The 21st is Yom Ha’Shoah in Israel. There is so much that is happening to commemorate this important day in Israel but instead of big words there’s a small story that caught my eye is the Israeli media. 

As terrified teenagers 65 years ago, Menachem Sholowicz and Anshel Sieradzki stood one ahead of the other in Auschwitz, having serial numbers tattooed on their arms. Sholowicz was B-14594; Sieradzki was B-14595. (The full article http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1079356.html)

EGYPT

There is very interesting development that is happening lately in the Middle East. Not directly involving Israel but if one wants to get the bigger picture you need to put it in perspective. There’s a ‘war’ going on between Egypt and Hezbollah and it will surly impact anything that will happen in the next war round (that I hope won’t come) in the area. If you want to read more you can read the article: “Egypt state daily: Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah tried to overthrow Mubarak” by following this link http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1079098.html )

Information supplied by Ido Horowitz, HDUK Shaliach.