Remembering Rosh Hashana in Nazi Germany


	Remembering Rosh Hashana in Nazi Germany

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9-18-2009 1:26 PM

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rosh hashana, germany, holocaust

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For the first time since the advent of Hitler, the exterminator of millions of Jews, a public Jewish service was being held and broadcast live to the United States by NBC.

For the entire article: http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local-beat/On-Rosh-Hashana-65th-Anniversary-of-Special-Moment-Nears-59683152.html

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9-19-2009 2:14 AM

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Good clip.

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