I have joined Yad Vashem Twinning project for my Bat Mitzvah. To make my special event even more meaningful Yad Vashem helped to twin my name with a young victim of the Holocaust who tragically was unable to celebrate this milestone in Jewish life.

Yad Vashem researcher has twinned me with Bella Stolper as she was born in Ukraine, where my mom’s family is originally from. Bella was one of the 1.5 million children that were murdered in holocaust. She was denied future and never reached to celebrate her Bat Mitzvah as she was murdered by Natzis at age of 10. Her only crime was that she was Jewish.

We must never forget of what happened and how our nation suffered. We will remember and continue to tell future generations stories that we can still hear from survivors. I am celebrating my Bat Mitzvah and I am alive. Bella has never celebrated her Bat Mitzvah in this world but she will always live within us and within our hearts.

As time passes, the memory of those who were murdered in the Holocaust fades, and becomes increasingly difficult to remember of what has happened, and this provides a challenge as to how we can continue to tell their stories.

Stories about ordinary people and families, their communities, friends, likes and dislikes, goals and aspirations, and in particular children who were denied a life.

Bat Mitzvah Twinning programme is helping to continue to tell the story of a victim of the Holocaust whose life was tragically cut short. I will tell the story of Bella and will light remembrance candle in her memory.

I have received Twinning Pack from Yad Vashem

containing a Page of Testimony a Study Guide, picture of the victim, Certificate, a specially designed pin and a personal letter from a survivor, something to cherish and share with you all. These are all attached on my page so please have a look through.

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