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Known in Israel and abroad as Yom HaShoah and in English as Holocaust Remembrance Day, is observed as a day of commemoration for the approximately six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust. In Israel, it is a national memorial day. The City of Columbus has been observing this event for 24 years, as a means to honor the survivors and victims and to educate the community about the lessons of the Holocaust.

2008 Yom Hashoah
Keynote Speaker

Gerda Weissmann Klein (born May 8, 1924 in Bielsko, Poland) is a Jewish Holocaust survivor. She has written several books about her experiences, and her story was made into a film, One Survivor Remembers, which won an Academy Award in 1995.


 

For More Information click on : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yom_HaShoah

 

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