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The first reports of the killings reach the United States.
A group of dedicated government officials form the War Refugee Board to finance and support rescue operations. As the Allies advance, soldiers uncover mass graves and liberate German concentration camps, revealing the sheer scale of the Holocaust. The danger of its reverberations becomes apparent.
Aug-4 Sydney: JNF Mezuzahs and Mimosas
A women’s event to raise funds to help traumatised Israeli children. Read more
Aug-8 Sydney: JNF Business Forum
Enjoy breakfast listening to David Shein. Read more
Aug-8 Sydney: Identifying bone fragments after Oct 7
The Australian Friends of the Hebrew University invites the community to join us for a fascinating and enlightening evening as Hebrew University’s Prof. Gila Kahila Bar-Gal talks with journalist and political commentator Gemma Tognini. Read more
Apr-25 11:45pm SBS-TV: Auschwitz – One Day
This documentary tells the story of a typical day in 1944 in the ‘death factory’ at Auschwitz from the viewpoint of victims – but it also allows insights into the mindset of the perpetrators. Read more
