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Anita Winter Awarded the Federal Cross of Merit

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In February, Anita Winter, Founder and President of the Swiss Gamaraal Foundation, received the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. The German Ambassador to Switzerland presented the Federal Cross of Merit saying, “For you, dear Ms. Winter, as the second generation of Holocaust survivors, it is a matter close to your heart that the Holocaust is never forgotten. That is why you volunteer in Holocaust education work and founded the Gamaraal Foundation in 2014, of which you have been chairman since then. For your extraordinary and tireless commitment, dear Ms. Winter, you deserve special recognition and appreciation.”

ANITA WINTER (CENTER) WITH THE FEDERAL MERIT CROSS (PICTURE: CB / FOREIGN OFFICE GERMANY).

A major project of the Gamaraal Foundation is the documentation of “The Last Swiss Holocaust Survivors,” which was shown in Haifa, among other places. “The Last Swiss Holocaust Survivors” portrayed some of the last Holocaust survivors in touching film recordings, texts, and photos in all parts of Switzerland.

We also warmly congratulate Ms. Winter and thank her from the bottom of our hearts for her decades of commitment to supporting Holocaust survivors.

This article is translated from German and is written by Katharina Hoeftmann Ciobutaru. 

 

Based in the startup city of Tel Aviv, Zo Flamenbaum is a writer and social entrepreneur who dedicates her time to mission-driven projects that empower connection between the many diverse layers of our world. In 2014, she founded School of Shine as a value-based educational space for women who are tired of the ‘default life’ and crave personal freedom through self-expression for more purposeful living.

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