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{weblog_name} - Shoah: From Memory To Moral Legacy
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Amidst all the remarkable headlines of recent days—Osama bin Laden’s death, the Hamas-Fatah rapprochement, the Reform movement’s strife over the “pro-Israel” credentials of its incoming head and more – we paused this past week to commemorate Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Memorial Day. In the faces of often somber crowds, we were reminded that the era of those who experienced the depths of humanity’s self-inflicted horror is drawing to a slow close. That is a natural progression, but cause for profound sadness and deep reflection. In a remarkable chapter in the annals of Jewish history, the American Jewish community has built the museums, created the educational curriculums, printed the books and produced the movies to remember. Unfathomably, some still deny the Holocaust, allowing their intense hatred of Jews to undermine its powerful lessons for all humanity. For certain, we must always… read more