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human-interest2 years ago•4 min saved

"83-Year-Old Warsaw Ghetto Orphan Reunited with Family After Lifetime Search"

Shalom Koray, a two-year-old boy found in the Warsaw ghetto during the Jewish uprising, spent his early life in orphanages without knowledge of his family. At 83, he discovered his relatives thanks to DNA technology, a Polish academic's research, and an American woman's curiosity about her ancestry. He will meet his cousin for the first time this summer, marking a small victory over the hate that destroyed so many lives during the Holocaust.

via The Guardian|

#dna-technology #family-reunion #holocaust

history2 years ago•4 min saved

Survivor recounts bravery of Warsaw Ghetto resistance on 80th anniversary of uprising.

Aliza Vitis-Shomron, one of the last surviving members of the Warsaw Ghetto resistance, speaks to CNN about the bravery of those who stood up to the Nazis during World War II's largest Jewish uprising. She acted as a messenger, warning the Jews forced to live there that the Nazis were planning to liquidate it. The uprising lasted just a month, but it is remembered today as a heroic act of Jewish defiance during the Holocaust.

via CNN|

#aliza-vitis-shomron #history #holocaust

world2 years ago•0 min saved

80th anniversary of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising marked by international leaders and commemoration efforts.

The annual commemoration of the Warsaw ghetto uprising has become a political battleground in Poland, with the ruling Law and Justice party seeking to use the event to promote its nationalist agenda. However, this year's ceremony, which marks the 78th anniversary of the uprising, is seeking to overcome post-Holocaust politics and focus on the memory of the victims. The event will be attended by representatives from Israel, the US, and other countries, and will include a march from the site of the former ghetto to the Umschlagplatz monument, where Jews were deported to death camps.

via Financial Times|

#commemoration #holocaust #politics