Massachusetts
Brandeis University in Massachusetts hosts exhibit of paintings of girls and women killed in the Holocaust
WALTHAM – Brandeis University is hosting an exhibit depicting the experience of young girls and women who became victims of the Holocaust.
“The first day when they came to our town was a pivotal day. It didn’t take long. Within 20 minutes, shooting started,” said Holocaust survivor Lusia Milch.
After Nazis took over the town of Skalat, Poland, 12-year-old Milch was separated from her family. She hid in neighbors’ attics and survived the holocaust but never saw her family again.
“There’s one picture over there of me as a little girl, behind me is my family. I was beginning to forget the features of my parents,” said Milch.
Now Milch is teaching about the horrors of history.
“I am speaking to them as an eyewitness who saw and lived the Holocaust,” said Milch.
Milch is taking part in the new holocaust exhibit, “Lives Eliminated, Dreams Illuminated,” hosted by Brandeis University.
“Lives Eliminated, Dreams Illuminated” is a multimedia exhibition which depicts the lives of young girls and women lost in the Holocaust. The Dr. David M Milch Foundation is supporting the exhibit – based on documented archived photographs of female victims of the Holocaust – placed next to portraits of the lives that could have been.
“The artist Lauren Bergman has taken these lives that could have been beautiful and wonderful achievements and loves that never were and give them the dignity that was denied them,” said David Milch.
“It’s overwhelming to see all these girls and women that I spent so much time working on their portraits, thinking about their lives,” said Bergman.
Milch told WBZ TV the memories Bergman brought to light are both painful and important.
“When I think of a little girl being brutally murdered…these people were killed. But they were people like you and I, they also had dreams,” said Milch.
There is also an audio guided tour for the exhibit at Brandeis University and it runs through Oct. 25.
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New Massachusetts bill would reinstate commercial driver’s licenses for hundreds of drivers
BOSTON – Relief may be on the way for hundreds of truck and bus drivers in Massachusetts, who lost their commercial driver’s licenses due to violations from decades ago.
Nearly 500 licenses revoked
Weeks ago, the I-Team uncovered that Registry of Motor Vehicles revoked the commercial driver’s licenses of nearly 500 drivers, effectively putting them out of work. Mike McDonald is one of the hundreds of commercial drivers that got caught up in the RMV dragnet. McDonald said losing his license means he can’t work and has no income coming in. He has been a truck driver for Ground Effects Landscaping in Carver for 17 years.
Until recently, the RMV had not fully enforced Melanie’s Law, which prohibits anyone charged with repeat drunk driving, refusing to take a breathalyzer or leaving the scene crashes from holding a commercial driver’s license, no matter how long ago the violations may have been. The law had been on the books for nearly 15 years.
It wasn’t until 2019 when a truck driver whose license should have been suspended was involved in a New Hampshire crash that killed seven members of a Marine motorcycle club. Since then, hundreds of drivers like McDonald have had their licenses and their livelihoods taken away.
10-year limit proposed
Now the I-Team has learned that the legislature is taking action with a new bill that would limit the look back period to 10 years, the same as the federal law. If it passes, it would allow drivers with clean records and no violations during the last decade to keep their licenses and their jobs.
Attorney Brian Simoneau represents dozens of drivers like McDonald. He told the I-Team, “What I’m hoping is the registry got the message loud and clear that this is outrageous and egregious and it’s a case of the punishment not fitting the crime. I’m hoping that this may pressure the registry now into delaying these disqualifications to give the legislature some more time to act because they can see that there is a huge strong interest in fixing this problem.”
All of this could happen quickly. If no one in the legislature objects to the bill it would pass quickly and move to the governor’s desk. If she signs it, the law would into effect immediately.
Why is the flag at half staff? These are possible reasons
The flag of the United States of America is flown at half-staff on several occasions, generally marking that the country is in mourning
Governor Maura Healey announced that state and national flags will fly at half-staff in Massachusetts on Friday, Sept. 27 to honor Pvt. Kwack K. Woo of Los Angeles, California.
Pvt. Woo served in the United States Army Infantry Division during World War II, during which he was killed in action in February 1945 near Biesdorf, Germany. Today, Sept. 27, the remains of Pvt. Woo will be laid to rest at the Massachusetts Veteran Memorial Cemetery in Agawam.
In honor of Pvt. Woo and his service to the country as he is brought to his final resting place, flags will be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset.
Why are flags flown at half-staff?
According to the official website of the U.S. General Services Administration, flags typically fly at half-staff when the country or specific state is in mourning. Observances include national tragedies, days of remembrance and deaths of government or military personnel.
The president, the state governor or the mayor of Washington, D.C. can order flags to fly at half-staff.
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Half-staff vs. half-mast
While half-staff refers to lowered flags on land, half-mast refers to those at sea. Both refer to a flag being flown beneath the top of its staff as a sign of respect.
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