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As a community, we return from the joyful family experience of Pesach - the freedom of Exodus and birth of a nation to the darkness of remembering the Holocaust during Yom HaShoah. This coming week on Yom Hazikaron we will honour and memorialize Israel's fallen soldiers and victims of terror and the following day we will celebrate Yom Ha'atzmaut as we commemorate the Israeli Declaration of Independence in 1948.
As each one of us experiences these events in our own way, at MJDS the children are presented with the knowledge, learning and experience that is appropriate for each age and level. The overarching message is one of awe and respect, of gratitude for what we have and towards those that have made it possible. Above all, we want to instill in our children a deep sense of optimism, to have them believe, as Anne Frank "In spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart."
We invite you to read this article written by Andrea Lulka about Yom HaShoah and MJDS.
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