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Rita Melen, a second-generation Holocaust survivor, shared her story about growing up in Japanse-occupied Shanghai. She also brought artifacts that belonged to her family.

Second-generation Holocaust survivor shares her story

By Matilde Bechet, Contributing Writer • February 13, 2019
Hillel hosted a third installment of the Global Faces of Judaism series Feb. 11. At the event, Rita Melen shared her family’s Holocaust story.
From left, Simha Tamano, Morris J. Escoll Israel Fellow for Cornell University Hillel, and junior Sam Butlien at the Ithaca College’s Global Faces of Judaism discussion. At the event hosted by Hillel at Ithaca College, Tamano spoke about the migration and history of Ethiopian Jews.

Ethiopian-Israeli details experience of Ethiopian Jewry

By Mary Rand, Staff Writer • November 28, 2018
Simha Tamano spoke about the history of her native community of Ethiopian Jews at an event hosted by Hillel at Ithaca College on Nov. 27.
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