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Veterans Day Service Opportunities

Thousands of non-military volunteers give time to support our veterans. To learn what you can do, take a moment to view this video, and visit http://www.VA.gov/OPA/VETSDAY Continue reading

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Martin Luther Quotes About Jews

Most of these quotes are taken directly from Martin Luther’s book, On the Jews and Their Lies, translated from his native German to English by Martin H. Bertram. You can read it for yourself online. Continue reading

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Christian Pilgrims Celebrated Sukkot in the New World

The Pilgrims celebrated Sukkot in the New World at their first harvest, inviting their new Native American friends to join them. The Wampanoag people at that time followed neither Judaism nor Christianity. That didn’t stop them from celebrating life and harvest with their Christian neighbors, nor did it stop devout Pilgrims from celebrating with them. That celebration became what is known in America today as Thanksgiving. Continue reading

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Gertruda Bablinska, Righteous Among the Nations

On June 4, 1963, Yad Vashem recognized Gertruda Babilinska, a devout Catholic, as Righteous Among the Nations. Read her story and see video testimony of a Jewish life saved because of her. Continue reading

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