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Holocaust Survivor Speaks About Auschwitz, Jumping Off Train To Escape

Joe Engel, a man who survived in Auschwitz for three years, recently talked to KHTS about his experience during the Holocaust — 74 years after the first concentration camp was discovered by the Allies. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Engel was born in 1927 in Poland, in a city about 20 ...

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COC Students To Hold Film Screening Based On Holocaust Survivor’s Experience

coc film screening - the promise

COC advanced animation students brought back to life memories of Holocaust survivor Leon Malmed, officials said. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. A group of 25 College of the Canyons students spent the entire Spring 2017 semester bringing to life an animated documentary “The Promise,” which will be screened at the COC ...

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Newhall Woman Chosen For Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony

Assemblyman Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, has selected Newhall resident Erika Schwartz to represent the 38th Assembly District during the 9th annual Holocaust Remembrance Day Ceremony in Sacramento. On April 8th the California Assembly and the Holocaust Memorial Project will honor Holocaust survivors, the second generation, and liberators during Holocaust Memorial Week.   Erika (Hornstein) Schwartz was born in the Jewish ghetto of Nyiregyhaza in Nazi-occupied ...

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