Saved by a Prayer

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

One Jew's miraculous story.

Her Name Was Klara Jasinski

by Leah Cohen

My childhood view of a shattered, melodious life.

Long Lost Brothers

by Rabbi Gavriel Horan

When they posted a photo on a Holocaust victims’ database, they never imagined where it would lead.

Beyond Schindler’s List

by Jessica Naiman

How Schaja Kleinberg’s survived the Holocaust and saved a 400-year-old Torah scroll.

Rabbi Lau’s Testimony of Faith

by Rabbi Gavriel Horan

“You cannot explain one moment of my survival without miracles.”

The Baker's Tale

by Richard Rabkin

The remarkable story of a Jewish boy in the Holocaust and the non-Jewish family that saved him.

The Holiest Generation

by Isaac Steven Herschkopf

Who could define what it meant to be a survivor? I learned the answer from Rabbi Moshe Feinstein.

Back to Ukraine

by Mordechai I. Twersky

A mass grave, 70 years later.

Voices from the Holocaust

by Project Witness

True stories, passed down as a sacred oral tradition, that capture the Jewish spirit.

The Iasi Pogrom

by Rabbi Dr. Eliyahu Safran

My father was the chief rabbi where one of the most violent pogroms in Jewish history took place.

Defiance

by Rabbi Gavriel Horan

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

Haunting Fragments

by Atara Gedalowitz

My journey to the camps in Poland.

The German Jew Who Bombed Berlin

by Marc H. Stevens

A true tale of escape, evasion and revenge.

Sometimes There are Tears in Color

by Shani Silverstein

The story of Leah Nebenzahl, a hidden child of the Holocaust.

The Brides of Bergen-Belsen

by Michal Eisikowitz

The bittersweet post-Holocaust weddings.

Greater than Angels: Interview with Pearl Benisch

by Daisy Benchimol

A tribute to 10 brave Jewish women who stood up to the Nazis.

Zeidy’s Escape

by Dina Neuman, as dictated by Baruch Berger

My father's story of good and evil, despair and open miracle, and simple human kindness.

Circle of Faith

by Jenny Hazan

The incredible journey of a one-year-old Holocaust survivor.

A Sacred Remembrance

by Yael Zoldan M.A.

Shavuot was the day my grandmother arrived in Auschwitz.

The Child of Many Mothers

by Debbie Shapiro

As a Holocaust survivor, Rena Quint strives to live her life to the fullest.

A World Interrupted

by Rabbi Simcha Shafran

A 14-year-old boy's terrifying first days of World War II.

Born in Auschwitz

by Jeff Heinrich

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

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

by Rabbi Ephraim Shore

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

My Mother's Question

by Iris Kruler Rothman

Why did I survive when so many others were killed?

Bubbie, Tell Me Your Life

by Sheina Medwed

Leah Kaufman's story of unfathomable horror and courage remained locked in memory's vault for half a century, until her granddaughter started asking her questions.

Number 176520

by Deanne L. Joseph

The story of Paul Argiewicz, a teenage Holocaust survivor.

Angel of Orphans

by Malky Weinstock

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

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.