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Anne Frank’s Stepsister

  • Posted on August 25, 2014
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Mrs. Eva Schloss, a Holocaust survivor, is a trustee of the Anne Frank Educational Trust and has authored multiple books on her personal life experiences. Visit Jewish.TV for more Jewish videos.continue reading →

Holocaust Memorial of Harrisburg, PA

If you find yourself in central Pennsylvania, the Harrisburg Holocaust Memorial is worth a visit. The design is captivating – at once illustrating the anguish of those who suffered, and the steadfastness of those who survived. Located in scenic Riverside Park by the Susquehanna River at Front and Sayford Streets, the Holocaust Monument stands as a remembrance of the 6 million Jews killed by Nazis during World War II. This monument is a tribute to the vision of local Holocaust survivors who planned and were instrumental in all phases of the creation and…continue reading →

Listen well to those who will tell their story

We have twenty years. Thirty if we're lucky. These are the last opportunities we'll have to hear testimonies if those who bore direct witness to an evil which tried to destroy this ancient community. It is our duty -- today -- to find the survivors who want their voices heard, and listen carefully. To note well the witness accounts which will, in a short time, no longer be available first hand. We must listen, because the perpetrators of the Holocaust took so much from our survivors: their way of life, neighborhoods, family, friends, and…continue reading →

The Youngest Holocaust Survivor from Oskar Schindler’s List, Now 75, Tells her Story

The youngest Shoah survivor – who happens to have connections to Schindler's List – is now 75 and the IDF has documented part of her life in this moving article. It reminds me that our time to meet Shoah survivors dwindles daily. It's so important to seek those who want their stories told, and listen well. Hello, my name is Eva Lavi. I was born in Krakow, Poland and when I was two-years-old, WWII broke out. When the war was over, I was 8 years-old. During the war I was deported from a ghetto to Auschwitz and then to…continue reading →

Holocaust Rescuers

  Holocaust Rescuers from Annie Wu on Vimeo. Hear from Holocaust survivor Roman Kent, who founded the Jewish Federation of the Righteous. The organization recognizes and gives financial assistance to rescuers -- civilians who had the courage to help save those effected by that dark time.continue reading →

Days of Remebrance

While we have included many of the events commemorating the Days of Remembrance, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum has put together a map of all commemoration activities and observances, in addition to many other helpful resources.continue reading →