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  ft Post for International Holocaust Remembrance Day International Holocaust Remembrance Day invites the world to pause—not simply to look back, but to look inward. The Shoah was not only a historical catastrophe; it was a moral rupture that revealed how quickly humanity can lose its way when fear, dehumanization, and indifference take root. On this day, we honor the six million Jewish lives extinguished, along with the Roma and Sinti, disabled people, LGBTQ+ individuals, political dissidents, and so many others targeted by a system built on hatred. We remember not as an act of nostalgia, but as an act of responsibility. Memory is a form of resistance. It pushes back against denial, distortion, and the slow erosion of empathy. It reminds us that every human being carries an inherent dignity that no regime, ideology, or moment in history has the right to erase. For those of us who live and work in interfaith spaces, this day carries a particular weight. It calls us to examine the s...

  In  Good Blood , Irit Schaffer tells the story of her parents' survival of the Holocaust, in two different camps. Her father always said he survived because he had good blood. As a midlife physical therapist, Irit set out to find what that meant -- and she finally also got her mother to share her story. Memories, reflections, healing are the dominant themes of this well-liked book that can relate to anyone, not just those affected by the Holocaust.   About the author: Born in Israel, raised in Canada, and now living in the US, Irit Schaffer works in her physical therapy and healing practice in California, where her good blood background, coupled with extensive educational training, has allowed her a unique perspective on the mind-spirit-connection. Hollywood Book Festival finalist Paris Book Festival finalist Book Excellence Award For more posts about Irit and her book, click  HERE . or the MSI Press LLC newsletter Follow  MSI Press  on  Twitter ,...