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“Yom HaShoah is a vital day in the Jewish calendar, providing us with a focal point for our remembrance. We cannot bring the dead back to life, but we can bring their memory back to life and ensure they are not forgotten. We can undertake in our lives to do what they were so cruelly prevented from doing in theirs.”

Quote by Jonathan Sacks

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Rabbi, British writer and thinker, former Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom. Rabbi Sacks is known for his profound religious and philosophical thinking and his insight into contemporary social issues. more

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