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LA Organizations Partner with March of the Living for Virtual Yom HaShoah Conference
The virtual program will allow Jewish high school seniors from 10 schools in California, Boston, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Panama and Poland to learn about the Shoah.
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Relatives of those who died at the hands of the Nazis at Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp attend the March Of The Living as part of Holocaust Remembrance Day, on May 1, 2008 in Auschwitz, Germany. (Photo by Moshe Milner/GPO via Getty Images)
For many high school students in Los Angeles, participating in the March of the Living program is a rite of passage. Instead of learning about the Shoah through a history book, thousands visit Auschwitz-Birkenau in person each year.
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Sami Steigmann crashes Clubhouse
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Sami Steigmann crashes Clubhouse
The 81-year-old Holocaust survivor will engage in a cross-racial, intergenerational conversation via the social-media platform with thousands in honor of Yom Hashoah.
(April 1, 2021 / JNS) On a blustery day in late January, Holocaust survivor Sami Steigmann, 81, made his debut on Clubhouse the buzzy, audio-based, social-media platform that launched in the venture capital and Hollywood communities last spring and now connects millions of “regular” folk with celebrities for spontaneous conversations.
Steigmann, who lives below the poverty line in Harlem, N.Y., was preparing to speak outside the United Nations on International Holocaust Remembrance Day for an “End Jew Hated” rally. Jewish rapper Kosha Dillz, a 30-something who assists Steigmann with errands, decided to come along to hear his friend. Inspired by Steigmann, Dillz (whose real name is Rami Even-Esh), helped the octogenarian set up a Clubh