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90-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor Delivers Inspiring Message For Future Generations
http://www.businessinsider.com/90-year-old-holocaust-survivor-delivers-inspiring-message-for-future-generations-2013-9Emery Jacoby and his two sisters survived a concentration camp in Nazi Germany during World War II, but not without unthinkable suffering and personal loss. Both of his parents died in the Holocaust.
Seventy years later, Jacoby, now 90, has been passing on his personal experiences to a new generation online. Encouraged by his grandson, he conducted a Reddit AMA (“Ask Me Anything”) earlier this summer, and following a tremendous outpouring of support, he followed up with a personal YouTube video.
His message is one of perseverance, tolerance, and acceptance, of moving forward through the past, as difficult as it might be.
“Let’s embrace the future and the opportunities,” he says, “because the future belongs to you.”
Read more: http://www.dailydot.com/lifestyle/90-year-old-holocaust-survivor-message/#ixzz2gHgUD0pJ