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The Holocaust and World War II: No One is Forgotten, Nothing is Forgotten
Just a few days separate us all from the High Holidays and the 60th Anniversary of The Second World War's Victory Day (VE Day) over German Nazism. The victory over Nazism in Europe on May 8, 1945 made the founding of the State of Israel possible, and this year its 56th anniversary will be celebrated just a few days later, on May 12th, 2005.
For the list of events planned by the Rehovot Municipality for both VE Day and Israel's Independence Day, please see the separate publication in MyRehovot.Info.
In addition to the official town celebrations, there will be many other memorial meetings, concerts and gatherings to be held under the auspices of various Rehovot public organizations. One such event is planned for Tuesday May 3, 2005 at 6:00 p.m, to be held at the house of the Rehovot branch of the All-Israel Organization of Veterans of World War II (Levi Epstein Street, opposite the Beit Gordon building). The meeting, entitled "The War in our Memory" will honor those who lost their lives in battles, partisan and opposition troops, those killed in the concentration camps, the war survivors, and the war invalids.
Another event, Holocaust Memorial meeting, held by the Emunah National Religious Women's Organization, Hadara-Yehudit, Rehovot Branch, took place at Rehovot's Joseph Meyerhoff Library (Habanim Street, opposite Beit Hatarbut) on Monday, May 2.
The Chairman of the Meeting (conducted entirely in English), was Mr. Henry Sussman, the Emunah representative. In his opening words he has confirmed that this organization is doing all it can to preserve the memory of the Holocaust, those who "were brutally murdered and those who somehow survived". Mr.Sussman told the audience that it took about forty years for the Holocaust survivors to adapt to the post-war life.
The address by Mr.Sussman was followed by memorial songs with the participation of a standing audience.
After noting that this annual gathering has limited capacity to listen to all the must-be-heard stories about the Holocaust by the victims and their children, he invited Sheila Mor, the guest speaker for 2005.
In her moving speech, Ms.Mor related her husband's and mother-in-law's experiences during the time of the Holocaust. She called her talk "One Small Victory over a Great Evil" in memory of the Jewish Community of Veria, Greece.
The meeting had about fifty attendees, most of whom were senior citizens. Several groups of Rehovot elementary school students marched outside The Joseph Meyerhoff Library, where the Holocaust meeting was being held. They had apparently attended some other event "of greater importance" at Beit Hatarbut, which is situated opposite the Meyerhoff Library.
With a heavy heart, one may think of the lack of interest of today's youth in the World War II and Holocaust memorial events. Unfortunately, Israel's schools pay too little attention to the well deserved memory of those who suffered and died for our freedom and happiness.
Otherwise, how can one explain that the Annual Victory Day Memorial Service at the Rehovot Memorial Square (at the junction of Herzog St and Gordon Street, to be held this year on May 8 at 9:00 a.m.) will be attended only by the children from the private kindergarten "Sacranel" (the Rehovot branch of IGUM, the Association of the Teachers New Repatriants, Olim) despite the fact that the Rehovot Elementary School "Behor Levi" is located just one hundred meters from the Memorial Complex.
Nevertheless, we are confident that "No One is Forgotten, Nothing is Forgotten"!
We welcome everyone to help preserve this message by submitting and publishing in MyRehovot his or her personal story about the Holocaust and WWII, be it ones' personal experience, memories or stories told by parents or grandparents. Written at the Great Patriotic War Monument Memorials in nearly every town and offered as a composition title for a High School Graduation Exam all over Russia and the Republics of the Former USSR (The nation lost in the war against Hitler's war criminals more then 26 million lives) this message kept reminding several generations of Soviet people what Nazism is, and what is the actual price paid for the happiness and freedom.
Tell your children about World War II and the Holocaust. You do not need to know much to accomplish this pivotal educational task. Just share some time with your young ones to watch WWII pictures. They are just a click away available at this link.
Let Rehovot be the Holocaust memorial zone free from the extremism by the unfortunate people who occasionally misidentify Israel officials with Nazi symbols.
