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Today, in Bobruisk marks the day of the city’s liberation from Nazi rule. In a moving ceremony, a memorial monument was opened for the Jewish communities who perished during the Holocaust in Belarus led by the Rebbe’s Shliach Rabbi Shaul Hababo, the mayor and government representatives. Next to the monument, paintings of Jewish life were placed in the Jewish courtyard, painted by the Chabad painter R. Yechiel Offner • Photos
An emotional and touching ceremony took place last week in the courtyard of the Yekaterinburg Grand Synagogue and JCC. Stones were laid for the construction of a Holocaust Memorial Monument and tribute to the Red Army for their part in fighting the Nazis and liberating the death camps. Ten stones collected from mass graves across Europe will serve as the foundation for the future monument • Full Story, Photos
In 1942 the Nazis gathered all of Rostov’s Jews at Zmiyovskaya Balka – Snakes valley – which ultimately became the site of the worst massacre by the Nazis in Russia. Yesterday, Rabbi Chaim Danzinger, Shliach to Rostov, together with a group of community members, visited the site to pray and light the menorah in the memory of the holy kedoshim who perished there • Photos
On November 9, the International Day against Fascism, Racism and Antisemitism, a new Holocaust Memorial was inaugurated in Volgograd. The emotional ceremony was attended by hundreds of community members, esteemed guests, and local citizens. The memorial was placed in the ‘March 8th’ Park where thousands of soldiers who defended the city and many Jew were brutally Jews executed by the Nazis during the years 1942-1943. The ceremony was led by local Shliach Rabbi Zalman Yoffe • Full Story, Photos
During a series of historic events commemorating the Holocaust last week in the ‘Jewish Shtetel’ of Chernivtsi, Ukraine, the regional governor made a surprise dramatic announcement: the ‘Jewish House’ nationalized during the Communist regime will be returned to the community and serve as a warm home for education and enrichment programs • Full Story, Photos
Two teens were arrested after they were caught on camera Wednesday morning toppling memorials dedicated to children killed during the Holocaust • Full Story
Daniel Namdar – Crown Heights to Sossie Shain Tenafly, NJ
L’chaim: Sunday, April 14 in ULY Crown St.
Aharon Grossman – Cleveland, OH to Leah Hezrony – Roosevelt, NJ
L’Chaim: tonight (Monday) in Khal Neustadt Hall in Lakewood, NJ
Mendy Forer – Los Angeles, CA to Fraida Katan – Miami, FL
L’Chaim: tonight (Sunday) in ULY Crown St.
Moshe Rozenblat – Cedarhurst, NY to Moussia Lesches – Melbourne Australia
L’Chaim: Monday, April 8, in F.R.E.E. 1383 President St.
