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Remembering the Holocaust:
Out of death, a journey into hope
By Karina Bland via azcentral.com

Helen Handler climbed the steps carefully, unsure what might happen next. Just as she was the first time she boarded a railcar like this one.

 

She was 15 then, just a girl, living in what was part of Hungary in 1944. She's 83 now, and although this railcar was bathed in bright Arizona sunshine, it still felt dark, heavy with history. 

 

 

WWII rail car shown at
Chandler Holocaust event
By Weldon B. Johnson via azcentral.com

For those who do not know any better, it is just an old rail car.

 

But for those who learn its history, it can trigger powerful emotions. It is the World War II-era Macedonian rail car that will be at the Chandler Center for the Arts on Tuesday.

 

 

By Dan Zeiger via East Valley Tribune

Helen Handler’s most vivid memory is of the boots. Those shiny, black boots.

 

Separated from her family, stripped naked and lined up at the Auschwitz concentration camp, Handler, then 15 years old, found herself in front of a Nazi SS officer.

New Holocaust museum in Chandler plans to address other genocides
By Kelcie Grega via statepress.com

Valley residents will get the chance to see the Holocaust in a brand new light when a museum opens in Chandler in the near future with exhibits to depict past and present examples of prejudice and other genocides.

Tempe facilitators
picked for Chandler
holocaust museum
By Weldon B. Johnson via azcentral.com

RSP Architects and former Tempe Mayor Neil Giuliano have been selected to help facilitate the construction of the East Valley Jewish Community Center's Tolerance & Holocaust Museum.

Strong message from Holocaust survivor: Remember the past
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