Tag: Holocaust Survivors

The article explores the current state of Holocaust survivors in the Catskills and the challenges of preserving the memory of the Holocaust.
This text explores the story of Erich Gunther Deutecom, a German man who lived in Nahariya, Israel in the 1960s.
Zehava Galon, former head of the left-wing Meretz Party, expresses her personal pain and disappointment with the Israeli government's refusal to condemn Vladimir Putin and provide military support to Ukraine.
The author, whose family was murdered during the Holocaust, is faced with a dilemma: Austria is offering citizenship to descendants of Jews who lived there between 1933 and 1955, but accepting it would require reconciling with a country that destroyed their family.
In this personal reflection, the author shares her experiences growing up as a mixed-race child with survivor grandparents.
Holocaust survivors in Australia have been sharing their personal stories with students through Bnai Brith Courage to Care for the past 30 years.
The author reflects on the significance of playing dreidel with their parents, both Holocaust survivors, during Hanukkah.
This text discusses the life and accomplishments of Elimelech Gavriel (Mike) Tress, a key figure in the Agudah movement in America.
Rabbi Dr. Israel Miller was a prominent figure in the Jewish community, known for his advocacy on behalf of various causes.
Former pro basketball player Dan Grunfeld discusses his father, Ernie Grunfeld, who is the only son of Holocaust survivors to play in any of the Big Four pro leagues.
The text is a personal account of a meeting with Serge Muller, an arms dealer and former African diamond king known as "Mr. Blood Diamond."
After forty years, Israel saw the first song being composed about the Holocaust, marking a significant shift in attitudes toward discussing this pivotal event that greatly impacted survivors and their descendants.
This article discusses how it took forty years before the first song about the Holocaust was written in Israel.
The article reflects on the nostalgia and significance of Persian rugs in Jewish households.
In the book "Even If the Ship Is Not Sinking" by Ori Yehudai, the author explores the topic of Jewish emigrants who left Israel after World War II and criticized the country upon their departure.
David Henry Gerson reflects on his father Allan Gerson's final days and the publication of his memoir, "Lies That Matter," detailing Allan's work in bringing Nazi collaborators to justice.
Allan Gerson, a federal prosecutor who worked at the Department of Justices Office of Special Investigations (OSI) tasked with prosecuting aged Nazi collaborators, recounts in his memoir "Lies That Matter" his struggle to explain his decision to his Holocaust survivor parents.
Journalist Howard Reich, the son of Holocaust survivors, never spoke to his parents about their experiences during the Holocaust until his mother started reliving those memories in 2001.
Judy Batalion has written two books: "The Light of Days" and a young readers edition of the same title.
In this episode of Unorthodox, the hosts are joined by actress Jackie Tohn, who discusses her role on the Netflix series G.L.O.W and the importance of leftovers in her Jewish upbringing as the grandchild of Holocaust survivors.
This article tells the story of William Cooper, a 77-year-old Yorta Yorta Aboriginal man from Australia, who led a delegation to the German Consulate in Melbourne in 1938 to protest the violence against Jews in Germany.
In her memoir "At Home in America," Esther Safran Foer embarks on a journey to uncover her family's history, including her Holocaust-survivor father and her mother's lost sister.
The Yiddish community in Melbourne, Australia has thrived during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the Kadimah Yiddish Theatre creating Shakespeare monologues in Yiddish and Yiddish language classes seeing increased attendance.
In episode 247 of Unorthodox, actor and comedian Michael Ian Black discusses his latest book, "A Better Man," which explores masculinity and offers an alternative to toxic masculinity.
The article explores the concept of resilience and how individuals can bounce back from trauma and adversity.