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Amid pandemic, Holocaust survivors to tell their story via Zoom

The Holocaust Remembrance Day tradition of survivors sharing their harrowing experiences with young Israelis, "Memory in the Living Room," will continue this year. However, meetings will be virtual amidst the ongoing crisis.

by  Dan Lavie and Israel Hayom Staff
Published on  04-19-2020 14:51
Last modified: 04-19-2020 15:59
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Rivka Kahane with school children, along with her book | Photo: Courtesy

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As Israel prepares to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day this week, the popular initiative called "Memory in the Living Room" – in which Holocaust survivors share their story with young Israelis in a casual meetup in someone's home – will have to adjust because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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Organizers of the project have already set up a special site aimed at offering a variety of ways to "host" Holocaust survivors through the online app Zoom.

Rivka Kahane was six-weeks-old when her parents gave her away to a Christian woman to avoid death. Israel later recognized the Dutch woman with the honor "Righteous Among the Nations" for her heroic act of compassion, in which she protected Kahane for two years and hid her real identity despite starvation and horrific conditions for both.

Kahane will be one of the survivors taking part in the "Memory in the Living Room" project this year. She told Israel Hayom that "this [online format] may be a bit challenging, but my testimony is stronger than anything else. Saving one's soul is akin to saving the entire human race."

Kahane coauthored a graphic novel on her experience as part of an effort to relay her testimony in simpler terms to schools. She recently met with several students who have been reading her book as part of their curriculum, giving them a more comprehensive insight into what it was like during the Holocaust.

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