Semon Shabaev and Anja Baron were born in two different Germanys.
Baron, 55, grew up in a Berlin with no visible Jewish life; filling that absence was a profound sense of guilt. Shabaev, who turns 21 in April, is a member of a thriving Jewish community and part of a generation committed to thinking beyond the pain of historical memory. In 2019, the two collaborated on the short film “L’Chaim,” a production of BYkids, a global educational nonprofit that teams young filmmakers with mentors to produce documentaries. The film debuts on national public television April 6.
“One of the first meetings I had with Semon was very surprising,” said Baron, the Emmy-nominated director of the film “Last of the First,” about the Harlem Blues and Jazz Band. “He said ‘Look, We all live with the memory of the Holocaust and we are all incredibly marked by by the historical burden.’ But he also said, ‘I really do want to make sure we do not get defined by just being a victim or b
remember jason chaffetz made an announcement last week he is not going to run for re-election. meaning he will step down from the committee. elijah cummings said they received the information on wednesday that this was not going to be provided. chaffetz s announcement came on friday. we have no concrete evidence it is connected. we have no clear answer why chaffetz is not running again and says he may leave early. though elijah cummings and jason chaffetz have shared a good relationship on the committee. they have. president trump has arrived a few moments ago at capitol hill for a ceremony. tell us a bit about that. that s right, ali. this is a holocaust remembrance ceremony. it is a regular event at the united states capitol. a somber occasion. we re down in this hallway because the president walked by here a few moments ago on his way up to the rotunda.
statements that are trying to erase our history. that was extremely bitterly painful, and i have to tell you, i want to a catholic girls school a few days later, and they did a holocaust remembrance ceremony, and they featured jews along with everybody else, and it was so healing for me to see that the messages that we may be getting from certain places are not being echoed across the country. as i understand the state department did mention jews in their statement and the white house did not, they took it out. that s how i understand it. there are a couple things i want to talk to you about, you have the support of israel from this president who says, israel is our number one ally. in this country you re seeing things like this and saying, things are getting by, and in some ways you do find the trump administration at fault for some of it. so what does this administration need to do to make sure jews