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Hosted by Jewish Family Services and Voices of Hope, Sandler and three other panelists shared their experiences as Holocaust survivors or children of Holocaust survivors, answering questions of what it means to return to life after tragedy, and how recent events, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the rise of antisemitism, the war in Ukraine, and more, impacted well-being.
At least 100 people gathered to honor the victims of the Holocaust, including a now West...
From the blog of Yoni Leviatan at The Times of Israel
Jewish Ledger “Poland, the Jews, and My Family” with Dr. Leon Chameides Dr. Leon Chameides will discuss Poland and Polish Jewish history and how members of his family were affected by them at “Poland, The Jews, and My Family,” a virtual talk sponsored by the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford and CT Voices of Hope, on Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. Dr. Chameideswas born in Poland and spent the war years hidden in a Ukrainian Greek-Catholic monastery. He went to England in 1946 and came to the United States in 1949. He was director of pediatrics at Hartford Hospita...