Tag: Ritual

On the meaning of liberation, for the 75th anniversary of V-E day

On the meaning of liberation, for the 75th anniversary of V-E day

Posted by | May 6, 2020 | |

Seventy-five years ago, death camps and labor camps were liberated one by one as the Allies marched across Europe. On May 8, 1945, the armed forces of Nazi Germany surrendered to the Allies. The Jews of Europe as a people were liberated, freed from their slavery and oppression. Free to emerge from hiding; free from the threat of arrest and murder; free to be Jews again. What does it mean to be liberated? [Redirects to the Times of Israel]

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How will we remember the Holocaust when there are no survivors left? Ritual.

How will we remember the Holocaust when there are no survivors left? Ritual.

Posted by | Apr 22, 2020 | |

Today, another Holocaust survivor passed away. I do not know their name – perhaps you do. Unlike their families who were torn from them before their time, some of these people are dying of natural causes, and others, sadly, of COVID-19. We should not be surprised by this. The Holocaust ended 75 years ago. The youngest survivors are in their 80s.

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