Hello again valued supporters and friends of Jewish Lives,
Shana tovah u’metukah from us all at Jewish Lives.
In this week’s update we have:
· A Forgotten WW1 battle:
When two Israelis, Yossi and Michal Essed unexpectedly turned up on Warren Dawson’s doorstep, he had no idea it would lead to a journey to Israel to trace the footsteps of his grandfather who fought in WW1’s Palestine Campaign. Read more…
· Sanctuary at the Ends of the Earth: the second part of Sarah Oliver’s history of 19th Century Auckland. Read more…
You might also like:
· BBC World: Witness History: Chiune Sugihara – the Japanese Schindler
Jewish Lives has already featured Sugihara San – you can read it here. You can also read Peter Barusch’s story, who managed to flee Eastern Europe with his parents thanks to the work of Sugihara San here and here.
· Ways to Change the World with Krishnan Guru-Murthy: Auschwitz survivor Tova Friedman on escaping death, struggling with God and taking her story to TikTok Tova’s grandson Aaron, concerned that his generation were ignorant of the Holocaust, features videos of his granny on TikTok to get the message through.
· ICYMI : The hottest musical act on Tik Tok is a group of Jewish tweens singing Orthodox pop songs in Hebrew
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Until next time….
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