My path to JCRC was paved by my family's survival
Today, Holocaust education is a ray of hope
Meira Besikof
Associate, Holocaust Education
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I graduated from the University of Minnesota thinking I was going to take on the marketing world. One advertising job, one husband, three kids, and many years later, I found a new, more fulfilling calling.
When my grandmother passed away it became clear to me that my kids, although they had known her, would never hear her story of survival from her voice. The realization that I had to preserve my grandparents’ story for future generations was where my path to JCRC began.
At a time when Jewish voices are sometimes silenced, and Holocaust comparisons and distortions occur almost daily, working with teachers who are dedicated to bringing Holocaust speakers to their classrooms has given me hope.
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