Angel of Orphans

One father. 100 children. 20 years. A story of epic proportions.

Read Article by Malky Weinstock

More Articles

Off the Face of the Earth

Off the Face of the Earth

by Peter Lane Taylor

The remarkable story of a group of Holocaust survivors who hid in one of the world's largest caves.

Miraculous Rescues

Miraculous Rescues

by Tova Younger

Any survivor has at least one miracle story. My father has several.

Pressing the British: Miracle of Israel #11

Pressing the British: Miracle of Israel #11

by Rabbi Berel Wein and Destiny Films

The British arrest Jewish leaders, and Eleanor Roosevelt visits the refugees.

The Exodus Ship: Miracle of Israel #10

The Exodus Ship: Miracle of Israel #10

by Rabbi Berel Wein and Destiny Films

The British refuse a boatload of desperate Holocaust survivors entry into Israel.

Clandestine Immigration: Miracle of Israel #9

Clandestine Immigration: Miracle of Israel #9

by Destiny Films and Rabbi Berel Wein

Jewish refugees make a secret, treacherous journey to the Promised Land.

Jewish Response: Miracle of Israel #8

Jewish Response: Miracle of Israel #8

by Berel Wein / Destiny Films

The ragtag Jewish underground fights back against 100,000 British personnel.

Political Hopes: Miracle of Israel #7

Political Hopes: Miracle of Israel #7

by Berel Wein / Destiny Films

Ben Gurion brought the message of Zionism to the hopeless Holocaust refugees.

British Refugee Policy: Miracle of Israel #6

British Refugee Policy: Miracle of Israel #6

by Berel Wein / Destiny Films

For fear of jeopardizing oil interests, the British refuse to allow Jews into Israel.

Homeless and Stateless: Miracle of Israel #5

Homeless and Stateless: Miracle of Israel #5

by Berel Wein / Destiny Films

The survivors' desperate attempts to locate lost relatives.

Rebuilding the Community: Miracle of Israel #4

Rebuilding the Community: Miracle of Israel #4

by Berel Wein / Destiny Films

Jewish refugees seek shelter back in Poland or in DP camps.

Test of Faith: Miracle of Israel #3

Test of Faith: Miracle of Israel #3

by Berel Wein / Destiny Films

The flame that sustained the Jews in the darkest days.

Survivors & Sefardic Jews: Miracle of Israel #2

Survivors & Sefardic Jews: Miracle of Israel #2

by Berel Wein / Destiny Films

Coming to grips with a civilization destroyed.

Aftermath of the Holocaust: Miracle of Israel #1

Aftermath of the Holocaust: Miracle of Israel #1

by Berel Wein / Destiny Films

Liberating the camps, and the Nuremberg trials. (Viewer discretion is advised.)

Death March, Tisha B'Av 1944

Death March, Tisha B'Av 1944

by Yaakov Astor

Facing defeat, the Nazis marched 6,000 Jews. A survivor's account.

The Leica Freedom Train

The Leica Freedom Train

by George Gilbert

How a German company quietly saved their Jewish employees.

Humanity's Litmus Test

Humanity's Litmus Test

by Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

We cannot write the future. Only our children can do that.

The Execution

The Execution

by David Sussman

An eyewitness account of a public hanging carried out by the Nazis.

The Holocaust Bride

The Holocaust Bride

by Helen Zegerman Schwimmer

The true story of a worn-out parachute, resurrected as a magnificent wedding gown.

Defiance

Defiance

by Gavriel Horan

How the Bielski Partisans built a village amidst the Nazi death machine.

Stamped for Life

Stamped for Life

by Gavriel Horan

Defying the Samurai code of honor, Chiune Sugihara risked everything to save Jewish lives.

Angels in the Dark

Angels in the Dark

by Rabbi Shmuel Burstein

The amazing story of survival in the sewers of Lvov.

"Remember Your Heritage!"

by Esther Waldman (Frankel)

How I survived in war-time Hungary by posing as a non-Jew.

