
to
lead
us
in
the
alma
lie.
Rock
I
mean.
W
If
you're
able
to
rise,
the
maliaka
meme
and
the
Kaddish
are,
in
your
booklet,
just
a
word
about
the
first
words
which
have
bothered
me
consistently,
which
is,
oh
god,
full
of
compassion,
may
not
have
bothered
you.
But
it's
bothered
me,
but
I
know
it's
a
tradition
to
realize
that
the
compassion
that
we
receive
was
not
the
compassion,
perhaps
of
a
deus
ex
machina,
some
magic
God
who
came
in
at
the
third
act
and
saved
the
day.
But
it
was
the
God
who
went
into
the
suffering
with
those
who
suffered.
W
My
mother
had
a
little
gotten
you
a
little
God
when
she
went
into
the
labor
camp.
So
the
compassion
we
look
for
is
the
compassion
for
us
today
that
we
have
the
capacity
to
be
there
for
each
other,
the
capacity
to
identify
each
and
every
one
of
us
as
an
image
of
God,
and
that
compassion
is
what
we
have
passed
on
from
generation
to
generation.
W
That
will
continue
to
do
today,
so
exalted,
compassionate
God
grant
perfect
peace
in
your
sheltering
presence
among
the
holy
and
pure
to
the
souls
of
all
of
our
brethren
men,
women
and
children
of
the
house
of
Israel
who
were
slaughtered,
burned,
choked
and
bury
alive.
May
their
memory
endure
inspiring
truth
and
loyalty
in
our
lives.
They
may
their
souls
thus
be
bound
up
in
the
bond
of
life
and,
let
us
say,
I'm
in.
X
W
X
Eat
cattle
with
Kadosh
Amenabar,
the
Almaty
refute
avium.
This
mallacoota,
the
SIA
phone
via
me
home
the
Beth
Israel,
allow
this
man
carry
VM
room
Ishmael
for
the
male
Maya
is
per
our
fish.
The
Murphy's
bar
Wistrom
on
business,
a
mr.
Darby
salary
salon.
She
made
a
good
show.
The
alarming
call
bill
for
so
v-0,
so
special,
so
very
famous
or
the
Emir
on
the
AMA
Viru
ish,
no
more
Rob
amici
Maya,
the
hi
Emily
move
al
call,
Israel
Veeru,
oseh,
sholom
robbery
as
a
shallow.
A
little
valve
octo,
Sweetie
Belle.
They
brew
are
made.