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9 August 1942/ 8 August 2025 – Hebrew Catholics in Israel remember Edith Stein (St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross), Jewish philosopher, Carmelite nun, and martyr in Auschwitz #otdimjh

On this day in 1942, Edith Stein—St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross—was murdered in Auschwitz. Born in 1891 to a devout Jewish family, Stein was a brilliant philosopher, a student of Edmund Husserl, and an early phenomenologist. Born on Yom … Continue reading

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20 January 1942 Wannsee Conference on Final Solution plans the eradication of 11 million Jews #otdimjh #onthisday

From the ICEJ website: The Wannsee Conference was held on January 20, 1942 at a lakeside villa outside Berlin and was attended by 15 high-ranking Nazi bureaucrats who set in motion the implementation of a plan to eradicate the Jews … Continue reading

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15 January 2005 Pope John Paul II reflects on the 60th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz #otdimjh #onthisday

Messianic Jews, as both Jews and believers in Yeshua, are challenged to ponder the theological significance of the Holocaust. When I surveyed Messianic Jewish Theology I found only a few had attempted this difficult task, which combines theodicy (how can … Continue reading

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