I read a recent article about the American Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors, being unhappy that Mormons had listed some names of Holocaust victims on their website. Please don’t be offended, it is actually the way we try and keep our Family units and history intact. I have done my family history back to the 16th Century. Many of my ancestors were from the Baden area, and most were Jews. I am a Mormon. Their family information is included in my family history, also included is the fact that they were Jews.

I am very proud of my Jewish ancestry. I have been to Dauchau, and experienced the Holocaust as much as someone can, after the fact.
We must ALWAYS remember. Jews and Mormons alike. It must never happen again…….

Sincerely,
Robert Schiller

bob@noahrobert.com

Serbian Property Registration Deadline June 30
The Claims Conference announced that the deadline set by the government of Serbia for the registration of confiscated property is June 30, 2006. Registration forms may be submitted for property taken through confiscation, nationalization, agrarian reform, sequestration, expropriation and other regulations effective after March 9, 1945.

Information in English, Serbian, and Hebrew is on the website of the Claims Conference, www.claimscon.org.

There is currently no legislation in Serbia governing restitution of private property. However, if such legislation is enacted in the future, only persons who register claims by June 30, 2006 will likely be covered. Although the law provides for the registration of private property confiscated beginning in March 1945, it is suggested that individuals who owned property in Serbia that was confiscated during the Holocaust also register.

A copy of the registration form is available through the following links: http://belgrade.usembassy.gov/consular/uscs/restitution.html

Or

http://www.mfin.sr.gov.yu

Registration forms must be sent to the following address:
Property Directorate of the Republic of Serbia
GraÄ?aniÄ?ka St. no. 8
11000 Belgrade, Serbia

If there is any doubt as to eligibility, it is recommended that individuals complete the registration form.

The material on the Claims Conference website is for information purposes only. This program is administered by and is the sole responsibility of the Serbian government.

Claimants must register their claim no later than June 30, 2006.

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Chino Hills resident’s poem embodies pain of Holocaust
By Joanna Parsons, Staff Writer

Chino Hills resident and holocaust survivor Peter Fischl has written a book titled “And The World Who Said Nothing” depicting his experiences during the WWII.

CHINO HILLS — On a warm Friday afternoon, Peter Fischl sat comfortably on the carpeted floor in his home, dressed in sneakers and gray sweat pants, recalling his memories as a Holocaust survivor.

Fischl speaks about the Holocaust and its lessons to anyone who listens — be it public schools all over California, or most notably, through a poem he wrote.

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Jewish group condemns Ahmadinejad’s statements on Holocaust

Washington: A prominent Jewish human rights organisation has condemned Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s questioning of the veracity of the Holocaust and asked Germany to bar him from attending the FIFA World Cup 2006 hosted by the country.

The Simon Wiesenthal Centre said in a statement that while the Pope is in Auschwitz remembering the horrors of the Holocaust, the President of Iran had once again questioned it.

“I know this is difficult for the Germans, they have economic relations to think of, but it is unfair for the victims of the Holocaust and their families to pay the bill once again,” Rabbi Marvin Hier, the Founder and Dean of the organisation said.

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New Holocaust Memorial Inaugurated in Ukrainian City

Tuesday, May 30 2006

ALEXANDRIA, Ukraine – A monument to Jews murdered in the Holocaust in the Alexandria Region of Ukraine was inaugurated on May 28th. The event took place on the Day of the City, involving representatives of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine, government officials, the local Jewish community and hundreds of other local residents.