Holocaust survivors

Holocaust Survivor and Educator David Schaecter Passes Away at 96

Schaector, who participated in several March of the Living journeys in Poland & Israel , leaves a legacy of witnesses to carry the torch of memory

Holocaust survivor and educator David Schaecter, March of the Living in Auschwitz 2023
Weiss family in 1939 Poland

86 Years since World War II Began

March of the Living in Łódź

March of the Living in Łódź honors the city and ghetto’s Holocaust victims

COMPASSION & MERCY: Haredi soldiers from the IDF Hasmonean Brigade take part in a beret march after completing seven months of basic and advanced training, at the Western Wall, Aug. 6.

Parashat Re'eh: The gift of mercy


New US Postal Service stamp honors Holocaust survivor and humanitarian Elie Wiesel

Wiesel, who died in 2016 at the age of 87, is the 18th person to be honored in the USPS’ Distinguished Americans stamp series.

The United States Postal Service released a new series of stamps in honor of Elie Wiesel.

Holocaust survivor injured in Iranian missile attack succumbs to wounds

Olga Weissberg, 91, succumbed to her wounds she received during the 12-day war in June.

Wreckage from an Iranian missile impact in central Israel, June 22, 2025.

The Orenstein Project: Fighting hunger and building hope in Israel - opinion

The Orenstein Project fights hunger in Israel, fulfilling Henry Orenstein’s vision that no child or elderly person in the Jewish state is left behind.

 A HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR holds a Torah as he arrives at the entrance to Auschwitz for the annual March of the Living marking Holocaust Remembrance Day in May.

Holocaust survivors meet with freed hostages, families of hostages still in captivity

"When we, Holocaust survivors, saw the images of Rom Brezlavski and Evyatar David - emaciated, frightened, barely clinging to life - we felt as if the air had been pulled from our lungs."

Holocaust survivors visited the Hostage Families Forum in Tel Aviv to offer support to the families of those still held captive on August 5, 2025.

Hostage mother on Hamas videos: Have we returned to the Holocaust?

The 'Post' reported in July that Alon Ohel's medical condition is severely deteriorating in captivity, and is believed to have lost vision in one eye due to injuries sustained on Oct. 7.

The family of Israeli hostage Alon Ohel hold a press conference at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv on April 28, 2025.

Holocaust health echoes: Gaza hostages David, Braslavski suffering from starvation, trauma

Extreme hunger could lead to the deaths of Evyatar David and Rom Braslavski within weeks. Footage from Gaza shows almost identical symptoms to those of concentration camps survivors.

Holocaust survivors suffering from starvation, malnourishment, sickness; illustrative.

What we can learn from Holocaust survivors to heal PTSD from October 7 - opinion

Even when told not to compare with the second-generation Holocaust survivors, we can learn from what they lived and how we can use it to help October 7 survivors.

 Two women cry and grap the picture of their loved one at the site of the Supernova music festival.

Trump’s Social Security Administration cuts are hurting Holocaust survivors, advocates say

A 100-year-old Holocaust survivor in Skokie, Illinois received a surprising notice last year from the Social Security Administration: The government was demanding a refund.

 U.S. President Donald Trump attends a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 10, 2025.

Survivors of Holocaust face new hardships after missile attack on Rehovot center

For the elderly people who visit the center each week, however, it’s more than just a club—it's home. Now, with the facility damaged and nowhere to gather, they have one request: not to be forgotten.

A building at the campus of the Weizmann Institute of Science remains damaged following an Iranian missile strike on Sunday, in Rehovot, Israel June 19, 2025

Edward R. Murrow, the first NYC public High School to bring ‘Names, Not Numbers’, Holocaust program

“What started as an idea became something much bigger and more powerful than we expected,” he said. “This program is about learning from the past to make the world better.”

 Holocaust survivor Ernie Brod speaks to students at Edward R. Murrow High School in Brooklyn as part of the Names, Not Numbers Holocaust education program.

Holocaust survivor killed by Iran in Petah Tikva missile strike

The missile strike claimed the lives of four people, including Shmilovitch, as well as Yaakov and Desi Bello, both 77, and 85-year-old Daisy Yitzhaki.

Yvette Shmilovitch