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January 17-18, 1945: the death marches from the Auschwitz concentration camp system begin. The death marches began to occur towards the end of the war as Germany’s army began to collapse at the same time as the Allies closed in. The Germans, not wanting the true nature of the camps to be revealed, began to move the prisoners out of camps close to the front and towards camps in Germany.

The first prisoners were taken by train, and then by foot. They were made to march in unbearable conditions; outside in the bitter cold, with hardly any food, water or rest. The prisoners were often abused by the accompanying guards. The largest death marches occurred in 1944-45. Just 9 days before the Soviet army arrived at Auschwitz, the Germans began to evacuate the camp.

The SS quickly evacuated Auschwitz and its satellite camps, forcing around 60,000 prisoners, mainly Jews, to march to the city of Wodzisław. Anyone who was unable to keep up or who fell ill was shot dead. Over 15,000 died from the death marches alone. Once in Wodzisław, the prisoners were put on freight trains and sent to different concentration camps further west in Germany, such as Flossenbürg, Buchenwald, Dachau, Mauthausen and Gross-Rosen.

Following the marches from Auschwitz, other concentration camps in Poland also began to be evacuated. On January 21, the Blechhammer camp was evacuated, sending 4,000 prisoners off. This pattern of evacuating the camps continued into March and April of 1945 as the war ended.

At least 250,000 prisoners were sent on death marches as camp after camp was evacuated. Thousands of deaths occurred along the highways of Austria and central Germany. An estimated 200,000-150,000 prisoners were murdered or died on the marches. Nearly one-third of them were Jews.

The term “death march” began to be used widely amongst prisoners and continues by anyone studying what occurred. In 1988, a yearly Shoa Memory trip for students to Poland with survivors took on the name, @motlorg (March of the Living) to emphasize the ultimate Jewish triumph post-Shoa.

May the memory of those who perished always be a blessing.

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January 17-18, 1945: the death marches from the Auschwitz concentration camp system begin. The death marches began to occur towards the end of the war as Germany’s army began to collapse at the same time as the Allies closed in. The Germans, not wanting the true nature of the camps to be revealed, began to move the prisoners out of camps close to the front and towards camps in Germany.

The first prisoners were taken by train, and then by foot. They were made to march in unbearable conditions; outside in the bitter cold, with hardly any food, water or rest. The prisoners were often abused by the accompanying guards. The largest death marches occurred in 1944-45. Just 9 days before the Soviet army arrived at Auschwitz, the Germans began to evacuate the camp.

The SS quickly evacuated Auschwitz and its satellite camps, forcing around 60,000 prisoners, mainly Jews, to march to the city of Wodzisław. Anyone who was unable to keep up or who fell ill was shot dead. Over 15,000 died from the death marches alone. Once in Wodzisław, the prisoners were put on freight trains and sent to different concentration camps further west in Germany, such as Flossenbürg, Buchenwald, Dachau, Mauthausen and Gross-Rosen.

Following the marches from Auschwitz, other concentration camps in Poland also began to be evacuated. On January 21, the Blechhammer camp was evacuated, sending 4,000 prisoners off. This pattern of evacuating the camps continued into March and April of 1945 as the war ended.

At least 250,000 prisoners were sent on death marches as camp after camp was evacuated. Thousands of deaths occurred along the highways of Austria and central Germany. An estimated 200,000-150,000 prisoners were murdered or died on the marches. Nearly one-third of them were Jews.

The term “death march” began to be used widely amongst prisoners and continues by anyone studying what occurred. In 1988, a yearly Shoa Memory trip for students to Poland with survivors took on the name, @motlorg (March of the Living) to emphasize the ultimate Jewish triumph post-Shoa.

May the memory of those who perished always be a blessing.

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#onthisday, 5744 (1984), R’ Israel Abuhatzeria z”l also known as the Baba Sali (Praying Father) passes away at the age of 94 in Netivot, Israel. The Baba Sali is a revered figure in the world of Jewish thought, spirituality, & mysticism. He was leader of the Moroccan-Sephardi Jewish community who moved to Israel in 1964 and was known for his ability to work miracles through his prayers. May his memory be a blessing.

The Baba Sali was born on Rosh Hashana, 5650 (1889), in Rissani, Morocco. He was a descendant of a prominent line of tzadikim (righteous ones) of the Abuhatzeria family line, directly the grandson of Yaakov Abuhatzeria. His family is known to be “baalei mofet”, miracle workers, a practice that the Baba Sali continued.

While in Morocco, the family lived on a large estate that also served as a yeshiva for young students and the beit din led by his father. By the age of 12, the Baba Sali was already studying Torah day and night. Soon, he entered the yeshiva and began learning more in-depth.

One of the aspects that distinguished him and something that his father saw as his potential for greatness was his devotion to “Shmirat HaLashon” and “Shmirat HaEynayim” – (respectively) guarding one’s speech and guarding one’s eyes.

