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Did Holocaust Victims Die al Kiddush Hashem | Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz

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Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz

Discusses the spiritual status of Holocaust victims and the concept of Kiddush Hashem.

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Many, many, many victims of the Holocaust uh died in the ovens in the crematoria. Actually, they were killed first, but they they were burnt in the crematoria of of of Auschwitz. Uh so, the question becomes, what about the spiritual suffering of the soul? People who die al Kiddush Hashem feel no pain in their death. They only get uh that connection to Hakadosh Baruch Hu. So, this in turn opens up a huge question whether Holocaust victims

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