Rabbi Romi Cohn: His Prayer in Congress and Remarks After His Passing
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Title
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Rabbi Romi Cohn: His Prayer in Congress and Remarks After His Passing
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Description
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These videos, contributed by Howard Mortman (Communications Director at CSPAN), center around Rabbi Romi Cohn. As Mortman notes in his book (see Source), Cohn was a Holocaust survivor and member of the Jewish underground in his native Czechoslovakia. He delivered the House prayer on January 29, 2020-- 75 years after the liberation of Auschwitz. Unfortunately, Cohn died from COVID-19 two months after delivering his house prayer. He is remembered in the House daily prayer on March 27, 2020.
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Date Created
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January 29, 2020
March 27, 2020
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State
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District of Columbia