Following the establishment of Israel, life for Jews in Morocco drastically changed and many moved to Europe and the Americas while most made Aliyah to Israel. Amongst the first to move was the Baba Sali, who in 1951 (at 62), moved to Lod. While trying to keep a low profile, folks in Israel “discovered” he was there and after rejecting offers for the chief rabbinate, he returned to Morocco to inspire his community in need.

In 1964, he returned to Israel where he would stay for the remainder of his life. The Baba Sali moved to Netivot, a small town in the Negev that was initially a ma’abara (transit camp for Jewish refugees from Arab countries, North Africa & Iran). Here, visitors from all over the country and the world began to visit him to ask for blessings and advice.

His funeral received about 100,000 people and his gravesite has become a place of popular pilgrimage in Israel – particularly today on his yahrzeit.

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#onthisday, 5744 (1984), R’ Israel Abuhatzeria z”l also known as the Baba Sali (Praying Father) passes away at the age of 94 in Netivot, Israel. The Baba Sali is a revered figure in the world of Jewish thought, spirituality, & mysticism. He was leader of the Moroccan-Sephardi Jewish community who moved to Israel in 1964 and was known for his ability to work miracles through his prayers. May his memory be a blessing.

The Baba Sali was born on Rosh Hashana, 5650 (1889), in Rissani, Morocco. He was a descendant of a prominent line of tzadikim (righteous ones) of the Abuhatzeria family line, directly the grandson of Yaakov Abuhatzeria. His family is known to be “baalei mofet”, miracle workers, a practice that the Baba Sali continued.

While in Morocco, the family lived on a large estate that also served as a yeshiva for young students and the beit din led by his father. By the age of 12, the Baba Sali was already studying Torah day and night. Soon, he entered the yeshiva and began learning more in-depth.

One of the aspects that distinguished him and something that his father saw as his potential for greatness was his devotion to “Shmirat HaLashon” and “Shmirat HaEynayim” – (respectively) guarding one’s speech and guarding one’s eyes.

Following the establishment of Israel, life for Jews in Morocco drastically changed and many moved to Europe and the Americas while most made Aliyah to Israel. Amongst the first to move was the Baba Sali, who in 1951 (at 62), moved to Lod. While trying to keep a low profile, folks in Israel “discovered” he was there and after rejecting offers for the chief rabbinate, he returned to Morocco to inspire his community in need.

In 1964, he returned to Israel where he would stay for the remainder of his life. The Baba Sali moved to Netivot, a small town in the Negev that was initially a ma’abara (transit camp for Jewish refugees from Arab countries, North Africa & Iran). Here, visitors from all over the country and the world began to visit him to ask for blessings and advice.

His funeral received about 100,000 people and his gravesite has become a place of popular pilgrimage in Israel – particularly today on his yahrzeit.

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What’s your favorite Hebrew word❓

Eliezer Ben-Yehuda (born Eliezer Yitzhak Perelman) was born #onthisday in Luzhky, Lithuania (January 7, 1858). Ben-Yehuda grew up learning Hebrew through his religious upbringing, excelling in his studies. In the hopes of becoming a rabbi, Ben-Yehuda attended a yeshiva, however, he soon became more interested in the secular world and ended up attending a Russian gymnasium instead.

Ben-Yehuda left Russia in 1878 for Paris, where he studied medicine in order to help the Jewish community in Ottoman controlled Palestine (Land of Israel). He made sure to only speak Hebrew with every Jew he met, in order to prove that his dream could be possible. However, because of his tuberculosis, Ben-Yehuda was unable to finish his studies and continued on his way to the Land of Israel, where he arrived in 1881 with the hopes of reviving the language as a spoken one.

Moving to Jerusalem, Ben-Yehuda began immediately. While it was easy for him to speak in Hebrew, there was a shortage of words on certain topics. When his son, Ben-Zion, was born in 1882, Ben-Yehuda and his wife raised him as the first all-Hebrew speaking child in a long time.

The need for new Hebrew words to describe everyday objects like dolls, ice cream and towels were coined by Ben-Yehuda. He believed that rabbis and teachers in the Land of Israel should use Hebrew as the sole language of instruction in schools. In 1882, Ben-Yehuda began teaching Hebrew in Hebrew to school children. After a few months, the children were speaking Hebrew fluently, becoming yet another clear example that Hebrew could be the spoken tongue in Palestine (א״י).

In 1884, he began publishing his own newspaper, Hatzvi, to teach adults Hebrew. Alongside this, he also began to compile a dictionary, producing the 17-volume “A Complete Dictionary of Ancient and Modern Hebrew.” Six years later, in 1890, Ben-Yehuda founded the Hebrew Language Council, a forerunner to today’s Hebrew Language Academy.

