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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: The Holocaust (1934-1945), Museums, Arts and Culture, Human Interest
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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: Judaism, Religion and Belief, Culture, Arts and Culture, World War II (1939-1945)
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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: Schools, High Schools, Music, Human Interest, National Multiple Sclerosis Society
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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: The Holocaust (1934-1945), Walmart, Memorial Stadium, Banking, Bank of America 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: The Holocaust (1934-1945), Obituaries, California State University, Fullerton, Human Interest
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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, John F. Kennedy, Travel, Festive Events
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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: Crime, Law and Justice, Same-Sex Marriage, Social Issues, Health and Safety at School, Ethics
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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: Judaism, Religion and Belief, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Physical Conditions, 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: The Pennsylvania State University, Veterans Day, Science and Technology, Music, Electronics
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NETXPRESS: Hispanic Heritage Month continues through Oct. 15
sheila@amnews.comSeptember 15 to Oct. 15 is designated as National Hispanic Heritage Month. Here are a few websites to learn more about this celebration of heritage. - The Public Broadcasting Service has a special section devoted to this celebration of heritage at pbs....Tags: Arts, Microsoft Corporation, Rita Moreno, Library of Congress, Microsoft Windows
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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: Barack Obama, Massacres, Human Interest, Hate Crimes, Refugee
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