Posts Tagged: Auschwitz survivors
Auschwitz Survivors Mark Anniversary Virtually Amid Pandemic Fears
Marian Turski, a 94-year-old survivor of the Auschwitz death camp, will mark the 76th anniversary of its liberation by Soviet troops on Wednesday only virtually,...
‘I Stayed Alive to Tell’ – Auschwitz’s Dwindling Survivors Recount Horrors of Nazi Death Camp
A strip of skin tattooed with the Auschwitz death camp number 99288 sits in a silver frame on a shelf in Avraham Harshalom's living room....
Auschwitz Survivor Brings Crowd to Tears at Manhattan Holocaust Remembrance Event
On May 4, 1944, the Nazis rounded up many of the Jews in Hungary. Most did not live to tell their story. Stefania Hecht did, and...
On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Leaders Mark 70 Years Since Auschwitz Liberation
JNS.org - More than 300 Holocaust survivors along with world leaders gathered at the site of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp on Tuesday to commemorate the...
Holocaust Survivors Return to Auschwitz to Mark 70 Years
AUSCHWITZ, POLAND - Fifteen Auschwitz survivors, aged 80-94, recently returned to the infamous death camp - some for the first time. To mark the 70th...
Writing Holocaust History Before the Witnesses Are Gone
Fifteen years ago, when I set out to write a book about the Holocaust experiences of my father's family, I knew I didn't have forever. At...
