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First Cousins Who Thought Entire Family Died in Holocaust United in Israel

(JTA) Two pairs of Polish Jewish siblings, who each believed their entire families died in the Holocaust, met for the first time at the Yad Vashem Holocaust museum in Jerusalem. Earlier this year, Fania Blakay found a testimony in the Yad Vashem database about her father. It had been filled out by her father's brother-in-law, who Blakay had been told had died. In fact he had immigrated with his wife and daughters to Israel, and the daughters - Blakay's first cousins - were still living in Israel. On Tuesday, Blakay and her brother Gennadi Band - both of whom also live in Israel - were united with their cousins Henia Moskowitz and Rywka Patchnik.
2016-12-16 00:00:00
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