Hear the audio of ECM’s inhterview with Bob Gans on KNSJ.

View the slideshow, The Life Saving Kindness and Courage of Strangers, the story of Greta and Ruby.

By Miriam Raftery

April 14, 2023 (San Diego) -- In honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day on April 16,  ECM interviewed Bob Gans,the son of Holocaust survivors. He has created an educational project titled, “The Life Saving Kindness and Courage of Strangers, the story of Greta and Ruby.”

The 55-minute slide show that he presents to local groups relates the story of how his parents survived the Holocaust and  it’s relevance today.  He believes the most important aspect is “the lessons that can be learned” and applied today, encouraging people to speak out if they see wrongdoing and to offer help to those in need.

By Miriam Raftery

October 9, 2021 (El Cajon) – Courage is the theme of the 19^th annual Women in Leadership Lunch (WILL) presented by the East County Chamber of Commerce on October 22 at Viejas Casino & Resort.  

Source: World Jewish Congress

Photo, left:  Matthias Müller (CEO) and Hans Dieter Pötsch (Chairman of the Supervisory Board) of Volkswagen

January 26, 2018 (New York) -- Senior German industry figures, including the CEOs of companies that collaborated with the Nazis during World War II, have lent their support to the World Jewish Congress’ We Remember campaign ahead of International Holocaust Memorial Day on January27th.

March 7, 2013 (San Diego’s East County)--ECM World Watch helps you be an informed citizen about important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a wide variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

NATIONAL

• Carrier cancellation heats up sequester fight as cuts take effect (The Hill)
• But what do the cuts mean for me? A sequester FAQ for the rest of us (Slate) 
• Goal to cut deficit by $4 trillion in reach (Sacramento Bee) 
• Sequester puts more cancer patients at risk of dying, researchers say  (Daily Beast) 
• Military foreclosure rates raise concerns (U-T San Diego, based on New York Times story) 
• DHS freed over 2,000 immigrants since February (Sacramento Bee) 
• Military draft registration: Goodbye to the draft board? (Christian Science Monitor) 
• Democrats turn to FCC to reveal secret donors behind political ads (The Hill) 
• Birds May Use 'Sound Maps' To Navigate Huge Distances (NPR) 

INTERNATIONAL 

• Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez dies (CNN) 
• Mexican president warns party over graft: No one is untouchable (Reuters) 
• The Holocaust just got more shocking (New York Times) 
• Afghan Government Bans Some American Forces For Links To Killings And Torture (NPR) 
• In Depressed Spain, ATMs That Dispense Free Cash (NPR) 
• Assad forces take Aleppo village, reopening supply line (Reuters) 
• Volcanic eruptions might lessen greenhouse effects (CS Monitor) 

HEALTH/SCIENCE 

• MIT Invents A Machine That Can Look At Batman's Face And See His Heart Beating (NPR – fascinating video) 
• Doctors report first cure of HIV in a child (USA Today) 
• New drug doubles risk of pancreatitis (Ivanhoe Newswire)

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