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A Gathering of Friends in San Jose

by Peter Maiden (petermaiden [at] comcast.net)
A Gathering of Friends in San Jose
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On June 8, at Chai House in San Jose—a mostly Jewish senior housing complex—Jewish and Japanese American survivors of the camps of World War Two and their families met for the second time in three years to tell their stories and reach common understanding. Around two hundred at the event, called "A Gathering of Friends," snacked on bagels and sushi and then talked with each other for a couple of hours. The South Bay Holocaust Survivor Group and the Japanese American Museum of San Jose were sponsors of the meeting, and the group was about evenly mixed between the two communities represented. Said organizer Harvey Gotliffe of San Jose State University, “We are here to share, not compare.”
§Viewing photographs
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§Kats Hikido listens to Doris Schwartz
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§Author Alicia Appleman Jurman
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§Nearly 200 people filled the room
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§Talking and listening
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§Talking and listening
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§Talking and listening
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§Being thoughtful
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§Yiddish theater veteran Chayela Asch
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