Ben-Yehuda died on December 16, 1922 at 64 years old. He will forever be remembered for his work in reviving the Hebrew language as a spoken tongue.

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Eliezer Ben-Yehuda (born Eliezer Yitzhak Perelman) was born #onthisday in Luzhky, Lithuania (January 7, 1858). Ben-Yehuda grew up learning Hebrew through his religious upbringing, excelling in his studies. In the hopes of becoming a rabbi, Ben-Yehuda attended a yeshiva, however, he soon became more interested in the secular world and ended up attending a Russian gymnasium instead.

Ben-Yehuda left Russia in 1878 for Paris, where he studied medicine in order to help the Jewish community in Ottoman controlled Palestine (Land of Israel). He made sure to only speak Hebrew with every Jew he met, in order to prove that his dream could be possible. However, because of his tuberculosis, Ben-Yehuda was unable to finish his studies and continued on his way to the Land of Israel, where he arrived in 1881 with the hopes of reviving the language as a spoken one.

Moving to Jerusalem, Ben-Yehuda began immediately. While it was easy for him to speak in Hebrew, there was a shortage of words on certain topics. When his son, Ben-Zion, was born in 1882, Ben-Yehuda and his wife raised him as the first all-Hebrew speaking child in a long time.

The need for new Hebrew words to describe everyday objects like dolls, ice cream and towels were coined by Ben-Yehuda. He believed that rabbis and teachers in the Land of Israel should use Hebrew as the sole language of instruction in schools. In 1882, Ben-Yehuda began teaching Hebrew in Hebrew to school children. After a few months, the children were speaking Hebrew fluently, becoming yet another clear example that Hebrew could be the spoken tongue in Palestine (א״י).

In 1884, he began publishing his own newspaper, Hatzvi, to teach adults Hebrew. Alongside this, he also began to compile a dictionary, producing the 17-volume “A Complete Dictionary of Ancient and Modern Hebrew.” Six years later, in 1890, Ben-Yehuda founded the Hebrew Language Council, a forerunner to today’s Hebrew Language Academy.

Ben-Yehuda died on December 16, 1922 at 64 years old. He will forever be remembered for his work in reviving the Hebrew language as a spoken tongue.

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“You and I will change the world / You and I, then they’ll all follow / They’ve said it before, but that doesn’t matter / You and I will change the world.”

On this day, January 3, 1939, legendary Israeli singer, songwriter, actor, and comedian Arik Einstein was born in Tel Aviv. Widely recognized as the “Voice of Israel,” Einstein is revered as a pioneer of Israeli rock and remains the most influential and beloved Israeli artist of all time.

Visit our website archives (link in bio) to learn more about his life and legacy. Discover Arik Einstein’s music on Spotify and other streaming platforms. Take a moment today to honor his memory 🕯️

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“You and I will change the world / You and I, then they’ll all follow / They’ve said it before, but that doesn’t matter / You and I will change the world.”

On this day, January 3, 1939, legendary Israeli singer, songwriter, actor, and comedian Arik Einstein was born in Tel Aviv. Widely recognized as the “Voice of Israel,” Einstein is revered as a pioneer of Israeli rock and remains the most influential and beloved Israeli artist of all time.

Visit our website archives (link in bio) to learn more about his life and legacy. Discover Arik Einstein’s music on Spotify and other streaming platforms. Take a moment today to honor his memory 🕯️

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“The biggest resistance that we could have done to the Germans was to survive.”

#onthisday, 1918, Jewish partisan fighter Eta Wrobel was born in Lokov, Poland. Described as a rebel from the early days of her youth, Wrobel was the only child in her ten-person family to survive the Holocaust. Eta was the daughter of a resistance fighter, her father, a member of the Polish underground who instilled in her the values of providing help to those that needed it most.

In 1940, Eta began working as a clerk for a Polish employment agency. Following Germany’s invasion of Poland, Eta soon began falsifying the identity papers of Jews. She was enclosed in a Polish ghetto alongside her father until it was liquidated in October 1942 at which point they were able to separate themselves from the rest of the Jews sent to concentration camps and escape into the woods. It was in the woods that Eta took the lead in forming a Jewish partisan unit of around 80 people.

The unit was successful in stealing supplies where fighters practically slept on top one another with no available medicine to speak of. Life in the woods was dangerous, with everyone constantly on guard for both their fellow partisans and one another. This danger often led to violence. Eta suffered a bullet to the leg which she managed to excavate with a knife. The partisan unit was also responsible for the establishment of mines meant to subvert German transport, destroying supply routes in the process. Eta was 1 of 7 women in the unit and refused to have herself delegated to housekeeping chores such as cooking and cleaning. Her refusal was honored by the unit due to her tactical military skills and expansive personality. Eta worked best alongside her fellow male comrades, aiding in various military decisions and challenges that came their way.

