SU students share stories of strength, survival for Holocaust Remembrance Day
Katelyn Marcy | Asst. Illustration Editor
International Holocaust Remembrance Day is recognized annually on Jan. 27.
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Seventy-six years ago, Jews were freed from concentration camps after being taken, tortured and killed by the Nazis. Many liberated Jewish people created families that kept Jewish culture alive through multiple generations.
Now, many of the grandchildren and great-grandchildren of these survivors are pursuing an education at Syracuse University. Several told their families’ stories to The Daily Orange ahead of this year’s International Holocaust Remembrance Day, observed Wednesday.