posted in Uncategorized
September 12, 2006 at 11:55 pm

The Children of Teheran Sue Israel: Y NET reports

The Germans gave, Israel took

Exactly 54 years after Israel signed a reparations agreement with Germany, ‘The Children of Teheran’ are waging a battle against Israel

Ayelet Negev

Published: 09.12.06, 10:22

It is an emotional story of children who came to Israel by themselves and had to fight to make their way on their own. “All the years we have lived very hard lives, hand to mouth, and suddenly we find out that money had come for us that we have never seen�, says Chaim Robinson (71) from Tel Aviv. “We feel cheated. The state was supposed to be our mother and father, but we were young and orphaned, and they took advantage of us�. Robinson, together with 272 other people, all in their 70’s and 80’s, are suing the state to pay them their portion of the reparations agreement signed by Israel and Germany. All the plaintiffs were born in Poland and, after the war began, wandered for three and a half years as refugee children in Europe.

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posted in Commemoration
September 12, 2006 at 11:43 pm

3G NYC, events coming up

After a brief summer hiatus, 3GNY is looking forward to an eventful
rest of 2006. This Sunday, September 17, 2006, 3GNY will be a part of
“Jewzapalooza”. We have reserved a booth and will have members there
to meet, greet and answer questions. We look forward to discussing
with you more about our group and the different ways to participate.

For more info on the day-long event and the week-long festival that
precedes it, see below.

The 2006 New York Jewish Music & Heritage Festival is in its third
year and will run for 8 days from September 10 - 17. The festival
includes over 60 concerts all over the city and culminates in a large
outdoor all-day free event for thousands of people at Riverside Park
– Jewzapalooza.

Jewzapalooza will include dozens of Kosher food and wine stands and
Jewish informational tables. 3GNY will be one of these tables. We urge
all our members to come out, enjoy the live music and eats and also
show your support for our group.

Jewzapalooza runs from Noon - 9pm on Sunday, September 17, and there
is no fee to attend. It will be just northwest of the Henry Hudson
Parkway and W. 72nd Street. The informational tables will be to the
west of the stage, alongside the river. For more info on the festival,
please visit www.oyhoo.com.

Questions or comments about 3GNY? Don’t hesitate to email
info {at} 3gnewyork(.)org.  We hope to see you on the 17th.

- 3GNY

posted in Uncategorized
September 12, 2006 at 2:19 pm

LA 2Gs Demand UN action on Kidnapped Israelis

Los Angeles Children of Holocaust Survivors Group Demand Immediate UN Action to Secure Release of Kidnapped Israeli Soldiers
Hollywood, CA  90028 September 12 2006
Descendents of the Nazi Holocaust demand that Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the United Nations, secure the immediate release of the IDF Israeli soldiers—Gilad Shalit, Ehud Goldwasser, and Eldad Regev—who are still held hostage by Hamas and Hezbollah after being kidnapped over six weeks ago in an unprovoked attack on Israeli soil. Israel launched the defensive attack into Lebanon based on the kidnappings of Goldwasser and Regev, and it was a primary requirement in the UN negotiated cease fire, Security Council Resolution 1701, that they be unconditionally released.

As survivors, relatives and direct descendents of the Nazi Holocaust, they feel it is their moral duty to cry out for justice for the families of the soldiers who have had no word of the fate of their loved ones. Despite the ICRC’s mandate under Article 13 of the Geneva Conventions, they have failed miserably in their duty with respect to these soldiers although they have been successful for POWs in other conflicts. The UN claims they are involved in confidential and discreet actions to secure the soldiers’ release, while a Hizbullah official claims they have not received any such formal request from the UN. It is unfortunate that the words of Hezbollah ring more true than those of the United Nations.

The appalling lack of action by the UN and the ICRC is surpassed only by the thunderous silence of American Jewish organizations. The belief in “confidential and discreet� actions did not work for the Jews in WWII or for Soviet Jewry. The response from the Soviet Union in releasing the Jews came only after there was a worldwide outcry. The same must be done for these soldiers. We can see clearly that the loud clamor of the terrorists and their supporters has advanced their cause and has succeeded in the alienation and abandonment of Israel. Jews can no longer afford to stand by idly.

Children of Jewish Holocaust Survivors Los Angeles are determined to take a proactive role in these difficult times. It is their mission to never forget that the world failed to cry out while Hitler perpetrated his evil acts and to never allow that to happen again. The plight of the kidnapped Israeli soldiers motivated the formation of this organization immediately after the kidnapping and outbreak of hostilities.

For more information contact Doris Wise Montrose at doriswise {at} sbcglobal(.)net

posted in Uncategorized
September 12, 2006 at 2:16 pm

Next Generations 2006-07 film schedule Boca Raton

Next Generations has announced its 2006-2007 film series.  An organization of children and grandchildren of Holocaust Survivors, Next Generations operates under the aegis the League for Educational Awareness of the Holocaust (LEAH).

The first film of the series, Undying Love, by filmmaker Helene Klodawsky, the daughter of a death camp survivor, explores the healing power of love in a richly textured retelling of several mysterious love stories from survivors of the holocaust.  Next Generations will show the film Wednesday, Oct. 11.  The Consulate General of Canada in Miami underwrote the production of this film.

Next in the series is The Phoenix Effect, a feature length documentary, produced, written and directed by Sharyn Blumenthal, explores the common and unique experiences of second generation Holocaust Survivors who grew up in Vineland, N.J.  The film will be shown Wednesday, Dec. 6, and Ms. Blumenthal will be present to conduct a discussion following the film.

Just A Link, directed by Frederic Dumont, will complete Next Generations 2006-2007 film series.  Just a Link is part of the story of the Jewish Defense Committee that was created by Ghert Jospa, Maurice Heiber, & Chiam Perelman.  In setting up a vast network of mutual aid and forged documents, these three men did their utmost, until the end of the war, to counter the relentless hunt for Jews. The film will be shown Wednesday. Feb. 7, 2007.  All films will be shown at 7 p.m. in the Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall, Lynn University, 3601 Military Trail, Boca Raton.

For ticket information contact : Rosette Narkunski 561-495-6364.

For more information about Next Generations, contact Nancy Dershaw, President, Next Generations, at (561) 862- 5898 or ndershaw {at} yahoo(.)com