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[fluffernutter8]

In the Jewish calendar, today is the nineteenth day of the month of Nissan. That means that it's Yom HaShoa, Holocaust Remembrance Day. Which means it's time for my annual Yom HaShoa post.

When I think about how the Holocaust affects my life, I think of my abba's father, my saba. His story is the glaring one. He lived through the Holocaust. His

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[author_by_night]

I can't believe some of the things people still say and think. That they didn't even stop for the names, that the names being read weren't read with more respect.

The story of your saba is... well, if the number of times I've edited is any indication, there are really no words. I took a moment to think of him and the others who suffered.

[forthebeauty]

I found this post very powerful. I'm not Jewish and I don't have any friends that are Jews so I've never really heard a personal account like this before from someone directly, other than what I've read in books or seen on documentaries.

The sad thing is this: all human beings ARE created equal, but there will always be people who refuse to believe it.