Jennifer C🧵 This Yom HaShoah, I honor my Hebrew school teacher, Ann Jaffe: Holocaust survivor, educator, & the kindest souls I’ve ever known. At 9, I listened as she told how her family hid in a forest for 2 years. She showed us her tattoo—burned into her skin. I beg you: listen to her story. Say Never Again.
2 Ann was one of just 32 Jews to survive from her town. At 10, she watched her world vanish—most of her neighbors murdered in the fall of 1942. Her family fled into the forest, surviving starvation, cold, and fear. Her brother, Hertzel, was killed at Ponary. But somehow, she lived. And she taught.
3 Ann Jaffe shared her story at over 450 events so future generations would never forget. She passed away in April 2024 at 93. Her life was a testament to resilience, truth, and love. Honor her by remembering. Teaching. Resisting hate. May her memory forever be a blessing. #YomHaShoah #NeverAgain