25 Years Later: Can you name this movie? I’m sure most of you can. This iconic image served as a powerful message within the historic film. Schindler’s List was released to the public 25 years ago on December 15, 1993. The American epic historical period drama film was directed and […]
CONDOLENCES: “We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Holocaust survivor, Flóra Klein, z”l. Klein and her son, Gene Simmons, were honored at our 2017 Salute to Hollywood Benefit Gala, where they received the Legacy Award. Born in Jánd, Hungary, Klein was just 14 when she and her […]
CHANUKAH 1931 “It was on a Friday afternoon right before Shabbat that this photo was taken. My grandmother realized that this was a historic photo, and she wrote on the back of the photo that ‘their flag wishes to see the death of Judah, but Judah will always survive, and […]
✡️ Then and Now Source: Joseph Waks — in Berlin, Germany.
When planning this trip to Israel, it was important to prioritize a visit to Yad Vashem: World Holocaust Center, Jerusalem. Yad Vashem is Israel’s official memorial to the victims of the Holocaust. I invited along my incredible friend JamieGeller.com and her mother to share in the experience. Having been there […]
It’s Friday of Thanksgiving weekend and I’m in Israel, but not alone. I met up with the Nefesh B’Nefesh-FIDF Lone Soldiers, who also are not alone. There was one soldier in particular that I was fortunate to meet. Meir and Sarah Riebenfeld narrowly escaped Nazi Germany in 1936 to build […]
During WWII, Jews in Budapest were brought to the edge of the Danube, ordered to remove their shoes, and shot, falling into the water below. 60 pairs of iron shoes now line the river’s bank, a ghostly memorial to the victims. ‘Shoes on the Danube Promenade’ by Can Togay and […]
“We fled Germany on November 9th, 1938. It was called the Crystal Night, because there were demonstrations against Jews all over Germany, and many windows were being broken. We were living on the outskirts of Hanover. When my father came home from work that night, he told us that the […]
80 Years Ago Today: Kristallnacht night of terror, November 9-10, 1938, German mobs destroyed many vestiges of Jewish presence. A total of 1,350 Jewish synagogues were burnt to the ground or destroyed; 91 Jews were killed; 30,000 Jews were thrown into concentration camps; 7,000 Jewish businesses were destroyed; and thousands […]
THANK YOU: 94-year-old holocaust survivor, Walter Frankenstein, delivers a speech, during a ceremony at the memorial ‘Stille Helden’ (Silent Heroes) in Berlin. One of the most important tasks of Yad Vashem: World Holocaust Center, Jerusalem is to convey the gratitude of the state of Israel and the Jewish people to […]
Magda Brown, 91, of Skokie, Ill., traveled to Pittsburgh hours after the synagogue shooting for a scheduled speech about her experiences in the Holocaust. “Now the world needs to hear the message even more,” she said. (Dan Zak/Washington Post)
Mazal Tov and Happy 104th Birthday Elma! Last week Boro Park rehabilitation Center in Brooklyn celebrated Holocaust survivor Elma Slater’s 104th Birthday. Source: Vos Iz Neias
94 year old Walter Bingham just became the oldest Israeli to skydive – and says he wants to do it again when he reaches 100!! Source: The Israel Project, @hazanhaniyh
✡️ The “Witnesses in Uniform” delegation of the Israel Police – משטרת ישראל on it’s journey to Poland, stopped in Treblinka and formed a Jewish star right where the camps once stood. There are 180 officers that make up this star of david and at the center, stands a holocaust […]
“Today in Sweden they opened an exhibition called ‘Witnesses’. A famous Swedish photographer, Mikael Jansson, took pictures of 97 holocaust survivors living in Sweden; all of whom are over 90 years old. One of which is my grandma.” – Ariella Rosman
#WeRemember 🇮🇹✡️ The Raid of the Ghetto of Rome took place on October 16, 1943, 75 years ago today. A total of 1,259 members of the Jewish community–numbering 363 men, 689 women, and 207 children–were initially captured by the Gestapo. Of these, 1,023 were deported to the Auschwitz concentration camp. […]
