The day opened with an explanation of the activity of the Mashmaut Center and the importance of this activity in these complex days. After that, the participants watched a solo performance by the volunteer actor Gil Danino, “Life Without Memory” which dealt with the unique story of the Holocaust survivor Mishka Zilberstein, who survived the horrors of the Holocaust in the woods with wolves. Mishka Zilberstein’s legacy is important in our educational work.

In the second part of the day, workshops were held in different languages ​​by the center’s staff, Inbal Raz, the center’s deputy director, held a workshop in English, Hana Oren, Tatiana Tkachenko and Natalia in Russian, Guy Hellenbrand, Kobi Dana and Liby Hen in Hebrew.

In the third and last part, listen to the testimonies of the Holocaust survivors: in Russian Gita Koipman told her story, who survived the horrors of the Holocaust in Transnistria; And Shlomit Ben Ari who survived the horrors of the Holocaust in France.
In front of the English group, Dr. Lea Ganor presented her postdoctoral research that dealt with air crew members who survived the Holocaust, and brought the memories of the interviewees in the study who are no longer alive, to whom the lecture was dedicated.

Not a single eye remained dry during the day, in the personal testimonies and in the lecture about those who are no longer with us.

Acknowledgments: To the manager of Ulpan Etzion Efrat Pickerwitz and her team; for the academic immigrants; to the center staff; To our the Handyman Yona Cohen; To the actor Gil Danino; Special thanks to Holocaust survivors Gita Koifman and Shlomit Ben Ari for sharing your memories.