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Jewish Woman Photographing Resistance Fighters

by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

The Happiest Man on Earth: 99 Year Old Holocaust Survivor

by Eddie Jaku, Tedx, Sydney

Eddie Jaku shares his story and wisdom.

The Portuguese Consul who Disobeyed Orders to Save Jewish Lives

by Maayan Meir

Aristidies De Sousa Mendes paid a heavy price for his moral courage.

A Holocaust Survivor’s Last Request

by Ellen Bachner Greenberg

My grandfather insisted on being buried in his Auschwitz uniform.

Liberating Dachau

by Jack Sacco

Discovering What Happened to My Great-Grandfather in the Holocaust

by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

A new memorial helped me learn about his deportation to the Lodz Ghetto 80 years ago.

Descendants of Jews Saved by Heroic Pole Find Each Other

by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

Wladimir Riszko hid 16 Jews for two years during the Holocaust.

Holocaust Survivor’s Falafel is Tribute to His Survival

by Adam Ross

Every Jan. 18th, the anniversary of his darkest day, David ‘Dugo’ Leitner eats a falafel as a tribute to his mother’s love and that he’ll never go hungry again.

Born in Berlin, 1943

by Reha Abraham Sokolow

My German birth certificate is a testament to life, humanity, and to the spirit and courage of my dear parents.

My Grandfather Survived the Killing Fields of Ukraine

by Zvi Wiesenfeld

Yankel Wiesenfeld miraculously emerged from the Ukrainian hell with his life and faith intact.

Forgiving the Impossible

by Yael Mermelstein

During the Holocaust, my grandmother gave up everything for her closest friend, only to be abandoned in return.

Oldest Greek Holocaust Survivor Passes Away

by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

Esther Cohen, a survivor of Auschwitz, died at the age of 96. This is her story.

Resisting the Nazis: Unknown Stories

by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

A London exhibit highlights little known stories of Jewish resistance during the Holocaust.

Feng Shan Ho: Hero Who Saved Thousands of Jews

by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

China’s Consul General in Vienna was the foreign diplomat who helped Austria's Jews during WWII.

Remembering Kristallnacht

by Susan (Hilsenrath) Warsinger, The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

A Holocaust survivor shares here terrifying memories of November 1938 pogroms in Germany.

I Can Hear the Glass Shatter

by Michelle Halle, LCSW

Celebrating my grandson's bar mitzvah in the shadows of Kristallnacht.

Moments before Being Gassed at Auschwitz, A Mother’s Letter

by aish.com

Vilma Grunwald’s haunting letter to her husband, written right before her murder.

12-Year-Old Jewish Hero of WWII

by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

How teenage violin prodigy Motele Schlein single-handedly destroyed a Nazi SS unit.

Hiding from Nazis

by Adam Ross

For 200 days Tibor Spitz and his family hid in a hole during the freezing winter to evade the Nazis.

Giving Life to Music from the Holocaust

by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

Francesco Lotoro has dedicated his life to uncovering thousands of pieces composed in concentration camps.

Violins of Hope: Telling Holocaust Stories Through Music

by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

Niv Ashkenazi's new album featuring instruments and music by composers that were affected by the Holocaust.

The Rabbi of Buchenwald

by Dr. Rafael Medoff

Liberating the concentration camp changed Rabbi Herschel Schacter's life.

The Muslim Holocaust Researcher

by Rona Tausinger, Israel Hayom

Prof. Mehnaz Afridi, a Pakistani Muslim, has been the director of the Holocaust, Genocide and Interfaith Education Center in New York for the past decade.

Yom HaShoah Global Day of Testimony

by JRoots

Live interviews and documentaries of survivors throughout the day, along with guest speakers and virtual trips for the whole family.

Jewish Partisan Hero Dies of Coronavirus

by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

Benjamin Levin fought Nazis with Jewish partisans called The Avengers.

My Mother’s Courage

by Barbara Bank

During the Holocaust my mother saved my father’s life at great risk to her own.

Eichmann's Dare: Save 600 Jewish Children in 6 Days

by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

Truus Wijsmuller, an “ordinary” Dutch woman, ended up saving 10,000 Jews.

The Children of Auschwitz

by David Muir Reports, ABC News

Few children were spared by the Nazis during the Holocaust. Some of these survivors share their memories of horror and stories of triumph.

Holocaust Rescue in the Philippines

by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

Over poker games and whiskey, a group of idealistic men hatched a plan to rescue 1,200 Jews.

Courage and Faith: Tibor Rubin's Incredible Heroism

by Debbie Gutfreund

An anti-Semitic sergeant couldn’t stop a Holocaust survivor who heroically served in the US Army from getting his Medal of Honor.

Uncle Mordechai's Scars

by Michelle Halle, LCSW

Through his mother’s quick thinking, my uncle survived the Holocaust. But the older he got, the more reclusive he became.

The Polish Diplomats who Saved Jews

by Eldad Beck, JNS.org

New documents shed light on the massive rescue effort of the Polish government-in-exile during World War II and unsung hero Ambassador Aleksander Ładoś.

Discovering My Mother Experienced Kristallnacht

by Michelle Halle, LCSW

Despite being fortunate enough to escape Germany, my mother did not escape unscathed.

Growing Up with Anne Frank

Mindful of the pledge I made to our murdered relatives and friends, I know I've done far too little.

Even in Auschwitz: Choosing the Possible

by Judy Gruen

Dr. Edith Eva Eger, a Holocaust survivor and trauma expert, channels her experience to help others learn to move past suffering.

Hidden in a Monastery; Saved by His Birthmark

by Adam Ross

The Shtemler brothers survived the Holocaust hiding in monasteries disguised as Christian children. The youngest of the three boys tells his incredible story.

After 77 Years, A Vital New Holocaust Diary is Published

by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

Renia Spiegel's diary is a crucial new Holocaust memoir.

One of the Last Lodz Survivors Turns 100

by Rivka Ronda Robinson

Sam Weinreich rebuilt life from ashes of the Holocaust. He received more than 2000 cards celebrating his 100th birthday.

Anne Frank: Parallel Stories

by Rivka Ronda Robinson

Anne Frank would have been 90 this year. A new documentary featuring Helen Mirren intertwines her story with five girls who survived the Holocaust.

Britain's Kitchener Camp Saved 4,000 German Jews

by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

The little known story is now being told.

Faith Amid the Flames

by Rabbi Avi Shafran

Rabbi Yosef Friedenson served as a human bridge between the Jewish world that the Germans destroyed and the new one that came into being after the Holocaust.