Terezin concentration camp survivor Fred Terna, center, waters the tree planted at the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust. Photo: John Halpern. New York City’s Museum of Jewish Heritage and the Battery Park City Authority held a dedication ceremony on Thursday for the descendant of a tree that was originally planted by Jewish children inside the Theresienstadt (Terezín) concentration camp during the Holocaust. Called “The Children’s Tree,” the silver maple 15-foot tree was planted near the front entrance of the Jewish museum. “With roots born of the Holocaust, the tree — now firmly planted in...
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