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A potato sack helped her survive the Holocaust. She'll tell her story during virtual event. Carli Teproff, The Miami Herald Jan. 23—Suly Chenkin was only 3 when her mother and father gave her a sleeping potion, put her in a potato sack and threw her over the barbed wire. Her parents, she later learned, thought giving the little girl away was her only chance of survival. This was on May 11, 1944, about three years after the Nazis invaded Kovno (Kaunas), Lithuania. Chenkin, who survived the Holocaust and was eventually reunited with her parents, will share her tale of survival...

Florida International University Search January 22, 2021 at 4:00pm FIU will observe Holocaust and Genocide Awareness Week  from Jan. 25 - 29 with  a remembrance ceremony and a series of events that will include real-life testimonials, feature films, poetic expression and special talks.  Hosted by Hillel at FIU, the Holocaust and Genocide Studies Program at the Steven J. Green School of International & Public Affairs and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, the commemorative week will give the FIU community an opportunity to explore a range of perspectives on the Holocaust and...

South Florida organizations will host virtual events to commemorate the upcoming International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27.