“When the Second World War advanced to Rostov, we were afraid for our lives,” said Lyudmila. “We had no time to think. Our parents gathered grandma, my brother and I, and took us to the train station. They purchased the only tickets available—a roofless train to Tashkent. We evacuated, leaving […]
“Today I got to celebrate the 99th birthday of Julius Eisenstein, a Holocaust Survivor who survived Auschwitz and Dachau concentration camps. I have photographed him so many times and we have become real friends. This man is a real hero to me and he is in such great shape for […]
Lilly Friedman’s wedding was over 60 years ago. She dreamed of being married in a white gown. Ludwig, her 21 year old groom, wondered how was he going to find a dress in the Bergen Belsen Displaced Person’s camp. As fate would have it, a former German pilot walked into […]
The two old time friends grew up together in Transylvania, Romania and were separated during WWII after which they immigrated to Israel and reunited yesterday in Giv’at Shmuel. The connection happened after their two daughters met on a vacation last week and made the discovery that both parents are from […]
This is what the ultimate victory looks like: A Holocaust survivor sits with his 5th grandchild currently serving in the Israel Defense Forces to protect the Jewish state. Source: Humans of JNF
Mugshot of 19 year old Zofia Posmysz after being arrested for distributing anti-Nazi leaflets, 1942 She was sent to Auschwitz and survived to become a journalist, novelist and author. She is still alive today at age 95. Source: @historycoolkids
On this day, August 30, 1942, pastor André Trocmé urged the congregants in his overflowing church to “Do the will of God, not of men”. When the deportations began in France in summer 1942, he urged his congregation to give shelter to any Jew who should ask for it. “These […]
Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara and his wife Yukiko spent 18-20 hours a day writing and signing transit visas by hand in Lithuania for more than 6,000 Jews for 29 days from July 31 to August 28,1940. When it was time for them to depart, Sugihara said, “Please forgive me. I […]
Love this story! ♥️ “Today I had the privilege of meeting this amazing & wonderful woman who is 89 years young! This is my new friend Rose. Rose is a holocaust survivor that truly inspired me! She has numbers tattooed on her hand yet she came to America in 1948 […]
Emma Glickman, a third generation survivor, is determined to learn her family’s story and share it with the world. Here she is holding a brick from her family’s hometown of Bzozówa, Poland, which she found on one of her visits to the town. The “T” on the brick indicates that […]
This is incredible! “At this moment, in this place, there is no greater pride and triumph than standing here in uniform as an officer in the Israel Defense Forces. From the Right: my great-grandfather, Ze’ev and great-grandmother Hadassah, and their two children, Yosef and Arieh, at the entrance to the […]
“When my father, Osher Lehmann was liberated from Bergen Belsen in 1945 at the age of 11-1/2, he was an orphan with no parents. His two sisters survived the war with him. My dad was born and raised in Amsterdam, Holland in a Torah observant home. Today, my father is […]
This Holocaust Survival Story is Amazing and Badass
Met in the ghetto They courted through war Buried his father Fate still unsure Marching through death Fighting past fear Walking and walking on Nothing was clear Slated for death More than just once Stood up starvation With barely a chance A wedding dress borrowed No socks, old or new […]
Seventy-one years ago, Holocaust survivor Rabbi Aaron Brander (originally from Rimanov Poland) came from the Ulm Sedan Kaserne Displaced Persons Camp to the USA with all of his belongings packed into one seven pound, US-army issue suitcase, made of light green metal. Yesterday, his son Rabbi Dr. Kenneth Brander, brought […]
“My dad finally got his high school diploma! Born in Poland, he wasn’t allowed to get an education past first grade, because the Nazis invaded Poland and banned Jews from getting educated. He survived with his immediate family by hiding out. He moved to the US and became a self-made […]
