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It takes a lot for a Holocaust memorial to take my breath away. In yeshiva, every day was Yom HaShoah, as we were told that six million died so we were obligated to compensate by being pious. Survivors prayed in my temple. Tattoos on veiny wrists were the backdrop of my childhood, as were the crackers […]https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315