For the next 14 days (Jan 13th – Jan 27th) over 80 Holocaust survivors will state in videos on Claims Conference social media platforms what they would like to be remembered from their time in Auschwitz – please follow along. #ISurvivedAuschwitz #RememberThis

During World War II, hundreds of thousands of Roma women, children and men were systematically murdered by the Nazis, their allies and their collaborators. This atrocity's legacy profoundly impacted Roma communities across Europe. The Claims Conference joins the International

“Freezing weather and epidemics – but these horrors were only details. The most significant thing was the gas chamber and the crematorium. This was the logical end for any Jew entering Birkenau” – Algerian-born Holocaust survivor Gabriel Bénichou, Dec 15, 1926 – Jul 23, 2025.

“In every encounter with a [Holocaust] survivor, I see a spark of the ability to rebuild life. Our partnership with the Claims Conference allows us to turn compassion into daily action. We will visit, listen, assist and continually remind you that you are an inseparable part of

This week marks the 81st anniversary of the Nazi deportation of 1,600+ Jews from Rhodes, Greece, and the nearby island of Kos to Auschwitz where over 90% were murdered after arriving from a tortuous journey. The same day, July 22-23, 1944, the Soviets liberated Majdanek. It’s

RT @InterFaith_ohr: @ClaimsCon Hearing survivors share what they want remembered helps carry their truth forward at a time when their v….

The Claims Conference is excited to partner with JLTV to produce REMEMBER THIS, a one-hour television program adapted from the Claims Conference’s #ISurvivedAuschwitz #RememberThis digital campaign launched in January to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of

RT @mshefoundation: “My butterfly is more than just art—it’s a promise to never forget.” 💙. Thanks to a 2024–25 MSHEF grant, a 6th grader a….

Director Abby Ginzberg’s LABORS OF LOVE – premiering at the @JewishFilmNews – explores the enduring legacy of Henrietta Szold, one of the most influential American Jewish women who ever lived. Synopsis: Following heartbreak, in 1912 Henrietta founded @Hadassah, a service.

The Güns lived in perpetual fear and dread. "There were neighbors who suspected us, especially one who lived opposite, and always asked: . 'Who are you? .What does your father do? .Why did you come?. Why don't we ever see you in church on Sunday?' . We were terrified that.

Want your students to hear from someone who lived through the Holocaust?. Requesting a survivor speaker is simple at Hear history from those who witnessed it. #VanishingWitnesses #SurvivorSpeakersBureau #HolocaustEducation

"The greatest pain of my life was losing my father." . Holocaust survivor Erzsébet Fehérvári’s father, Márton Fischer (later Szebeni), was born in Budapest in 1893. Together they were deported from the Hungarian town of Újpest (now a district of Budapest) in early July 1944.

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His parents, Hersz-Lejb and Mala (Dresner ) Kleiner, his brothers, Abram-Zelig and Mendel Ajzik, and one sister, Cesia, were murdered in the Holocaust. Thankfully Szloma Kleiner, along with his sister, Doba, survived and helped document the fate of the Jews in their hometown,

RT @yadvashem: Righteous Among the Nations Aristides De Sousa Mendes was the Portugese Consul to France. Faced with the refugee crisis, Po….

At the annual Claims Conference's Saul Kagan Fellowship in Advanced Shoah Studies Workshop, alumnus Dr. Dallas Michelbacher (2014-2016), an Applied Researcher at the @ushmm, an expert on the Holocaust in Romania and the author of the book "Jewish Forced Labor in Romania,

The annual workshop of the Claims Conference #SaulKagan Fellowship in Advanced Shoah Studies brought early-career scholars together to discuss their projects. It also allowed them to connect with former Fellows, including those currently working at the USHMM. #HolocaustEducation

"It's hard to believe something like this could happen, but it did happen. I was there." — Gabriella Karin, Holocaust survivor and sculptor. In May, survivors Ben Ronen, Erika Schwartz, Gabriella Karin, and Daisy Teveh shared their stories with communities across the U.S.—from

When an officer she had danced with recognized her on the firing line, he halted the execution; humiliated that he had been deceived by this Jewish girl. The officer condemned Helena to what he believed was worse than death - life in a concentration camp. Holocaust survivor