It is unclear when her father died, how much of the unit survived or how long they lingered in the woods. At a certain point Eta entered hiding where she remained until 1944 following Germany’s exit from Lokov. She died on May 26, 2008, Z”L.

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“The biggest resistance that we could have done to the Germans was to survive.”

#onthisday, 1918, Jewish partisan fighter Eta Wrobel was born in Lokov, Poland. Described as a rebel from the early days of her youth, Wrobel was the only child in her ten-person family to survive the Holocaust. Eta was the daughter of a resistance fighter, her father, a member of the Polish underground who instilled in her the values of providing help to those that needed it most.

In 1940, Eta began working as a clerk for a Polish employment agency. Following Germany’s invasion of Poland, Eta soon began falsifying the identity papers of Jews. She was enclosed in a Polish ghetto alongside her father until it was liquidated in October 1942 at which point they were able to separate themselves from the rest of the Jews sent to concentration camps and escape into the woods. It was in the woods that Eta took the lead in forming a Jewish partisan unit of around 80 people.

The unit was successful in stealing supplies where fighters practically slept on top one another with no available medicine to speak of. Life in the woods was dangerous, with everyone constantly on guard for both their fellow partisans and one another. This danger often led to violence. Eta suffered a bullet to the leg which she managed to excavate with a knife. The partisan unit was also responsible for the establishment of mines meant to subvert German transport, destroying supply routes in the process. Eta was 1 of 7 women in the unit and refused to have herself delegated to housekeeping chores such as cooking and cleaning. Her refusal was honored by the unit due to her tactical military skills and expansive personality. Eta worked best alongside her fellow male comrades, aiding in various military decisions and challenges that came their way.

It is unclear when her father died, how much of the unit survived or how long they lingered in the woods. At a certain point Eta entered hiding where she remained until 1944 following Germany’s exit from Lokov. She died on May 26, 2008, Z”L.

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#onthisday, we celebrate the birthday of the filmmaker Steven Spielberg. This year, was the 30th anniversary of Spielberg’s “Schindler’s List”, a harrowing tale of the German businessman Oskar Schindler who risked his life to save 1,200 Jews from the horrors of the Holocaust.

Just this past month, @uscshoahfoundation announced that it will be making a documentary about the events of October 7th when over 1,400 Jews—a number uncannily close to the figure saved by Schindler— were murdered in the deadliest massacre of Jews for being Jewish since the Holocaust. Spielberg has provided his blessing, will be active as an advisor and has remained an outspoken advocate for the project.

Schindler’s List served as a personal reckoning for Spielberg. “I was hit in the face with my personal life,” he said. “My upbringing. My Jewishness. The stories my grandparents told me about the Shoah. And Jewish life came pouring back into my heart. I cried all the time.” After each day’s shoot, Spielberg spoke to Robin Williams with the same request: Make me laugh.

Regarding the attack on Israel, Spielberg said, “I never imagined I would see such unspeakable barbarity against Jews in my lifetime… But not since Germany in the 30’s have I witnessed antisemitism no longer lurking, but standing proud with hands on hips like H*tler and Mussolini.”

USC Shoah is collaborating with production outlets in Israel and has begun the process of collecting eye-witness accounts. These accounts will be made accessible to the public on a rolling basis through its Visual History Archive in the USC Shoah Foundation’s Countering Antisemitism Through Testimony Collection, dedicated to recording antisemitism after the Holocaust. While the overarching vision of the forthcoming project, a documentary and not a drama, remains foggy, one thing is painfully clear. There was no Schindler this time.

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#onthisday, we celebrate the birthday of the filmmaker Steven Spielberg. This year, was the 30th anniversary of Spielberg’s “Schindler’s List”, a harrowing tale of the German businessman Oskar Schindler who risked his life to save 1,200 Jews from the horrors of the Holocaust.

Just this past month, @uscshoahfoundation announced that it will be making a documentary about the events of October 7th when over 1,400 Jews—a number uncannily close to the figure saved by Schindler— were murdered in the deadliest massacre of Jews for being Jewish since the Holocaust. Spielberg has provided his blessing, will be active as an advisor and has remained an outspoken advocate for the project.

Schindler’s List served as a personal reckoning for Spielberg. “I was hit in the face with my personal life,” he said. “My upbringing. My Jewishness. The stories my grandparents told me about the Shoah. And Jewish life came pouring back into my heart. I cried all the time.” After each day’s shoot, Spielberg spoke to Robin Williams with the same request: Make me laugh.

Regarding the attack on Israel, Spielberg said, “I never imagined I would see such unspeakable barbarity against Jews in my lifetime… But not since Germany in the 30’s have I witnessed antisemitism no longer lurking, but standing proud with hands on hips like H*tler and Mussolini.”