Important: this publication is an original material by MyRehovot.Info. Citation and/or re-printing in any media is permitted in case it is properly cited and the hyperlink to http://www.myrehovot.info is provided.
For the list of events planned by the Rehovot Municipality for both VE Day and Israel's Independence Day, please see the separate publication in MyRehovot.Info.
In addition to the official town celebrations, there will be many other memorial meetings, concerts and gatherings to be held under the auspices of various Rehovot public organizations. One such event is planned for Tuesday May 3, 2005 at 6:00 p.m, to be held at the house of the Rehovot branch of the All-Israel Organization of Veterans of World War II (Levi Epstein Street, opposite the Beit Gordon building). The meeting, entitled "The War in our Memory" will honor those who lost their lives in battles, partisan and opposition troops, those killed in the concentration camps, the war survivors, and the war invalids.
Another event, Holocaust Memorial meeting, held by the Emunah National Religious Women's Organization, Hadara-Yehudit, Rehovot Branch, took place at Rehovot's Joseph Meyerhoff Library (Habanim Street, opposite Beit Hatarbut) on Monday, May 2.
The Chairman of the Meeting (conducted entirely in English), was Mr. Henry Sussman, the Emunah representative. In his opening words he has confirmed that this organization is doing all it can to preserve the memory of the Holocaust, those who "were brutally murdered and those who somehow survived". Mr.Sussman told the audience that it took about forty years for the Holocaust survivors to adapt to the post-war life.
The address by Mr.Sussman was followed by memorial songs with the participation of a standing audience.
After noting that this annual gathering has limited capacity to listen to all the must-be-heard stories about the Holocaust by the victims and their children, he invited Sheila Mor, the guest speaker for 2005.
In her moving speech, Ms.Mor related her husband's and mother-in-law's experiences during the time of the Holocaust. She called her talk "One Small Victory over a Great Evil" in memory of the Jewish Community of Veria, Greece.
The meeting had about fifty attendees, most of whom were senior citizens. Several groups of Rehovot elementary school students marched outside The Joseph Meyerhoff Library, where the Holocaust meeting was being held. They had apparently attended some other event "of greater importance" at Beit Hatarbut, which is situated opposite the Meyerhoff Library.
With a heavy heart, one may think of the lack of interest of today's youth in the World War II and Holocaust memorial events. Unfortunately, Israel's schools pay too little attention to the well deserved memory of those who suffered and died for our freedom and happiness.
Otherwise, how can one explain that the Annual Victory Day Memorial Service at the Rehovot Memorial Square (at the junction of Herzog St and Gordon Street, to be held this year on May 8 at 9:00 a.m.) will be attended only by the children from the private kindergarten "Sacranel" (the Rehovot branch of IGUM, the Association of the Teachers New Repatriants, Olim) despite the fact that the Rehovot Elementary School "Behor Levi" is located just one hundred meters from the Memorial Complex.
Nevertheless, we are confident that "No One is Forgotten, Nothing is Forgotten"!
We welcome everyone to help preserve this message by submitting and publishing in MyRehovot his or her personal story about the Holocaust and WWII, be it ones' personal experience, memories or stories told by parents or grandparents. Written at the Great Patriotic War Monument Memorials in nearly every town and offered as a composition title for a High School Graduation Exam all over Russia and the Republics of the Former USSR (The nation lost in the war against Hitler's war criminals more then 26 million lives) this message kept reminding several generations of Soviet people what Nazism is, and what is the actual price paid for the happiness and freedom.
Tell your children about World War II and the Holocaust. You do not need to know much to accomplish this pivotal educational task. Just share some time with your young ones to watch WWII pictures. They are just a click away available at this link.
Let Rehovot be the Holocaust memorial zone free from the extremism by the unfortunate people who occasionally misidentify Israel officials with Nazi symbols.
Important: this publication is an original material by MyRehovot.Info. Citation and/or re-printing in any media is permitted in case it is properly cited and the hyperlink to http://www.myrehovot.info is provided.
posted by MyRehovot.info @ 5/02/2005
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