May 2016 
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May 1-8, 2016: Holocaust Days of Remembrance in Georgia 
Mothers and Fathers: Stories of Love and Loss 
On April 19, 2016, Governor Nathan Deal signed a proclamation declaring May 1-8, 2016, as "Holocaust Days of Remembrance" in Georgia. Please click here to view the proclamation. The United States Congress established the Days of Remembrance as our nation's annual commemoration of the Holocaust and created the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) as a permanent living memorial to the victims. By Law, the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust is charged with holding an annual remembrance observance for the victims of the Holocaust. The 2016 theme is "Mothers and Fathers: Stories of Love and Loss." 
Click here to learn more. 
Join us in honoring this year's theme and in commemorating the victims of the Holocaust by attending one of our upcoming 
events: 
May 5 - Savannah A Survivor's Story: Manuela Mendels Bornstein May 8 - Sandy Springs Sunday Matinee - Mothers and Fathers: Stories of Love and Loss May 11 - Roswell A Survivor's Story: Helen Fromowitz Weingarten 
On This Day: May 1945 May 5: Amsterdam is liberated by Canadian troops. 
 
It has been nearly 5 years since the Netherlands was invaded by Nazi Germany. World War II is finally drawing to a close as Allied forces move through Europe. While the other Allied forces continue their push east towards the Rhine, Canadian forces focus on liberating large cities in the Netherlands. After many weeks of heavy fighting, Germany forces surrendered unconditionally in the Netherlands and Canadian forces liberated Amsterdam the next day. 
Please click here to learn more about the events of May 1945. 
(Photo: Canadian Infantry of the Regiment de Maisonneuve moving through Holten to Rijssen, both towns in the Netherlands. 9 April 1945. Lt. D. Gurevitch via National Archives.) 
 
Events 
Sunday Matinees: April - July 
Join us for free showings of short films and documentaries about the Holocaust, World War II, and human rights. 
May 8 - Mothers and Fathers: Stories of Love and Loss June 5 - Survivors and Veterans Remember D-Day July 10 - Stories of Rescue 
"Witness to the Holocaust" traveling exhibit in Savannah 
The Georgia Commission on the Holocaust's exhibit "Witness to the Holocaust: WWII Veteran William Alexander Scott III at Buchenwald" is on display at the Jewish Educational Alliance in Savannah from April 25, 2016, until May 26, 2016. It is free and open to the public. Click here for more information. 
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News 
Dr. Andrea Videlefsky to receive 2016 Humanitarian Award 
Dr. Videlefsky is a founding member and current President of Am Yisrael Chai, a nonprofit Holocaust education and awareness organization. She founded The Daffodil Project which aims to build a living Holocaust memorial by planting 1.5 million daffodils around the world to remember and represent the one and a half million children who died in Nazi occupied Europe. Please click here to read more. 
Brendan Murphy named Distinguished Educator of 2016 
Brendan Murphy Murphy is a history teacher at Marist School in Atlanta where he has been teaching since 1994. Murphy developed a World History and Holocaust seminar, titled "Bearing Witness" in 1996 which includes a visit to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washinton, D.C. In 2001, he designed and implemented a class trip to Europe where students visit the places they have studied. Please click here to read more. 
Upcoming Closings at Anne Frank in the World exhibit 
Please note that additional dates may be added to the list below. Click here to view the most up to date list of holiday closings. 
Friday, May 6 in observance of Days of Remembrance Wednesday, October 12 Sunday, December 25 
 
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Anne Frank in the World: 1929-1945 is an exhibit by Anne Frank House and Anne Frank Center USA. It is presented in Georgia by the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust and is currently hosted by the City of Sandy Springs. 
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