Clay in My Boots: A Romp Through My Genealogical Past

Wednesday night begins the internationally recognized date for Holocaust Remembrance Day that corresponds to the 27th day of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar. It marks the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. In Hebrew, Holocaust Remembrance Day is called Yom HaShoah. Here are the names of the 68 relatives I've traced so far while doing my Genealogy, who were murdered in the Holocaust.  (May their lives be for a blessing)  Aaron Bas Gita Bas Yehudah Bas Khaia Zisla Bavarsky Leizer Bavarsky Movsha Yankel Bavarsky Rokha Bavarsky Mere Tsipe Chait Meyer Chait Malka Etsman Shaya (Ovsei) Feldman Gitl Gordon Leizer Katz Minna Katz Sholom Vulf Katz Yerachmiel Israel Katz Zelick Katz Chaim Leyb Khaet Mendel Peysakh Khaet Feige Freide Khait Khaie Rivke Khait Leib Ariyeh Abel Khait Libe Pese Khait Nayer Bek (Bok) Khait Sheina Rivka Khait Sheine Kreinde Khait Shore Khait Sore Khait Taube Reiza Khait Eyda Feyga Khashes Chane Yettie Knobler Leib (Leo) Kreiger Rivka Kreiger Dina Beila Kriger (F

Direct Help to Ukrainian Individuals and Families When I visited Ukraine in 2018, one of my best resources was the secretary (Victoria Chymshyt) of the local Synagogue in Rivno. Gratefully, she and her son have escaped to Warsaw. She continues to stay connected and help out her congregational friends and families both inside Ukraine and refuges outside, like herself. I reached out to her to find out how we could help her community directly. She and the head of her community responded with 2 projects:   One of the biggest challenges is staying connected to family and friends and using their other cell phone apps. Believe it or not, communication and other services available on cell phones can be more important to them than food. "We will choose the numbers of those who need it the most. That would be great help.", Vik.   <<READ THIS RELAVANT ARTICLE> https://www.treehugger.com/people-are-outraged-see-refugees-smartphones-they-shouldnt-be-4867591 One of the congregants