Fact: Holocaust survivors Jakob and Ella Rogozinski experiences are memorialized by their concentration camp numbers, worn by son Chaim Rogozinski.
Just last week,
Here in Florida, a Boca Raton High School principal was fired from his position for stating that"the lessons [of the Holocaust] are not forced upon individuals as we all have the same rights but not all the same beliefs,”
In replying to a parent's email, he stated,“Not everyone believes the holocaust happened…we are a public school and not all of our parents have the same beliefs." (The Palm Beach Post)
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My belief: I can fit into a size 51/2 Manalo Blahniks.
Fact: This is a preposterous delusion. It is a lie. It is ignorance.
The Holocaust is fact.
Period.
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The power of the written word should not be underestimated. Equating the word "belief" with "fact" is ignorant and despicable.
Channel your frustration into positive action and support.
SFI offers meaningful, impactful programming by deconstructing hate and ignorance through education and understanding.
How?
Writing workshops
Art exhibition
Community Programming
Holocaust education programming
Documentary Films
Speakers Bureau
Art and Literature Discussions
The SFI Community radiates from one special characteristic. Those who participate-and by reading this newsletter-that is exactly what you are doing, are committed to leading a meaningful life, establishing a legacy of purpose-driven, positive impact.
The frustration ignited when I hear that the principal wasn't immediately fired, but was to be "removed from his position and reassigned to a district job,"
(The Washington Post) just feeds immediately into fueling my work.
That’s what Searching For Identity has done for me. I hope you’ll join in this important endeavor.Stacey Goldring, founder