NSU to open Holocaust room at library

Beginning in September, Nova Southeastern University in Davie will open its new Holocaust Reflection and Resource Room at its Alvin Sherman Library on campus. The room will be created as a result of a gift from Craig and Barbara Weiner presented to the University at the Alvin Sherman Library Circle

March of the Living Documentary by Jessica Sanders

Visit Films and Filmland International Presents: MARCH OF THE LIVING A Feature Documentary Directed and Written by Jessica Sanders Download on iTunes  Every year thousands of teenagers and remaining Holocaust survivors from around the world come together in Poland to revisit the sites of the Holocaust and retrace the Death

Holocaust survivor in Lincolnshire reflects on his experience

Steen Metz didn’t know he was Jewish until he and his parents were herded into cattle cars and sent to the Theresienstadt concentration camp in German-occupied Czechoslovakia. It was Oct. 2, 1943 — the beginning of Rosh Hashanah and the middle of the Holocaust. He was eight-years-old. Up until that

Teachers receive Holocaust education

90 teachers from throughout Miami-Dade County recently received a Holocaust lesson. The teachers learned different ways to incorporateShoah studies into their teachings from a variety of speakers during the annual week-long University of Miami Holocaust Teacher Institute. Miriam Klein Kassenoff, director for the institute, noted “I say it ever year,

The virtual Holocaust survivor: how history gained new dimensions

Pinchas Gutter goes out of his way to find me biscuits. In a sun-baked living room in his north London home, he opens a packet of Rich Tea, sits down and tells me about the Holocaust. Gutter was seven years old when the second world war broke out. He lived

Holocaust survivors can genetically pass trauma down to their children

Holocaust survivors can genetically pass trauma down to their children A few weeks ago I was sitting in my therapist’s office and talking about struggles I have with my father and some of his behavior. I told her that both of my dad’s parents were holocaust survivors. He grew up

Alumni reflection: Liz Pearl, Canada, 2014

Nothing Makes Sense ‒‛Never Again’ Excerpts from My Journal from MOL 2014 Liz Pearl   Water: Rain and Tears The day after we arrive in Poland is Shabbat and we take a guided walking tour through the streets of Warsaw in the rain. At some point the rain changes from

Alumni Reflection: Anita Bloom, 2016

One of the most memorable instances that will be seared into my memory was a time when there were no speeches, no songs, just silence. It was the day we walked through a beautiful forest, tall trees with glowing sunshine. The day was warm and nature was at its best.

Alumni Reflection: Felicia Schneberg, 2016

The holocaust, with all it’s death and destruction, has been a part of my life since my dad, a survivor, told me stories of his experiences when I was growing up. Then in 1986, when he was dying of non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, and I was pregnant with his first grandchild, he

Holocaust Survivor Tells Heartwrenching Story of the Day He Was Freed

A Holocaust survivor recalled the day he was freed from a concentration camp for BuzzFeed — and his story is chilling. The man, who isn’t named in the video, was a prisoner at the camp for a year before it was liberated. He and his friends didn’t get much sleep