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Weissbach explains how he was born in pre-state Palestine in 1947. His father was born in Alexandria, Egypt and his mother in Norfolk, Virginia. They met in Tel Aviv, Israel in the 1930s. They immigrated to the United States in 1952 and settled down…

This is an image of Ohavay Zion Synagogue's previous location at 120 Maxwell Street from left side.

This is a poster created by Phillip Steder. The information and quotes featured in the poster are from an interview conducted by Elizabeth Rupp, Bilal Shaikh, and Cameron Beck on November 3. 2017. The poster was presented at the Kentucky Jewish…

This is a poster board created by Leslie Davis, Breanna Shoemaker, and Madison Cissel. The information and quotes are from an interview with Cooper conducted by Janice W. Fernheimer on October 16, 2015. This poster was presented at the Kentucky…

Leon Cooper was born in Norfolk, Virginia in 1927 and came to Lexington with his wife, Harriet, and two of his three children during the mid-twentieth century (the third was born in Lexington). He came to Lexington after serving in the Navy on two…

A photo of Leslie Davis taken April 3, 2019. This photo was taken to accompany her Jewish Oral History Interview.

Lesson Plan to Introduce the Holocaust to students in English class

Lesson Plan for Lesson #2 about life after the Holocaust for Jewish Survivors

Lesson Plan for Lesson #3 that introduces the students to Elie Wiesel and his book Night

Lesson Plan for Lesson #4 incorporating a writing assignment about the book Night