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Holocaust Museum turns 20 while eyewitness survivors dwindle
Lauren Markoe writes for the Religion News Service about losing the generation of eyewitnesses to the Holocaust: WASHINGTON (RNS) The adult survivors of the Holocaust are mostly gone now, and those who survived as children — and were old enough at...
Tags: Museums, Human Interest, Arts and Culture, The Holocaust (1934-1945)
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Chambersburg church to show 'The Glorious and the Brave'
“The Glorious and the Brave” will be shown Saturday at 7 p.m. at The Presbyterian Church of Falling Spring, 221 N. Main St. in Chambersburg. The stories of eyewitnesses and participants in history come to life in this film that chronicles the...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Human Interest, Arts and Culture, Religion and Belief, Culture
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Sunday, April 7 5K Annapolis Walk The Maryland Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society sponsors its 5K Annapolis Walk from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, 500 Taylor Ave. in Annapolis. Walk begins at the stadium and...Tags: Music, High Schools, Homes, Entertainment Events, Clothing, Accessories, and Shoes
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An opportunity to break free of Ticketmaster
I thought Ticketmaster was the most hated company in America, but it turns out to have had some competition for that title in recent years. It lost last year to AT&T, Bank of America, Walmart and Electronic Arts, the maker of digital games. The...
Tags: Bank of America Corp., Banking, Memorial Stadium, Ticketmaster, Countrywide Financial Corp.
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Letters: Memories of the Holocaust
Re "Youngest on Schindler's list," Obituary, Jan. 14 It is sad to learn of Leon Leyson's passing. He was a true mensch, a generously giving man. For the last 15 years or so, except this last one, Leyson spoke to students in my Cal State Fullerton...Tags: Human Interest, The Holocaust (1934-1945), Obituaries, California State University, Fullerton
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Band continues exploring Washington
Mark Sperry's Sunday morning started with eating breakfast in a hotel, dressing in his marching band uniform and taking a trip to the Lincoln Memorial National Monument for a photo with the other 111 members of Northern State University Marching Wolves....Tags: Washington, DC, Trips and Vacations, Michelle Obama, Arts and Culture, Travel
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Plakas: Some people just can't accept gay marriage as equality issue
On Monday, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia answered a gay Princeton student's question related to the justice's writings, which equate laws banning sodomy with those barring bestiality and murder. He told the student he felt legislative bodies...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Ethics, Lake Worth, Nazi Party, Criminal Laws
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Letters to the Editor - Dec. 10
Meals on Wheels needs drivers, donations To the editor: During the holiday season, many of us enjoy feasting, family and friendship. It’s also a time to remember our neighbors in need. The Washington County Commission on Aging’s Meals on...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), United Way , Movies, Human Interest, Arts and Culture
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December 5: Midday Fix - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW Washington, DC www.ushmm.org/ Event: 20th Anniversary National Tour: Chicago Sunday, June 9, 2013 10:00 a.m. Chicago Cultural Center 78 E. Washington Street Chicago For a list...
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Veteran: Those who serve in armed forces essentially sign over their lives
waynesboro@herald-mail.comPatriotic music filled the Greencastle-Antrim High School auditorium Monday morning as students filed in for an assembly honoring the nation’s military service members. Pictures of local veterans appeared on a screen as students took their seats...Tags: Music, Science and Technology, Veterans Day, The Pennsylvania State University, U.S. Army
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A young survivor of genocide takes her message around the world
At 24, Clemantine Wamariya knows more about trauma and survival than most of us ever will. If we're lucky. When Wamariya was 6, she and her sister were forced to flee the ethnic killings in Rwanda, spending the next several years in a series of African...
Tags: Genocide, Rwanda, Hate Crimes, Human Interest, Barack Obama
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Remembering the lessons of genocide
Lessons of the Nazi genocide will be offered in three events next year by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Called the 2013 South Florida Speaker and Film Series, the events will be held in the Boca Raton area. First up on Jan. 9 will be...
Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Museums, Genocide, Boca Raton, Hate Crimes
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