Born in Israel, Rami Efal, an author, illustrator, and descendant of Holocaust survivors, wrote us that in June he will be part of a multi-faith retreat in Auschwitz/Birkenau in Poland to bear witness at a site where members of his family were killed in the Holocaust. “The retreat will include meditation and Jewish, Muslim, Christian and Buddhist liturgical services, as well as a name-reading of victims,” he writes on his blog. “I will be reading the names of my grandparents siblings, mothers, fathers as well as the names of friends’ relatives who have fallen in the different wars of Israel.”

A gifted artist, Efal is offering portaiture services in exchange for donations that will help him travel to Poland for the retreat. He is also offering to “read the names of your family members, whether they died at the Jewish Holocaust, or in any other conflict of past or present. I especially invite my German, Polish, Russian, Jordanian, Syrian, Egyptian and Palestinian friends.” Check out his blog for more details, to see his beautiful artwork, and his new book, Never Forget, Never Forgive, A Graphic Novel.

Submitted by: Roselle Kovitz

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