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Archives: Survivor Stories
  • The book that kept them together – despite the Holocaust

    on May 2, 2016

    As a Dutch Jewish couple hiding separately from the Nazis, Emmanuel Joels…

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  • Humor and the Holocaust? Documentary explores the boundaries of comedy and tragedy

    on May 1, 2016

    Is it inappropriate to joke about the Holocaust? Is it acceptable to make fun of slavery? Can we find humor…

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  • Survivors project to save Holocaust stories

    on April 29, 2016

    As years pass, first-hand accounts of Holocaust…

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  • At special Seder, Holocaust survivors entrust stories of endurance to the young [photos]

    on April 25, 2016

    In the run up to the Passover holiday, Jewish Family and Children’s Services designed a dinner to help the next generation learn about…

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  • Holocaust survivor shares experiences with students

    on April 4, 2016

    GABE HERNANDEZ/CALLER-TIMES Holocaust survivor Leah Goltzman (right) speaks after Kasandra Trevino asked her if she had a tattoo…

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  • Imre Kertesz, Nobel Laureate Who Survived Holocaust, Dies at 86

    on April 3, 2016

    Imre Kertesz, a Nobel laureate who was acclaimed for his semi-autobiographical novels on surviving the Holocaust and its aftermath, died on Thursday at…

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  • New voices add to history of Holocaust

    on March 25, 2016

    A LOT has been written about the horrors of Auschwitz and the suffering of its victims. Yet in the eyes of…

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  • Survivor tells of life as a child during Holocaust

    on March 24, 2016

    Holocaust survivor Alex Buckman shared traumatic stories from his childhood during a presentation for students Tuesday at South Delta Secondary. Buckman, originally…

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  • ‘Holocaust Heroes: Fierce Females’

    on March 23, 2016

    WONDER WOMEN: Artist Linda Stein creates tapestries of strong women, such as the one pictured depicting the life…

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  • Helping Holocaust survivors helps all of us

    on March 23, 2016

    Sam and Frieda grew up in the same city in Poland, but they met walking down the same street at…

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