Remembering the Holocaust: Fairchild honors victims

Rabbi Yisroel Hahn speaks with Fairchild Airmen during the Holocaust Remembrance Day event April 16, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Hahn runs a Jewish discovery center, which shares the rich Jewish heritage with the local community. He was invited to guest speak at the event to provide Airmen with insight on the history of the Holocaust. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Janelle Patiño)

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Toastmasters members reenact Holocaust victims

Members of the Toastmasters Club share the first person experiences of several Holocaust survivors during the Holocaust Remembrance Day event April 16, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Fairchild Airmen gathered to remember how the Jews suffered during the war and recognized their accomplishments since the war. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Janelle Patiño)

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Remembering the Holocaust: Fairchild honors victims

Fairchild Airmen listen while members of the Toastmasters Club share the first person experiences of several Holocaust survivors during the Holocaust Remembrance Day Event April 16, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. During the Holocaust, the Nazi regime and its collaborators persecuted and murdered six million Jews. Fairchild Airmen took the time to remember and honor not just the survivors, but also those who were killed during the tragic event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Janelle Patiño)

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Remembering the Holocaust: Fairchild honors victims

Col. David Stookey, 92nd Mission Support Group commander, speaks with Fairchild Airmen during the Holocaust Remembrance Day event April 16, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Stookey also thanked Rabbi Yisroel Hahn, the guest speaker, for sharing his knowledge on the Holocaust to Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Janelle Patiño)

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Remembering the Holocaust: Fairchild honors victims

Published April 20, 2015
By Senior Airman Janelle Patiño
92nd Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- Members of Team Fairchild gathered here to remember and honor those who suffered and died during the Holocaust as part of Holocaust Remembrance Day April 16.

During the event, members of the Toastmasters Club, including Senior Airman Anastasia Faber, Tech. Sgt. Vincent Appel, Airman 1st Class David Leonard and Master Sgt. Jessica Holleran, shared the first person experiences of several Holocaust survivors. Rabbi Yisroel Hahn, the guest speaker and Spokane, Washington, resident, educated Airmen on the importance of the Holocaust.