Did you know there are at least 10 ways journaling can make you a better writer?
Does Christianity really have its own set of urban legends?
Lastly, Elie Wiesel recently did a video for AOL… You’ve Got Elie Wiesel. It’s short, but wonderful. This man really does inspire me.
Today is a day of remembrance, so that we never forget the horrible events of the Holocaust. “Fascination” is probably the wrong word, but I’ve always been drawn to this piece of history. It raises up so much anger and sadness in me. But I can’t turn away from it.
One of the most notable Holocaust survivors is Elie Wiesel. His book Night has touched millions of people, myself included, in a way that few books have ever done. He has made it part of his life’s work to make sure that people learn from the events of the past so that it never happens again. He is constantly involved in humanitarian efforts through his Foundation for Humanity and is being honored on May 16,2011 with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Award ” in recognition of the singular role he has played in establishing and advancing the cause of Holocaust remembrance.” What some may not know is that he is pictured in a famous photo taken after the liberation of the Buchenwald camp. He is the face circled in red, right next to the vertical beam.
The Days of Remembrance continue from May 1 – May 8. This year’s theme is Justice and Accountability in the Face of Genocide: What Have We Learned? This article discusses the Nuremberg and Eichmann trials, and the precedents set by them. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C. will be holding events during the Days of Remembrance. You can participate online.
Yad Vashem is the World Holocaust Center in Jerusalem. There is so much on this website I just didn’t know what to link to. Go check it out.
Also check out the Holocaust Wing of the Jewish Virtual Library. And this article by Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, President of The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews.
And check out this original trailer of Schindler’s List… a movie by Steven Spielberg about a man who helped save more than 1100 Jews from the death camps.
Sorry… I’m a day late with this. I would have skipped it since I missed it, but I had some links I wanted to share and don’t feel like waiting until next Monday.
On the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, we can see rare photos that document life between battles.
A time-lapse video of San Francisco-to-Paris flight captures Aurora Borealis (the Northern Lights).
April is Abortion Recovery Awareness Month. Randy Alcorn posted this link on his Facebook page, and I thought I’d share it here. Check out Abortion Recovery InterNational.
Send a message of support to Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier who was kidnapped by Hamas terrorists in 2006. There are also links to US Senate and House resolutions to help Gilad and other missing Israeli soldiers. This was shared on Elie Wiesel’s Facebook page.
