Rabbi Romi Cohn: His Prayer in Congress and Remarks After His Passing
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Rabbi Romi Cohn: His Prayer in Congress and Remarks After His Passing
Description
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.
Date Created
January 29, 2020
March 27, 2020
State
District of Columbia
Place
Washington
Genre
prayer