Charlotte Rene Woods Jan 7, 2024 https://richmond.com/news/local/photograph-exhibit-at-virginia-holocaust-museum-bears-witness-to-hallowed-ground/article_31c9db94-acc0-11ee-9f57-935b223fd2a5.html   More than 30 years ago, historian Charles W. Sydnor Jr. had the opportunity to visit Auschwitz, where he wandered several hours and took photos of a place where decades prior, genocide occurred. Now, his photos are part of an exhibit at the

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CNN- As antisemitism grows, so does its dangers to everyone. Here’s how you can fight against it

  By Ryan Bergeron, CNN 4 minute read Updated 1:07 PM EST, Tue December 12, 2023   In the wake of the war between Israel and Hamas, antisemitic incidents in the US are on the rise. The Anti-Defamation League reported over 2,000 antisemitic incidents in US since the Hamas attack on October 7. That’s

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Governor Glenn Youngkin Introduces New Effort to Combat Antisemitism in Upcoming Budget

  For Immediate Release: December 11, 2023 Contacts: Office of the Governor: Macaulay Porter, Macaulay.Porter@governor.virginia.gov   RICHMOND, VA –  Governor Glenn Youngkin today proposed $375,000 of renewed funding for the Virginia Holocaust Museum and $2 million for security grant funds increasing the total fund to $5 million. This fund allows Jewish community institutions

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Henri Maizels Obituary

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/henri-maizels-obituary?id=53680884 Henri Isadore Maizels, of Henrico County, Virginia, one of Central Virginia’s last Holocaust survivors, passed away after a long illness on November 26, 2023, at age 83. Born on December 4, 1939, in Paris, France to Charles and Sara Maizels, Henri was orphaned during World War II. His American

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Statement About Hamas Attack on Israel

OCTOBER 9, 2023 Statement About Hamas Attack on Israel The Virginia Holocaust Museum (VHM) strongly condemns the brutal and savage attacks carried out by Hamas militants on Israel over the weekend. The terrorists invaded Israeli towns, slaughtered residents and took innocent civilians hostage – including women, children, the elderly (including

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As antisemitism grows, so does its dangers to everyone. Here’s how you can fight against it

OCTOBER 31, 2023 The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is gravely concerned about the unprecedented antisemitism erupting—sometimes violently—on college campuses; city streets in the United States, Europe and beyond; all over the internet; and even in an airport, creating an environment of intimidation and threat to Jews all over the

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As antisemitism grows, so does its dangers to everyone. Here’s how you can fight against it

By Ryan Bergeron, CNN  4 minute read  Updated 2:46 PM EDT, Tue October 31, 2023 CNN — In the wake of the war between Israel and Hamas, antisemitic incidents in the US are on the rise. The Anti-Defamation League reported over 300 antisemitic incidents in US since the Hamas attack on October 7. That’s an increase

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Youngkin Signs Bill: No Room for Hate in Virginia

Dave Ress Richmond Times-Dispatch Before he got down to ceremonially signing a bill that adds a definition of antisemitism to the Code of Virginia, Gov. Glenn Youngkin bent close to hear the message Holocaust survivor Halina Zimm wanted to share: “Hate is wrong, love is right,” he repeated, more loudly than her soft voice

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Richmond man on his family and the Holocaust: ‘They all died in Auschwitz’

SEAN JONES Richmond Times-Dispatch Dr. Roger Loria, 83, remembers the Gestapo uniforms he saw when he was just three. Loria and his mother had fled to France in hopes of finding his father who had arrived in the country earlier. German soldiers walked up to the house where Loria and

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