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Over 6 million Jews were killed as the primary targets of genocide and eradication in the hands of the Nazis and in the hands of those supported the Nazis actively or quietly. Over 6 million documented Jews were killed. My grandparents are survivors and heroes of the Holocaust, the Shoah. The vast majority of my grandparents’ family and friends and communities were killed along with the more than two-thirds of European Jews who were brutally eradicated by the Nazis and their collaborators. 75 Years ago, Nazis fled Auschwitz, one of the main killing centers of the Nazi war machine. While the Nazis were losing the war, they continued to kill Jews as a primary focus of their agenda. As the Nazis fled many of the concentration and death camps, they took many of the remaining Jewish prisoners on death marches, if they could walk, my grandfather was among these prisoners on the death march. The tortures continued as the Nazi machine continued after Auschwitz and other camps were liberated by the Americans, Russians, and allied forces. I understand the gift of life that I have, because I am descended from those who were lucky to survive the horrors of where Anti-Jewish rhetoric and actions can lead. I will always stand up, with my voice and actions, against Anti-Jewish attacks and against any hate-filled attacks agains others. I do so in honor of my grandparents, the other survivors, and in honor of the millions of documented and undocumented who were tortured, brutalized, attacked, and killed. #auschwitz #auschwitzbirkenau #auschwitzconcentrationcamp #auschwitzmemorial #auschwitz75 #shoah #shoahfoundation #holocaust #holocaustremembranceday #holocaustmemorial #holocaustsurvivor #holocaustmemorialday #thirdgeneration #grandchildofsurvivors #shoahmemorial #yadvashem @uscshoahfoundation @yadvashem @yadvashemusa @holocaustmuseum @auschwitzmemorial (at Auschwitz Memorial / Muzeum Auschwitz) https://www.instagram.com/p/B74JL7HBo96/?igshid=i6q223b8rkil

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As a grandchild of Holocaust survivors and heroes, Yad Vashem has had an important place in my heart and in my life for as long as I can remember. It is my honor to support and be involved with @yadvashem and @yadvashemusa . Three generations have come into being since the end of World War II. The generation that lived through the Holocaust is dwindling. The presence of witnesses – the remnant who survived – has always ensured a certain moral strength; their increasing absence creates a moral, cultural and educational vacuum. How will Holocaust commemoration remain relevant to members of the fourth and fifth generations, both Jewish and non-Jewish? What place will it occupy when the survivor generation is no longer with us? Will remembrance be meaningful in the context of contemporary events? How should we prepare ourselves at this historic juncture? In the spirit of the Jewish tradition of "Vehigadeta Lebincha" ("And you shall tell your children"), Yad Vashem places great emphasis on educating the younger generations about the Holocaust. Despite – or perhaps because of – the breakdown of borders and boundaries, today, more than ever before, young people are expressing a keen interest in their own personal history and identity. Yad Vashem is addressing this need by harnessing technology and constantly expanding the horizons of communication to perpetuate the dialogue between past, present and future. Yad Vashem is a pioneer of Holocaust museums worldwide. By preserving its Jewish character within the universal context, and yet maintaining the authentic individual voice emanating from testimonies, diaries, artifacts and other documentation, Yad Vashem continues to pave the way for a brighter future. #YuvalDavid #YadVashem #yadvashemusa #shoah #holocaust #holocaustsurvivor #holocaustremembrance #holocaustsurvivors #holocaustmuseum #jewishactor #jewishfilmmaker #wearestillhere #jewish #survivor #thirdgenerationsurvivor #neverforget #jewishandproud #amisraelchai (at Manhattan, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8zztKIByPX/?igshid=60ql9lhzrixa

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Tonight I am speaking at an international event (on Zoom) with The Shoah Foundation @uscshoahfoundation With @stephensmithusc @stevenspielbergfans I am a grandchild of Holocaust survivors. Their story of trauma, heroism, and survival is woven into my family narrative and affected so many elements of our lives. Tonight I speak as a 3rd Generation. I carry on their story of survival and heroism and share it with others. I must live as best I can in honor of my grandparents, and in honor of almost their entire families and friends who were killed by the Nazis and the Nazi sympathizers. . . . . . . . . #YuvalDavid #ShoahFoundation #Shoah #holocaust #shoahsurvivor #holocaustsurvivor #testimony #testimonies #lastchancecollection #jewishhistory #ashkenazi #neveragain #3rdgeneration #3g #jewish #stevenspielberg #legacy #familytrauma #epigenetics #nazi #antijewish #antisemitism #stophate #shoah #jewishactor #jewishfilmmaker #jewishdirector #jewishspeaker #neverforget @adl_national @jnfusa @israelinusa @israelinnewyork @yadvashemusa @yadvashem @sashaspielberg (at USC Shoah Foundation) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEIUvLIhmOi/?igshid=cfc5uh9rcoi2