The Day a Jewish flag flew over the Warsaw Ghetto
The Warsaw Ghetto was established in October 1940. Jews in Warsaw and its suburbs were rounded up, and 400,000 people, about 30% of the population of Warsaw, were squeezed into the Ghetto that was about 2.4% the size of Warsaw. Over 100,000 Ghetto residents... Read More
Tomi Reichental Receiving his Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
This is the moment when Tomi Reichental author, family man, holocaust survivor, and perhaps most importantly man of quiet dignity and wisdom was honoured by the President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Joachim Gauck, with the Order of Merit of the... Read More
National Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration Dublin, Sunday, 27 January 2013
The National Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration took place in Dublin on Sunday, 27 January 2013. This annual event is organised under the auspices of Holocaust Education Trust Ireland (HETI) in association with the Department of Justice and Equality... Read More
RTE Nationwide Special Irish Jewish Community
RTE Television recently did a programme as part of their Nationwide series that focused on the Jewish community in Dublin. In the programme reporter Ann Cassin talks to Elaine and Melanie Brown about their memories of Clanbrassil Street in Dublin which... Read More
Tomi Reichental to receive Order of Merit from the German President
The award winning author Tomi Reichental is to be honoured by the German President, with the presentation of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. Tomi is the author of the book “I was a boy in Belsen” and the subject of two documentaries... Read More
