This is my 90 year old grandmother, Henriette Glazer. She is a Holocaust survivor who has been trying for decades to find her best friend, whom she met in an orphanage in Caldas de Malavella, Spain. Her name is Bella and they tried to stay in touch, but ultimately lost contact.

My daughter Keren visiting her 98 year old Holocaust survivor grandfather on his birthday in Efrat Israel. Source: Bill Peter

Three Holocaust survivors were reunited more than 70 years later. Tova Friedman, Sarah Ludwig and Michael Bornstein were photographed by a Soviet soldier upon their liberation in January 1945. The three children, all born in Poland, did not know each other during the Holocaust

Today in London, thousands marched together to demand the release of the 50 hostages held in Gaza 🎗️ Bring Them All Home Now!. Video: @JewishNewsUK

On October 7, Shir Siegel was engaged to be married when her parents, Aviva and Keith, were abducted by Hamas terrorists and taken hostage in Gaza. Her mother was held captive for 51 days, and her father for 484 days. Yesterday in Israel, she celebrated her wedding with both of

This is a photo of Gali Elion and her father Tal. On October 7, Gali was just 15 years old when Hamas terrorists attacked her kibbutz in Kfar Aza. She jumped into action to do everything she could from the confines of the bomb shelter in her home. Despite the great risk to her

Ariel Bibas was born six years ago today. On October 7, Ariel, his baby brother Kfir and their parents, Yarden and Shiri, were taken hostage to Gaza by Hamas terrorists. Only Yarden survived. Shiri was murdered in captivity. Ariel and Kfir were the youngest hostages taken on

Shabbat Shalom 🎗️ Don’t forget the hostages. 50 people are still being held captive by Hamas in Gaza. #BringThemHomeNOW

It fit the style of the times, conjuring up images of magic and escape, exactly what the Borscht Belt offered its guests. The Aladdin became a full-blown resort: 150 acres boasting a Playland and Acquacade, outdoor and indoor pools, a day camp, the Ali Baba nightclub, the Mirage

The Aladdin didn’t start out as a hotel at all. It began as a small farmhouse owned by Carrie’s parents, Ida and Henry Fortgang. Like many families, they took in boarders to make ends meet. Eventually, they gave the place a name: Maple Lawn, and it grew into a boarding house. By

The Aladdin Hotel in Woodbourne, New York was a well-known stop in the Borscht Belt, the stretch of Catskills resorts where thousands of East Coast American Jews once spent their summers. For nearly 70 years, the Aladdin was run by Carrie Komito, a woman whose name became

The Aladdin Hotel in Woodbourne, New York was a well-known stop in the Borscht Belt, the stretch of Catskills resorts where thousands of East Coast American Jews once spent their summers. 🧵

On the left are shoes of Holocaust victims from Auschwitz. On the right are shoes of October 7 victims from the Nova Music Festival. Each shoe belonged to someone, a child, parent, spouse, friend, loved one, and represents a life wiped out by senseless hate. Never Again is Now.

Shabbat Shalom in memory of Holocaust survivor Margaret Newman. She was born Margaret Kaufman in 1923 in Satu Mare, Romania. The Kaufman family remained in Satu Mare until 1944, when they were forced into the Satu Mare ghetto before being put on a train to Auschwitz-Birkenau.

85 years ago, in July and August of 1940, Chiune Sugihara, known as the “Japanese Schindler,” risked his job and reputation to save thousands of Jewish lives during the Holocaust. Born in 1900 in Japan, Sugihara later served as a diplomat at the Japanese consulate in Kaunas,

Over the years on Humans of Judaism, I’ve written countless obituaries, but this is one I never wanted to write. Goodbye, my dear friend Laura. Condolences: Laura Ben-David, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister and friend. Laura was born and raised in the U.S.

Please help me wish Captain Uri Bar-Lev a happy 94th birthday! Captain Bar-Lev is a hero and retired El Al pilot who made aviation history as the only pilot to successfully thwart an in-air hijacking. In 1948, as a teenage pilot during Israel’s War of Independence, Captain

This is a photo of the Kutz family before October 7. They were found huddled together in their home's bomb shelter. None of them survived. We will never forget.

Did you know that during WWII, doctors at an Italian hospital invented a fake deadly disease to fool the Nazis and save Jewish lives? It was called Syndrome K (Il Morbo di K), described as highly contagious and fatal, but it was completely made up. Fatebenefratelli Hospital

This week in Israel, Yarden Bibas held a newly dedicated Torah with an orange cover, honoring the memory of his late wife, Shiri, and sons, Ariel and Kfir. 🧡 May their memories be a blessing.