The Counterfeiters

The Counterfeiters

by Estee Reider and Rachel Ginsberg

Germany's highly guarded counterfeiting scheme aimed at toppling the British economy.

Anchor for Survival

Anchor for Survival

by Mendel Waldman

During those perilous years, the Torah kept me alive.

My Cousin Karlchen

My Cousin Karlchen

by Michal Batya Evenari

The Nazis' plans to perfect the Aryan race began with little Karl and his friends.

The Nazi Mascot

The Nazi Mascot

by Olga Craig

Almost all his life Alex Kurzem has kept a lonely secret.

A Woven Memoir

A Woven Memoir

by Mary K. Nolan

Tapestry survived war that ripped family apart.

Irena's Children

Irena's Children

by Gavriel Horan

Irena Sendler is a 97-year-old Polish woman who saved 2,500 Jewish children during the Holocaust.

Why My Father Ran

Why My Father Ran

by Henia Stein

My father began running when he was a young boy fleeing from the Nazis.

Forged in Hell

Forged in Hell

by Rachel Howard

At 16, Sonia Shainwald fled impending slaughter and risked her life as a Jewish partisan fighter.

The Story of a Prayer

The Story of a Prayer

by Sarah Shapiro

A Seder in Bergen-Belsen.

Who Will Save the Baby?_

Who Will Save the Baby?_

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

A yeshiva student's heroic choice.

The Rose that Never Blossomed

The Rose that Never Blossomed

by Leah Abramowitz

A recently published Holocaust diary that wavers between hope and despair.

Nighttime with Zaidy

Nighttime with Zaidy

by Chanie S

Sleep provides no respite from the past.

Reunited

Reunited

by Miri Chason

Over 6 decades after the Holocaust, a brother and sister are reunited.

Lulek: Child of Buchenwald

Lulek: Child of Buchenwald

by A. Netanel

Rabbi Yisrael Lau talks about the childhood he never had and 10 images engraved forever in his memory.

Back to the Shtetl_

Back to the Shtetl_

by Rabbi Ephraim Shore

A pilgrimage to discover my family's roots that the Nazis tried to destroy.

Quest of a Lifetime

Quest of a Lifetime

by Aharon Granot

A recent trip to Poland reveals a chilling tale of murder and salvation.

Zeide, Did You Cry?

Zeide, Did You Cry?

by a Granddaughter

My grandfather's gradual descent to Auschwitz.

Determined to Fight

Determined to Fight

by The Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation

At a young age, Ben Kamm faced some of he most difficult choices a person may be asked to make.

It's a Sin to Waste

It's a Sin to Waste

by Mark Motz

For some survivors, the war was never over.

My Grandfather's Diary of Hate

My Grandfather's Diary of Hate

by Margaret Jones

Little did I know that my grandfather, a British officer stationed in Palestine in 1943, was a Nazi sympathizer.

Child of Survivors

Child of Survivors

by Leon Litvack

My parents saw in me the totality of their hopes and dreams.

Born in Auschwitz

Born in Auschwitz

by Jeff Heinrich

A woman's miraculous birth in the death camp of Auschwitz.

The Assassination Attempt

The Assassination Attempt

by Dafna Yee

The payback for a good deed comes 25 years later.

Opening My Memory Vault

Opening My Memory Vault

by Leah Kaufman

For 50 years, Leah Kaufman's war experiences were locked in the vault of her memory, until she forced herself to teach the Holocaust to her fourth grade class.

Fighting Back

Fighting Back

by The Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation

Gertrude Boyarski: From Frail Girl to Partisan Fighter

The Day of My Victory

The Day of My Victory

by Joseph Friedenson

For me, a Holocaust survivor, completing the Talmud testifies loudly and clearly that we Jews are an eternal people, indestructible and everlasting.

Rebbetzin Jungreis on the Holocaust

Rebbetzin Jungreis on the Holocaust

by Rabbi Shraga Simmons

As the new Yad Vashem museum opens, a survivor of Bergen-Belsen speaks of Jewish courage, resistance and triumph.

Sponsors