Holocaust survivor
Auschwitz survivor decries rise of the far right and increased antisemitism in Germany
By Associated Press — January 31, 2024
BERLIN (AP) — Germany saw a significant increase in anti-Jewish incidents following the attack on Israel.
Holocaust survivor recalls ‘Night of Broken Glass’ horrors in interactive, virtual reality project
By Kirsten Grieshaber — November 9, 2023
BERLIN (AP) — The virtual reality project guides users through interactive reconstructions of spaces, such as synagogues, that were destroyed during Kristallnacht.
New technology allows Holocaust survivors to tell their stories for all time
By Yonat Shimron — January 26, 2023
(RNS) — The technology is providing a way for future generations to interact with a hologram-style likenesses of Holocaust survivors.
Auschwitz survivor Leon Schwarzbaum dies at 101 in Germany
By Kirsten Grieshaber — March 14, 2022
BERLIN (AP) — The German art and antiques dealer was the subject of director Hans Erich Viet's 2018 movie, 'The Last of the Jolly Boys.'
70 years ago Walter Plywaski fought for atheists’ right to become citizens – here’s why his story is worth remembering
By Kristina M. Lee — August 3, 2021
(The Conversation) — Polish-born Holocaust survivor paved the way for atheists to refuse pledge to God in citizenship oath. But discrimination against nonreligious Americans remains.
Pope Francis kisses numbered tattoo of Nazi death camp survivor
By Claire Giangravé — May 26, 2021
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The woman, who survived Auschwitz, was in Italy to attend an event organized for the documentary based on her life, 'The Child Who Didn’t Know How to Hate.'
COMMENTARY: Mike Jacobs was Holocaust survivor; he also lived a happy life
By Jeffrey Weiss — August 1, 2014
(RNS) Several hundred people endured a rainy Dallas morning to crowd the synagogue where Mike Jacobs had been a member for many years. And yes, they heard about his Holocaust-related history. But that wasn’t all. Not hardly.
Holocaust survivor meets her liberator after 68 years
By Naomi Nix — January 3, 2014
(RNS) The 90-year-old Holocaust survivor has been on a decades-long quest to find American soldiers who liberated the Mauthausen concentration camp. She had no success until she met Joe Barbella, two months ago, quite by chance.
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