Lest we forget: A little complicated but yesterday, May 7, was VE (Victory in Europe) Day celebrated in Commonwealth Countries, though in the U.S. and Britain, it is May 8. The German military surrender was signed on May 7 in Reims, France, and on May 8 in Berlin. Victory Day in Russia is celebrated May 9, the date of the formal German surrender to Soviet Marshal Zhukov in Berlin. Whatever day cited, remember, fifty to 60 million people perished, including 6 million Jews who were murdered only because they were Jews.
For more info, check out my books, The Scattered Tribe,Traveling the Diaspora from Cuba to India to Tahiti & Beyond," (Globe Pequot Press).

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or "A Travel Guide to Jewish Russia & Ukraine, (Pelican Publishing Co.) and for info on events that formed the USSR,

"Klara's Journey,A Novel, " (Marion Street Press) http://bit.ly/WyVSWq