The Power of One: The Story of Léo Cohn

Yad Vashem
Yad Vashem
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Published 2022-12-08
"Yad Vashem is committed to collecting the names, testimonies, artifacts and documentation of each and every victim of the Holocaust. Each testimony, document or artifact helps tell a personal story and, when combined, rebuilds the life of a victim or survivor of the Holocaust. Each individual story represents a fragment of the narrative of the entire Holocaust-era, the story of Jewish life pre-war, and the rebuilding of Jewish life afterwards. The Power of One tells the story of Léo Cohn, who was born in Lübek, Germany and immigrated to Paris in 1933. From his arrival, Léo was active in the leadership of the Jewish Scouts movement in France (EIF). He headed the movement's spiritual leadership, and espoused Jewish values, a love of religion and Eretz Israel (Mandatory Palestine).
In May 2018, as part of the national ""Gathering the Fragments"" project, two diaries were donated to Yad Vashem, documenting the activities of the Jewish children's home in Chardonne, Switzerland, during World War II. In one of the diaries was a last letter attributed to Léo Cohn with the title ""farewell letter from our dear leader Léo Cohn who has gone to an unknown destination."""
All Comments (8)
  • @Hope-qi4bf
    Such a beautiful testimony on the power of love. The love for family. The love for humanity.
  • @allanlindsay8369
    So, so sad and painful as it is . . . . . . . Thank you for this extremely invaluable work which must continue on and on, generation on generation for as Samuel Johnson wrote, "People need to be reminded more than they need to be instructed." Thank you!
  • @deoneforpeace
    They are saving our young people today and helping Jesus save so many souls after souls....THANK YOUUUU ❤️....NOW ITS DIFFERENT THIS TIME because Jesus is here in-person with us....He did not know He is Jesus and found out July 22 2021 and look at our World since...It's getting better.....Our Blessed Virgin Mother Mary warned the Entire World in Fatima about the nazis and that Jesus would be here with us at that time when we risk Eternal damnation of our souls and He is here now THANK YOUUUU ❤️