How Jews preserved time and identity at the heart of the Holocaust

The Nazi regime did not only rob Jews of their property and freedom. It also stripped them of the most basic ability to orient themselves in time. In ghettos, camps and hiding places, order disappeared: There were no calendars, no weekly rhythm, and sometimes no certainty at all as to when Shabbat or a holiday […] The post How Jews preserved time and identity at the heart of the Holocaust appeared first on www.israelhayom.com.