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During the Holocaust, some Jewish women survived by adopting Christian identities and false papers, enabling them to move, work, or ferry items between ghettos. This survival strategy was fraught with constant risk and deep psychological toll, forcing women to erase parts of themselves and endure isolation, even after liberation.
A Swiss Guard member is under investigation for allegedly making a spitting gesture towards two Jewish women at St. Peter's Square during a Vatican event marking the 60th anniversary of Nostra aetate, amid tensions over antisemitism and Vatican officials' condemnations of hatred against Jews.
Sheryl Sandberg, founder of "Lean In" and former COO of Facebook, called for the condemnation of Hamas for the rape and sexual violence committed against Jewish women. Speaking at an event hosted by Israel at the United Nations, Sandberg criticized the silence of women's organizations on the issue and emphasized the need to stand against rape and sexual violence. Israeli officers shared graphic details of the brutality inflicted on women during the October 7 attacks. Sandberg urged everyone to speak out and hoped that the event would be a turning point for the United Nations and women's organizations to take a stand against sexual violence.