People

Miraculous Rescues

by Tova Younger

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

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

by George Gilbert

How a German company quietly saved their Jewish employees.

Humanity's Litmus Test

by Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

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

The Execution

by David Sussman

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

The Holocaust Bride

by Helen Zegerman Schwimmer

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

Stamped for Life

by Rabbi Gavriel Horan

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

"Remember Your Heritage!"

by Esther Waldman (Frankel)

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

The Counterfeiters

by Estee Reider and Rachel Ginsberg

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

Anchor for Survival

by Rabbi Mendel Waldman

During those perilous years, the Torah kept me alive.

My Cousin Karlchen

by Michal Batya Evenari

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

A Woven Memoir

by Mary K. Nolan

Tapestry survived war that ripped family apart.

Irena's Children

by Rabbi Gavriel Horan

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

Why My Father Ran

by Henia Stein

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

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

by Sarah Shapiro

A Seder in Bergen-Belsen.

Nighttime with Zaidy

by Chanie S.

Sleep provides no respite from the past.

Reunited

by Miri Chason

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

Quest of a Lifetime

by Aharon Granot

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

Zeide, Did You Cry?

by a Granddaughter

My grandfather's gradual descent to Auschwitz.

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

by Mark Motz

For some survivors, the war was never over.

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

by Leon Litvack

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

The Assassination Attempt

by Dafna Yee

The payback for a good deed comes 25 years later.

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

by The Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation

Gertrude Boyarski: From Frail Girl to Partisan Fighter

Smuggling Out Of Hell

by Tova Lebovits

Through ingenuity and chutzpah, one man saved lives in the Holocaust. His daughter tells how.

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

by Rabbi Shraga Simmons

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

The Death March

by Leah Kaufman

My mother, an ashen-faced skeleton of her former self, constantly repeated the words which became my life's mission: "You must live, you must remember, you must tell the world!"