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Torah and Mitzvahs in Hell

What might we learn from the astonishing Jewish religious activity in Auschwitz?

March 20, 2023

Kraft-Hiatt Scholar-in-Residence Alan Rosen shares stories from Holocaust survivors who found ways to pray, do mitzvahs, keep calendars and observe Judaism while prisoners in Auschwitz. Rosen is a renowned scholar of Holocaust literature and author and editor of many books, including "The Holocaust's Jewish Calendars: Keeping Time Sacred, Making Time Holy" and "Filled with Fire and Light."

Supported by the Kraft-Hiatt Program for Jewish-Christian Understanding.