Holocaust

Ellie Roden

Recalling family stories of Holocaust

BENNINGTON - Congregation Beth El is offering a Yom HaShoah commemoration on Wednesday, April 23, at 6:30 pm, in the Social Hall at 107 Adams Street.
Three CBE members will share their family stories, to help honor and remember all victims of the Holocaust.
Ari Gradus will speak...

A group of locals has been working on a museum-style exhibit about the Holocaust for the better part of a year. From left: Darrell English, Kathleen Banks Nutter, Susan Neuman, and James Dassatti. Photo by Lauren Harkawik

Amid rising tide of hate, a reminder of a horrific history

Local group puts together extensive program on Holocaust remembrance
WHITINGHAM - On Friday, May 12, and Saturday, May 13, the public will have an opportunity to learn about the Holocaust at an in-person exhibit unlike many others that have been displayed locally. The...

Michael Veitch, of Bellows Falls, with Holocaust survivor Rita Schwartz.

Local songwriter puts Holocaust survivors’ story to music in PBS special

VERMONT - Witness the healing powers of music and friendship as Holocaust survivors share their stories with songwriters. “We Remember: Songs of Survivors” will premiere the week of Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, on Tuesday, April 26, at 8 pm ET on PBS, PBS.org, and the PBS Video app....

This Holocaust monument in Kyiv, Ukraine, memorializes the horrific massacre at Babyn Yar in 1941, when nearly 34,000 Jews were killed in two days. The massacre was considered one of the largest mass killings in a single location during World War II. Just recently, Babyn Yar was the site of a Russian attack as part of its war of aggression on Ukraine, creating chilling historical parallels and worries of a war on memory. Courtesy US Holocaust Memorial Museum

“We are in a race against time”

Holocaust Memorial Museum encourages all to donate artifacts WASHINGTON, DC - On Wednesday, the New England chapter of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum held a virtual event aimed at encouraging New Englanders to donate collections of Holocaust artifacts to the museum...

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