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Community urged to remember, teach the Holocaust

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It ended almost seven decades ago and remaining survivors are few, which is why on Thursday the Spokane community paused to remember the horrors of the Holocaust and reflect upon the importance of educating students about it.

Topics: Culture, Education
Beliefs: Judaism
Tags: holocaust remembrance day, holocaust remembrance day spokane, john roth holocaust, spokane, spokane, wa, temple beth shalom spokane, yom hashoah, yom hashoah spokane

Tracy Simmons

Tracy Simmons serves as the editor and community manager of SpokaneFAVS. She holds a bachelor’s degree in print journalism and a master’s degree in communication. She’s reported on religion for about a decade and has written for newspapers across New Mexico, Texas and Connecticut. Over the y...
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