Posts Tagged ‘jews’

Hindus & Jews want sanctions against France on Roma maltreatment
Nevada (US), Aug 27 : Hindus and Jews have urged European Commission (EC) for sanctions against France for continuing the racism coated policy of Roma (Gypsy) expulsions despite widespread international criticism from various quarters.

Dina Baitler, age seven, was brought to the forest of Ponary outside of the city of Vilna, Lithuania together with thousands of other Jews. From morning till night the Jews were lined up and shot into pits located in the forest. Although wounded, Dina miraculously managed to escape. In her testimony here Dina describes here the horrors that took place that day in Ponary. Her eyewitness testimony ensures that the mass murder that took place will not be forgotten or denied. For more information: www1.yadvashem.org Or in Hebrew: www1.yadvashem.org

How might the experience of the 17th & 18th century Jews of Poland and Lithuania have influenced our modern Jewish communities?
I want to know peoples prospectives on this i’m taking a poll for class and the teacher said to ask as many people as possible. so thanks!