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Vol. CLV, Issue 4
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Maintaining Historical Memory through International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Alexa Grechishkin, Campus Life Editor February 1, 2024

On Saturday, Jan. 27, communities across the globe honored International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Designated by the United Nations, the day marks the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau...

Whitman Welcomes Talk from Holocaust Survivor in Remembrance of Yom Hashoah

Clara Bartlett April 4, 2013

The evening of Sunday, April 7 to the evening of Monday, April 8 marks Holocaust Remembrance Day. The internationally recognized date comes from the Hebrew calendar and marks the anniversary of the Warsaw...

Dachau liberator makes history come alive

amyhasson April 19, 2012
On Thursday, April 19, Whitman and Walla Walla community members will get the opportunity to hear from Dee Eberhart, a World War II veteran who served in the U.S. Army 42nd Rainbow Division credited with liberating the infamous Nazi concentration camp at Dachau.
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