Trudy Gold
Abba Kovner and Din
Summary
The complex and controversial story of Abba Kovner and an organization called Din. During this lecture, Trudy Gold highlights the historical significance of Vilnius, often referred to as the “Jerusalem of the North Jew,” which was known for its great scholars and a substantial Jewish population. Both the Bund, a Jewish labor organization, and YIVO, began in Vilnius and played significant roles in Yiddish culture and literature.
Trudy Gold
Trudy Gold was the CEO of the London Jewish Cultural Centre and a founding member of the British delegation to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). Throughout her career she taught modern Jewish history at schools, universities, and to adult groups and ran seminars on Holocaust education in the UK, Eastern Europe, and China. She also led Jewish educational tours all over the world. Trudy was the educational director of the student resources “Understanding the Holocaust” and “Holocaust Explained” and the author of The Timechart History of Jewish Civilization.
It had nothing to do with Geneva Conventions. Never forget that the Russians lost more people, more men than anyone else in the war. The treatment of the Russian population was appalling.
I don’t think so, because Rabbi Wittenberg actually comes from Germany.
Oh, they had a huge role in rescue. Hunting down Nazis, I would say that was probably classified information.