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Hagit Zadok Fefferman

Hagit Zadok Fefferman

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

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They Came to Hear a Survivor. I Walked In Instead.

They Came to Hear a Survivor. I Walked In Instead.

The speaker was supposed to be a Holocaust survivor. She got sick and couldn’t come. Then another survivor was asked to step in, and she couldn’t...

01.05.2026 50

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Hagit zadok fefferman

Yom HaShoah Doesn’t Live in Our Homes. It’s Time It Did.

Yom HaShoah in Miami used to draw hundreds of Holocaust survivors to gatherings across the city, including outdoor ceremonies at the Holocaust...

10.04.2026 50

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Hagit zadok fefferman

I Spoke With a Holocaust Survivor. He Was in the Next Room.

I had been watching the white, curved building rise on Meridian Avenue, waiting for the day it would finally open. When it did, I found myself...

27.03.2026 60

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Hagit zadok fefferman

When Neighbors Forget Who You Are: Rose, a Holocaust Survivor

Not long after the October 7 Hamas attacks in Israel, a stranger sent me a message on Instagram. I had never spoken to this person before. “You...

18.03.2026 50

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Hagit zadok fefferman

We Are Asking Holocaust Education to Do the Impossible

Lately, I’ve been hearing a painful and confusing message in Jewish spaces: that Holocaust education isn’t working. The idea became more prominent...

27.02.2026 80

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Hagit zadok fefferman