International Holocaust Remembrance Day: Violence Against Women in the Holocaust

I'm not always certain what the "right thing" to say on important days like these. Painful days. Excruciatingly painful days that rip

I’m not always certain what the “right thing” to say on important days like these.

Painful days. Excruciatingly painful days that ripple through families and communities for generations.

And so I’m learning to say through action and deed:

“I see you. “

“I hear you.”

“I will keep listening to you and your stories.”

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