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BEST-SELLING HISTORICAL NOVELIST JOINS KISS MUSICIAN TO HONOR OREGON WWII HERO

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Tuesday, May 9, 2023

With his newest one, DOWN A DARK ROAD, Bernard honors Oregon WWII hero Jim Thayer , father to Kiss guitarist Tommy Thayer.

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  • With his newest one, DOWN A DARK ROAD, Bernard honors Oregon WWII hero Jim Thayer , father to Kiss guitarist Tommy Thayer.
  • In 1945, Thayer led a platoon that discovered and liberated the Gunskirchen Lager concentration camp, saving approximately 15,000 people.
  • "I had the privilege and honor of knowing General Thayer.
  • Of his WWII historical fiction, two of his titles have won the Military Writers Society of America Gold Medal award.

Holocaust Remembrance Association: Kingwood March of Remembrance Remembers Warsaw Ghetto 80th anniversary while Uprising Against Antisemitism on Yom HaShoah

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Saturday, May 6, 2023

KINGWOOD, Texas, May 6, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Along with Dallas Texas' well attended and inspiring March of Remembrance on April 16 at SMU, the twelfth March of Remembrance Houston took place on Sunday, April 23rd . Over 300 students and community members of all ages, along with government leaders remembered, reconciled and took a stand against modern-day antisemitism. The day ended with a celebration of life, honoring rescuers, upstanders, World War 2 veterans, liberators and those who survived. Texas is making a stand.

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  • The theme of this year's March of Remembrance is "Uprising Against Antisemitism" in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising.
  • Over 300 students and community members of all ages, along with government leaders remembered, reconciled and took a stand against modern-day antisemitism.
  • The day ended with a celebration of life, honoring rescuers, upstanders, World War 2 veterans, liberators and those who survived.
  • The Holocaust Remembrance Association includes the Holocaust Garden of Hope, Upstander Stones Project and Scholarship opportunities.

STORY OF JEWISH RESISTANCE FIGHTER TARGETED BY THE INFAMOUS BUTCHER OF LYON WINS CLAIMS CONFERENCE EMERGING FILMMAKERS CONTEST

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Thursday, February 23, 2023

NEW YORK, Feb. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) today announced the winner of the Emerging Filmmaker Contest focused on the Holocaust. Writer/Director Robert Moniot took the first prize with his screenplay, The Ice Cream Man, the true story of a Jewish ice cream parlor owner, Ernst Cahn, who was targeted by the infamous "Butcher of Lyon," Nazi SS and SD, Klaus Barbie.

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  • NEW YORK, Feb. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) today announced the winner of the Emerging Filmmaker Contest focused on the Holocaust.
  • Gideon Taylor, President of the Claims Conference said, "The Ice Cream Man is a story of heroism and courage during a period of persecution and death.
  • Robert Moniot, the film's Writer and Director, said, "We are honored to have been recognized by the Claims Conference in this contest.
  • For more information about this contest, please visit: https://film.claimscon.org
    For more information about the Claims Conference, please visit: www.claimscon.org .

Amazon #1 Bestseller UNSTOPPABLE Declared 'Business Book of the Year'

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Wednesday, January 26, 2022

It then quickly turns into a series of exciting tales that give the reader a sense of how his foxlike mind worked.

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  • It then quickly turns into a series of exciting tales that give the reader a sense of how his foxlike mind worked.
  • strategy+business states, "This compelling tale of suffering, persecution, and triumph is the best business book in the form of a historical narrative this year."
  • This and other interesting stories, like how Siggi came to meet not one but four sitting United States Presidents, are all detailed in the book.
  • He has appeared on national media outlets, from NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross to FOX News, CNN, and more.