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Leading Holocaust educators and well-known Survivors gathered at Yad Vashem on and around Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom Hashoah)
to examine “The Legacy of Holocaust Survivors,” April
8-11. The unique and historic conference in which they took part
was organized and conducted by Yad Vashem’s
International School for Holocaust Studies, in association with
the Centre of Organizations of Holocaust Survivors in Israel and
the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Despite
the security crisis in Israel over 300 participants from Israel
and 27 countries across the world took part. The program included official Yom Hashoah
ceremonies, a full program of group lectures, and scholarly
presentations in smaller workshop forums. The conference concluded with a
“Living Legacy” statement issued by the
Survivors as well as a keynote address by Prof.
Elie Wiesel.
The International Conference
focused on the following topics:
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The
Survivors Look to the Future with Hope: Building New Worlds and
Reaffirming Faith in Mankind
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The
Literature of Survivors: A Seminal Contribution To Humanity
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Faith in
God and Man after Auschwitz
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Tikkun
Olam: Combating Antisemitism, Denial, Racism and Genocide
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The Moral
and Ethical Implications of the Holocaust for Humanity
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