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At this Jerusalem museum, everyday objects tell the story of the Holocaust in a unique way

JL;DR SUMMARY The "Living Memory" exhibit at Jerusalem's Yad Vashem presents a poignant collection of personal artifacts from Holocaust victims, exploring the concept of memory and its transmission across generations. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish HistoryHolocaustHolocaust SurvivorsYad VashemNazi OccupationExhibitMemoryArtifactsPreservationEliad Moreh Rosenberg

Places mentioned

Jerusalem, Israel
"At this Jerusalem museum, everyday objects tell the story of the Holocaust in a unique way."
Skopje, Kičevo, North Macedonia
"A guitar played by Jewish teenager Nina Simon of Skopje, Yugoslavia."
Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
"A shortwave radio that once belonged to Raphael Ahav of Lyon, France."
Borsczcw, Lublin, Poland
"An embroidered prayer shawl, or tallit, used by 7-year-old Yosef Valdman of Borsczcw, Poland."
Vatra Dornei, Suceava, Romania
"tiny pocket watch used by Yaakov Ostfeld of the Romanian town of Vatra Dornei"
Czechia
"He eventually found refuge at the home of a Czech woman, Jana Sudova."
Alphen aan den Rijn, South Holland, Netherlands
"concealed under the floor of a synagogue-turned-church in the Dutch town of Alphen aan den Rijn."
Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece
"who lived in the Greek port of Thessaloniki."
Warsaw, Mazovia, Poland
"a child prodigy pianist and composer who gave concerts in the Warsaw Ghetto."

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