USC Shoah is collaborating with production outlets in Israel and has begun the process of collecting eye-witness accounts. These accounts will be made accessible to the public on a rolling basis through its Visual History Archive in the USC Shoah Foundation’s Countering Antisemitism Through Testimony Collection, dedicated to recording antisemitism after the Holocaust. While the overarching vision of the forthcoming project, a documentary and not a drama, remains foggy, one thing is painfully clear. There was no Schindler this time.

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“Where there is no guidance, the nation falls. But in an abundance of counselors, there is victory”

#onthisday, 1949, the Mossad, Israel’s national intelligence agency, was founded. Along with Aman, Israel’s military intelligence service and the Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security service, it is one of the three branches of Israel’s Intelligence Community.

Following the establishment of Israel, its first Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion, deemed the creation of national intelligence agencies necessary to protect the newly developed country.

Since its founding over seventy years ago, the Mossad has been the bedrock of Israel’s intelligence community - becoming one of the top spy agencies in the world. They are generally responsible for gathering and synthesizing intelligence outside of Israel’s borders as well as establishing and furthering diplomatic relations with countries that avoid having a relationship with Israel on the world stage. This includes convert negotiations such as ones that preceded the peace agreements with Egypt and Jordan.

In addition to keeping Israel safe, the Mossad has aided in prosecuting the criminals of history and those who threaten Jews around the world. They were instrumental in the capture of Adolf Eichmann as well as the targeted assassinations of members of Black September - the terrorist group that carried out the murder of the Israeli athletes during the 1972 Olympics in Munich. Other famous Mossad operations are: Operation Entebbe, Opera (destroying Iraqi nuclear reactor), Moses (rescue and evacuation of 8,000 Beta Israel), and dozens of alleged attacks on the Iranian nuclear developments.

Today, the Mossad continues to protect Jewish communities amidst the current war against Hamas and Hezbollah terrorists - most recently foiling an attempted attack in Brazil on the Jewish / Israeli locals (November, 2023). They have also notified Hamas leaders safely staying far from Gaza that nowhere they go, will they feel safe.

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“Where there is no guidance, the nation falls. But in an abundance of counselors, there is victory”

#onthisday, 1949, the Mossad, Israel’s national intelligence agency, was founded. Along with Aman, Israel’s military intelligence service and the Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security service, it is one of the three branches of Israel’s Intelligence Community.

Following the establishment of Israel, its first Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion, deemed the creation of national intelligence agencies necessary to protect the newly developed country.

Since its founding over seventy years ago, the Mossad has been the bedrock of Israel’s intelligence community - becoming one of the top spy agencies in the world. They are generally responsible for gathering and synthesizing intelligence outside of Israel’s borders as well as establishing and furthering diplomatic relations with countries that avoid having a relationship with Israel on the world stage. This includes convert negotiations such as ones that preceded the peace agreements with Egypt and Jordan.

In addition to keeping Israel safe, the Mossad has aided in prosecuting the criminals of history and those who threaten Jews around the world. They were instrumental in the capture of Adolf Eichmann as well as the targeted assassinations of members of Black September - the terrorist group that carried out the murder of the Israeli athletes during the 1972 Olympics in Munich. Other famous Mossad operations are: Operation Entebbe, Opera (destroying Iraqi nuclear reactor), Moses (rescue and evacuation of 8,000 Beta Israel), and dozens of alleged attacks on the Iranian nuclear developments.

Today, the Mossad continues to protect Jewish communities amidst the current war against Hamas and Hezbollah terrorists - most recently foiling an attempted attack in Brazil on the Jewish / Israeli locals (November, 2023). They have also notified Hamas leaders safely staying far from Gaza that nowhere they go, will they feel safe.

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“My work as a nurse, a photographer and most of all as a soldier was plentiful reason for me to stand tall, to be proud of myself and my (Jewish) heritage.”

#onthisday, 1919, Jewish Partisan and legendary battle photographer, Faye Schulman, is born.

Faye lived until the age of 101 and is known as one of the few to document with pictures, the WWII forest resistance fighters in Eastern Europe.

Born Faigel Lazebnik and at 10, Faye began apprenticing for her brother Moishe, a local photographer in what was then Sosnkowicze, Poland. She would take over her studio 6 years later, at 16 in 1935.

Chaos and murder met the Jews of Belarus when the Nazis invaded in June 1941, forcing Faye’s family and countless others into the Lenin Ghetto. Imprisonment in the ghetto brought greater danger with German forces murdering some 1,850 Jews on August 14th, 1942. Faye lost most of her family in this Aktion but along with 26 other Jews, managed to survive.

Afterwards, she was forced to work for the Nazis as a photographer until she found herself developing a photograph that included her dead family members in a mass grave. From then on, she was determined to fight the Nazis in all forms and joined the Resistance in the forests.

