Holocaust Remembrance Day
Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) commemorates the 6 million Jews who
were murdered during the Holocaust. Around the world, Jewish communities observe it
with special services, the lighting of yellow candles, and reading the names of the
victims. This year, it begins at sundown on April 13, but is generally being celebrated on
Sunday, April 12.
On Holocaust Memorial Day, my mind turns to my own experiences from that era, and the relationships that sprang from it. My earliest memory of Rudy is from September 1949, when he came to my house in The Hague for my fourth birthday party, and brought me a...
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