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Holocaust survivors tweet to reach new generation

January 28, 2013 12:49
Zigi Shipper

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Jennifer Lipman,

Jennifer Lipman

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The lessons of the Holocaust were transmitted to a new generation via Twitter on Sunday as two survivors joined a live question and answer session on the social networking site.

The session, organised by the Holocaust Educational trust to coincide with the annual Holocaust Memorial Day, saw users put questions to Zigi Shipper and Eva Clarke.

Mr Shipper, a survivor of the Lodz ghetto and Auschwitz, was up first, answering questions on how he kept his faith in humanity and how he responded to Holocaust deniers.

"You've got to remember that 95 per cent of people are good human beings. People only talk about the bad people," replied Mr Shipper.