For almost 2 years, from September 1942 to July 1944 she served as a nurse, aiding Soviet POWs in the Molotov Brigade. Following a raid on the city of Lenin, Faye was able to retrieve her photography equipment and document the efforts of the Resistance.

She never let her guard down, fending off sexual advances and antisemitism from the Soviet partisans she worked alongside. Such distinctions held little weight to her when it came to defeating their common enemy.

Following the Red Army’s control of Belarus in July 1944, she discovered that 2 of her brothers had survived and left the Molotov Brigade upon meeting her eventual husband, Morris Schulman. After the war, the then newlyweds remained in Germany’s Landsberg displaced persons camp where both Morris and Faye facilitated the secret transport of weapons to support the effort for Israel’s independence.

She passed away on April 25, 2021 at 101 🕯️

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“My work as a nurse, a photographer and most of all as a soldier was plentiful reason for me to stand tall, to be proud of myself and my (Jewish) heritage.”

#onthisday, 1919, Jewish Partisan and legendary battle photographer, Faye Schulman, is born.

Faye lived until the age of 101 and is known as one of the few to document with pictures, the WWII forest resistance fighters in Eastern Europe.

Born Faigel Lazebnik and at 10, Faye began apprenticing for her brother Moishe, a local photographer in what was then Sosnkowicze, Poland. She would take over her studio 6 years later, at 16 in 1935.

Chaos and murder met the Jews of Belarus when the Nazis invaded in June 1941, forcing Faye’s family and countless others into the Lenin Ghetto. Imprisonment in the ghetto brought greater danger with German forces murdering some 1,850 Jews on August 14th, 1942. Faye lost most of her family in this Aktion but along with 26 other Jews, managed to survive.

Afterwards, she was forced to work for the Nazis as a photographer until she found herself developing a photograph that included her dead family members in a mass grave. From then on, she was determined to fight the Nazis in all forms and joined the Resistance in the forests.

For almost 2 years, from September 1942 to July 1944 she served as a nurse, aiding Soviet POWs in the Molotov Brigade. Following a raid on the city of Lenin, Faye was able to retrieve her photography equipment and document the efforts of the Resistance.

She never let her guard down, fending off sexual advances and antisemitism from the Soviet partisans she worked alongside. Such distinctions held little weight to her when it came to defeating their common enemy.

Following the Red Army’s control of Belarus in July 1944, she discovered that 2 of her brothers had survived and left the Molotov Brigade upon meeting her eventual husband, Morris Schulman. After the war, the then newlyweds remained in Germany’s Landsberg displaced persons camp where both Morris and Faye facilitated the secret transport of weapons to support the effort for Israel’s independence.

She passed away on April 25, 2021 at 101 🕯️

May her memory forever be a blessing ✨ ...

Chaim Weizmann, Israel’s first President and a renowned chemist, was born #onthisday, 1874, near Pinsk in the Russian Empire (now Belarus). Raised in Motol with a Jewish education, Weizmann moved to Pinsk at 11 for secondary education. His father instilled strong Jewish nationalistic ideals in him.

Weizmann pursued science, but faced quotas restricting Jewish students in Russia. He studied Chemistry in Germany, earning a PhD magna cum laude from the University of Fribourg, Switzerland. He taught Russian and science to support himself and later lectured at Geneva University. In 1904, he joined the University of Manchester, becoming a British subject.

Weizmann identified as a Jew first, regardless of his ties to Russia, Germany, Switzerland, and Britain. A skilled chemist, he devised a method to produce acetone from maize during World War I, aiding the British munitions industry. He leveraged this achievement to gain political influence, advocating for a Jewish homeland. His efforts contributed to the 1917 Balfour Declaration, supporting a Jewish state in regional Palestine (א״י), though Britain’s intentions were questioned due to conflicting agreements like Sykes-Picot and side-promises to Arabs.

Active in Zionist circles since university, Weizmann opposed Theodor Herzl’s idea of a Jewish State in Uganda, insisting on the Land of Israel as the sole Jewish homeland. As a prominent figure in the @wzo.official, he negotiated with Arab leaders and observed treaties post-World War I.

Despite being seen as pro-British, Weizmann’s advocacy during World War II included developing synthetic rubber and encouraging Jewish participation in the British Army. His youngest son,
#RAF pilot, died in the war.

Weizmann lost th Congress leadership by 1948 but maintained influence, securing President Truman’s support for Israel. His efforts led to U.S. recognition of Israel and a significant loan. Elected Israel’s first ceremonial President, he served alongside PM David Ben-Gurion until his death in 1952.

Weizmann’s legacy endures in chemistry and as a Founding Father of Israel. The @weizmanninstitute in Rehovot continues his scientific legacy.

