HistoryJuly 17, 1862
U.S. Law Opens the Army Chaplaincy to Rabbis
On this day, July 17, 1862, U.S. Army chaplain law opened the chaplaincy to regularly ordained ministers of any religious denomination, including rabbis.
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HistoryFebruary 19, 2016
Samuel Willenberg Dies
On this day, February 19, 2016, Samuel Willenberg, a survivor of Treblinka and of its 1943 revolt, died in Israel at 93.
HistoryAugust 11, 1944
Joop Westerweel Is Murdered at Vught
On this day, August 11, 1944, German authorities executed Joop Westerweel at Vught for helping Jews escape Nazi deportation.
HistoryApril 29, 1945
US Liberates Dachau
On April 29, 1945, American troops liberated the Dachau concentration camp, freeing approximately 32,000 prisoners after twelve years of Nazi imprisonment, forced labor, medical experimentation, and mass death.
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Alexandra Zapruder earned her undergraduate degree at Smith College and her Masters at Harvard.
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