#WeRemember More on Elie Wiesel: Eliezer “Elie” Wiesel KBE (/ˈɛli viˈzɛl/, Hebrew: אֱלִיעֶזֶר וִיזֶל, ’Ēlí‘ézer Vízēl September 30, 1928 – July 2, 2016) was a Romanian-born American Jewish writer, professor, political activist, Nobel Laureate, and Holocaust survivor. He was the author of 57 books, written mostly in French and English, including Night, […]
František Bubák owned an apartment in Theresienstadt but was forced to leave by the Nazis in order to make room for thousands of Jewish prisoners. After the war, Bubák moved back to the property. Sometime later, he was doing some renovations, which included taking down a kitchen wall. As the […]
"A very old man came in to my Starbucks. Halfway through struggling to understand his order through his thick accent, he… Posted by Humans of Judaism on Tuesday, July 12, 2016
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“Pogroms were quite common in Zaporozhe, Ukraine during those years. When they entered the synagogue, they found an old, pious-looking man deep in prayer. They grabbed him by his beard and dragged him through the streets of the town.” “Four days later, he died from the wounds. His family […]
“In the center of this photo is my amazing grandfather, whose family left Poland for New York when he was ten years old. At 21, he was drafted into the Army where he fought in every major battle of World War II – with the exception of D-Day. His service […]
Eliahu Pietruszka had grown up thinking his whole family had been killed in a Nazi death camp. Source: Channel 4 News
Eliahu Pietruszka shuffled his 102-year-old body through the lobby of his retirement home toward a stranger he had never met and collapsed into him in a teary embrace. Then he kissed both cheeks of his visitor and in a frail, squeaky voice began blurting out greetings in Russian, a language […]
J & E The Legacy Collection …the number is the story. Click photo for more information. Click photo to purchase. Seeing a mix of letters and numbers tattooed on your grandparents’ forearm is something you never forget. My grandmother, Ella (Lucak) Rogozinski, has a number. It is A5674. My grandfather, […]
Just WOW! A Must Watch.Source: www.human-themovie.orgClick for More > HumansofJudaism.com Posted by Humans of Judaism on Friday, March 11, 2016 Source: www.human-themovie.org
The original structure, most likely made of wood, was vulnerable to fire. Frequent conflagration urged the Jewish society to replace existing construction with a brick building. The remained Bimah is composed of four pillars carrying square block. The ceiling was covered with stucco. Small pieces of the decoration are still […]
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 of Jewish […]
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 of Jewish […]
“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 […]
A Jew, a feminist, a paratrooper, and above all else, an individual whose story exemplifies bravery & courage. In 1944, Senesh parachuted into Yugoslavia as part of a group of paratroopers whose mission was to rescue Hungarian Jews about to be deported to Auschwitz. As she crossed the border into […]
Rina Pearl Zakaj was 10 years old when WWII began. She passed through the concentration camp (Ukraine) and the Warsaw ghetto. After the war, she went on to Israel where she fought for it’s independence. Today, 70 years after the Holocaust, Rina has three grandchildren that all serve in the […]
Tova Friedman, Sarah Ludwig, and Mike Bornstein are three of the children pictured in an iconic photograph from the liberation of Auschwitz on January 27th, 1945. Here the three survivors are seen holding that image together 72 years later in America. Source: American Society for Yad Vashem Young Leadership Associates
Um dos momentos mais emocionantes de hoje no Fest Rio Judaico. Colocando tefilin com um sobrevivente de Auschwitz, Boris Bessen, de 98 anos, que diz: “nunca tive mais orgulho de ser judeu do que hoje.” One of today’s most exciting moments at Rio’s Jewish festival, ‘Fest Rio Judaico’. Putting […]
“This picture was taken in a displaced persons camp about a year after she was liberated. She performed in plays as a way of lifting the moral of other survivors. Although my grandmother believes it’s important to remember the past, she also understands the importance of moving forward and celebrating […]
The Nazis mercilessly butchered all of Rostov’s Jews, including young children and the elderly, hoping to leave nothing of our heritage. They tried to extinguish the flame of Judaism in our city, but they didn’t succeed. Today, 75 years later, we held a March of the Living, followed by a […]
At 113 years old, Yisrael Kristal, dubbed the Oldest Man in the World has passed away just one month shy of his 114th birthday. Last year we cebrated Yisrael’s 113th birthday which was followed by his first Bar Mitzvah celebration. When Kristal was 13 which is the standard Bar Mitzvah […]
At 90 years old, he is one of the few remaining Holocaust survivors who is living life to the fullest despite the hardships he’s endured. Born on August 9th, 1927 in Romania, Yidel as he was known, was just a young boy when the war broke out. He managed to […]
“A very old man came in to my Starbucks. Halfway through struggling to understand his order through his thick accent, he noticed my necklace. He stopped and said “Your star is beautiful.”, and I thanked him. There was a long pause before he spoke again. When he did, he said […]
I bumped into Gunther yesterday in the comments section on Humans of Judaism. In a previous post (attached) about an 85 year old Holocaust survivor that went sky diving with his grandson, proving to Hitler that he couldnt ‘put out his flame’, Gunther commented with this: “I’m also 85, I […]
Meet Henry Monath. I was on a flight from Tel Aviv, Israel to Manchester, England when a frail old man, wearing a large kippah, sat down beside me. We began a conversation about our trips and after a while, I found myself captivated by his life story. Monath was born […]
Those 82 boys and girls were then transported to an extermination camp at Chełmno 34 miles away. There they were gassed to death. This remarkable sculpture by Marie Uchytilová commemorates them. Never Again. Source: We Are The Jews
The International March of the Living is an annual educational program, bringing individuals from around the world to Poland and Israel to study the history of the Holocaust and to examine the roots of prejudice, intolerance and hatred. Taking place annually on Yom Hashoah – Holocaust Remembrance Day – The […]
Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, is the ultimate source for Holocaust education, documentation and research. From the Mount of Remembrance in Jerusalem, Yad Vashem‘s integrated approach incorporates meaningful educational initiatives, groundbreaking research and inspirational exhibits. Its use of innovative technological platforms maximizes accessibility to the vast information in […]
He stopped and said “Your star is beautiful.”, and I thanked him. There was a long pause before he spoke again. When he did, he said “It is beautiful, but I am having a hard time looking at it. The last time I wore one, it was mandatory.” We then […]