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Chaim Weizmann, Israel’s first President and a renowned chemist, was born #onthisday, 1874, near Pinsk in the Russian Empire (now Belarus). Raised in Motol with a Jewish education, Weizmann moved to Pinsk at 11 for secondary education. His father instilled strong Jewish nationalistic ideals in him.

Weizmann pursued science, but faced quotas restricting Jewish students in Russia. He studied Chemistry in Germany, earning a PhD magna cum laude from the University of Fribourg, Switzerland. He taught Russian and science to support himself and later lectured at Geneva University. In 1904, he joined the University of Manchester, becoming a British subject.

Weizmann identified as a Jew first, regardless of his ties to Russia, Germany, Switzerland, and Britain. A skilled chemist, he devised a method to produce acetone from maize during World War I, aiding the British munitions industry. He leveraged this achievement to gain political influence, advocating for a Jewish homeland. His efforts contributed to the 1917 Balfour Declaration, supporting a Jewish state in regional Palestine (א״י), though Britain’s intentions were questioned due to conflicting agreements like Sykes-Picot and side-promises to Arabs.

Active in Zionist circles since university, Weizmann opposed Theodor Herzl’s idea of a Jewish State in Uganda, insisting on the Land of Israel as the sole Jewish homeland. As a prominent figure in the @wzo.official, he negotiated with Arab leaders and observed treaties post-World War I.

Despite being seen as pro-British, Weizmann’s advocacy during World War II included developing synthetic rubber and encouraging Jewish participation in the British Army. His youngest son,
#RAF pilot, died in the war.

Weizmann lost th Congress leadership by 1948 but maintained influence, securing President Truman’s support for Israel. His efforts led to U.S. recognition of Israel and a significant loan. Elected Israel’s first ceremonial President, he served alongside PM David Ben-Gurion until his death in 1952.

Weizmann’s legacy endures in chemistry and as a Founding Father of Israel. The @weizmanninstitute in Rehovot continues his scientific legacy.

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#onthisday, 1887, Jewish author and activist Emma Lazarus passed away at 38. May her memory be a blessing and an inspiration.

Born into a sizable Jewish family of Sephardic descent Emma was the fourth of seven children. Lazarus’ ancestors arrived from Germany and Portugal. She descends from one of the twenty three Portugese Jews that came to New Amsterdam after escaping the horrors of the Spanish Inquisition.

Lazarus is perhaps best known for her sonnet “The New Colossus” a poem she wrote in 1883 so as to help fund construction for the Statue of Liberty’s pedestal. She initially declined to donate an original work, a request from the Statue of Liberty Committee which was auctioning off works in order to pay for the pedestal. The work she was doing with refugees in Europe persuaded her to change her mind. The sonnets most famous line: “Give me your tired, your poor/Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free” along with the rest of the poem is imprinted on a plaque in its museum.

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#onthisday, 1887, Jewish author and activist Emma Lazarus passed away at 38. May her memory be a blessing and an inspiration.

Born into a sizable Jewish family of Sephardic descent Emma was the fourth of seven children. Lazarus’ ancestors arrived from Germany and Portugal. She descends from one of the twenty three Portugese Jews that came to New Amsterdam after escaping the horrors of the Spanish Inquisition.

Lazarus is perhaps best known for her sonnet “The New Colossus” a poem she wrote in 1883 so as to help fund construction for the Statue of Liberty’s pedestal. She initially declined to donate an original work, a request from the Statue of Liberty Committee which was auctioning off works in order to pay for the pedestal. The work she was doing with refugees in Europe persuaded her to change her mind. The sonnets most famous line: “Give me your tired, your poor/Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free” along with the rest of the poem is imprinted on a plaque in its museum.

Swipe to learn more about her via her poetry and writing.

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“There is nothing new under the sun”

November 10, 1975. The insidious term, “Zionism = Racism” was coined by the passage of the Arab and Soviet-sponsored United Nations resolution which declared Zionism a “form of racism and racial discrimination.”

Zionism is the Jewish national movement of rebirth and renewal in the Land of Israel – the historical birthplace of the Jewish people. It is an ancient Jewish idea rooted in the principles of freedom, return, righteousness, and social justice. Therefore, it is inaccurate to say that Zionism is a racist ideology.

The highly politicized resolution was aimed at denying Israel its political legitimacy by attacking its moral basis for existence. The resolution, which former-UN Secretary General Kofi Annan described as a “low point” in the history of the UN, was finally repealed on December 16, 1991.

The false and biased charge of racism is a deliberate effort to delegitimize the right of Jews to a national homeland and undermine the Jewish nationalist movement.

Israel’s ambassador to the UN at the time, Chaim Herzog, let the assembly know just that with this famous speech where he ended by ripping up the UN Resolution that was passed on this day on the Assembly stage in NY.

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“There is nothing new under the sun”

November 10, 1975. The insidious term, “Zionism = Racism” was coined by the passage of the Arab and Soviet-sponsored United Nations resolution which declared Zionism a “form of racism and racial discrimination.”

