there is so much work still to be done

This month’s newsletter is marked with sadness and grief in the aftermath of the events that took place in Israel on October 7th, the resulting war and the devastating rise in antisemitism across the globe. Everything we do at The Together Plan focuses on helping isolated communities in Eastern Europe find their voice and tell their stories not yet told as a route to revival. Everything we do helps people around the world connect to the homes of their ancestors and everything we do helps to tell the story of the Jews of Eastern Europe and their suffering over centuries. This month we have been in Poland exploring this tragic history with heritage practitioners to develop strategies to disseminate this history to people of all faiths and none in ways that make it meaningful and relevant to today. As we mark the 80th anniversary of the liquidation of the Minsk Ghetto we bring a story from the ghetto that was locked in the KGB archives to the English speaking world, and our esteemed patron Esther Gilbert takes us on the start of a journey to learn about the Diplomats in the Second World War who went against their governments to save thousands of Jewish lives. There is so much we still need to do to learn how to learn from the past. It’s one thing to know about it, quite another to use that knowledge to build a better civil society.

May we all work together to find ways to build a peaceful tomorrow and we thank you for your support in helping us to do this.