Zionism is the Jewish national movement of rebirth and renewal in the Land of Israel – the historical birthplace of the Jewish people. It is an ancient Jewish idea rooted in the principles of freedom, return, righteousness, and social justice. Therefore, it is inaccurate to say that Zionism is a racist ideology.

The highly politicized resolution was aimed at denying Israel its political legitimacy by attacking its moral basis for existence. The resolution, which former-UN Secretary General Kofi Annan described as a “low point” in the history of the UN, was finally repealed on December 16, 1991.

The false and biased charge of racism is a deliberate effort to delegitimize the right of Jews to a national homeland and undermine the Jewish nationalist movement.

Israel’s ambassador to the UN at the time, Chaim Herzog, let the assembly know just that with this famous speech where he ended by ripping up the UN Resolution that was passed on this day on the Assembly stage in NY.

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November 4, 1995. Following a peace rally, Prime Minister Yitzchak Rabin is assassinated by Yigal Amir at the formerly named, Kings of Israel Square, now named Rabin Square.

Incited by the movement within Israel against the Oslo Accords, Amir remains in Israeli jail serving a life sentence to this day convinced that his acts were justified.

The late PM Yitzhak Rabin was the first Sabra (Native Israeli) to become Prime Minister of Israel. Born in Jerusalem in what was the British Mandate of Palestine in 1922, he was in the Palmach, IDF, Minister of Defense, PM in the 70’s,and Ambassador the US. He was re-elected as Prime Minister in 1992 and risked everything to shake hands with known terrorist, Yasser Arafat, in 1993 in the now infamous, Oslo Accords.

Rabin’s government moved quickly to establish secret, direct negotiations with members of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), still considered a terrorist group at the time. By 1993, news broke that Israel and the PLO had been meeting directly in Oslo, Norway. On September 13, 1993, the first part of the agreements (Oslo I) was signed, prompting a handshake between PM Rabin and PLO Chairman and Yasser Arafat on the White House lawn.

Many issues were not finalized or fully discussed - issues such as Jerusalem’s final status, final borders, settlements, and refugees - according to Oslo I, a permanent agreement was to be set by 1996.

Soon enough, the plan became a key issue for the opposition in Israel, the Likud party, led by Benjamin Netanyahu. A significant portion of the Orthodox community in Israel was also vehemently against the plan, some even denouncing Rabin as a traitor deserving of death.

Ultimately, following a peace rally in Tel Aviv, Yigal Amir approached Yitzchak Rabin and shot him three times as Rabin was leaving and entering his car.

The Oslo process was soon derailed by Rabin’s absence and remains to this day, an incomplete plan. At the same time, a lack of full support from both sides compounded by Arafat’s incitement that led to the 2nd Intifada, played a major role in derailing any success Oslo would have to this day.

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November 4, 1995. Following a peace rally, Prime Minister Yitzchak Rabin is assassinated by Yigal Amir at the formerly named, Kings of Israel Square, now named Rabin Square.

Incited by the movement within Israel against the Oslo Accords, Amir remains in Israeli jail serving a life sentence to this day convinced that his acts were justified.

The late PM Yitzhak Rabin was the first Sabra (Native Israeli) to become Prime Minister of Israel. Born in Jerusalem in what was the British Mandate of Palestine in 1922, he was in the Palmach, IDF, Minister of Defense, PM in the 70’s,and Ambassador the US. He was re-elected as Prime Minister in 1992 and risked everything to shake hands with known terrorist, Yasser Arafat, in 1993 in the now infamous, Oslo Accords.

Rabin’s government moved quickly to establish secret, direct negotiations with members of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), still considered a terrorist group at the time. By 1993, news broke that Israel and the PLO had been meeting directly in Oslo, Norway. On September 13, 1993, the first part of the agreements (Oslo I) was signed, prompting a handshake between PM Rabin and PLO Chairman and Yasser Arafat on the White House lawn.

Many issues were not finalized or fully discussed - issues such as Jerusalem’s final status, final borders, settlements, and refugees - according to Oslo I, a permanent agreement was to be set by 1996.

Soon enough, the plan became a key issue for the opposition in Israel, the Likud party, led by Benjamin Netanyahu. A significant portion of the Orthodox community in Israel was also vehemently against the plan, some even denouncing Rabin as a traitor deserving of death.

Ultimately, following a peace rally in Tel Aviv, Yigal Amir approached Yitzchak Rabin and shot him three times as Rabin was leaving and entering his car.

The Oslo process was soon derailed by Rabin’s absence and remains to this day, an incomplete plan. At the same time, a lack of full support from both sides compounded by Arafat’s incitement that led to the 2nd Intifada, played a major role in derailing any success Oslo would have to this day.

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