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After 63 years of silence, Holocaust survivor Sami Steigmann found his voice thanks to a heartfelt note from an 11-year-old student. Now he travels America teaching young people to become "upstanders" against oppression.
Steven Frank, who survived Theresienstadt concentration camp as a child, has been honored with a book of personal thanks after three decades of sharing his story with students. His message of hope over hatred has reached thousands of young people across England.
Maud Dahme, hidden by brave families as a Jewish child in Nazi-occupied Netherlands, now teaches students the power of courage and standing against hate. At 90, she's inspiring the next generation to choose compassion over cruelty.
Janet Singer Applefield has spent 40 years teaching students about the Holocaust, and at 91, she's not slowing down. Her message is simple but urgent: hatred starts with words, and speaking out can change the world.
When Holocaust survivors can no longer speak, their grandchildren are stepping up to share their stories. Hagit Zadok Fefferman carries her grandmother Rose Silberberg's testimony to students, ensuring the voices of those who couldn't speak live on.
A Pennsylvania man honors his late mother by sharing how she escaped Nazi Germany as a child through a remarkable rescue operation. The free program invites families to learn about resilience through personal history.
A Holocaust survivor's grandson is teaching students about resilience through his grandmother's incredible journey from Auschwitz to rebuilding her family. Her story proves one person can revive an entire legacy.
A brother and sister are starring in a powerful play about real Holocaust survivors who were also siblings. The multimedia show runs through May 17 at freeFall Theatre, bringing history to life for new generations. #
A German-Italian photographer is bringing 7-foot-tall portraits of Holocaust survivors to public spaces, sparking powerful conversations and tears. The free outdoor exhibition in Chesterfield runs through May 3.
A Minnesota university is using artificial intelligence to preserve Holocaust survivor stories forever. Students can now have real conversations with survivors through an interactive exhibit that responds to their questions.
At 87, Holocaust survivor Kati Preston held hundreds of high school students spellbound with her story of resilience and resistance. Her message: don't be a bystander when others need help.
A powerful new documentary follows high school performing arts students as they travel to Poland to learn Holocaust survivor Eva Libitzky's story, discovering how hatred affects everyone. Director Hershey Felder screens the film May 4 in Redwood City, showing how diverse students connected with history in deeply personal ways.
Middle schoolers in New Jersey learned about resilience and hope from Fred Polak, whose parents fell in love while imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp. The Holocaust remembrance program brought together students, a 104-year-old WWII veteran, and powerful lessons about combating hate.
A Holocaust survivor's powerful testimony, captured in an award-winning video, will inspire hundreds at a Long Island remembrance ceremony. The project proves that one person's courage to share their story can echo across generations.
Liz Igra has spent four decades turning her painful past into powerful education, building a 4,000-book Holocaust library and training educators across California's Central Valley. At 91, she's still sharing her story with new audiences because she believes teaching history prevents it from repeating.
Police leaders from around the world gathered at Auschwitz this week for an unprecedented summit on combating antisemitism and protecting vulnerable communities. The historic initiative comes as hate crimes surge globally and law enforcement steps up protection of religious institutions.
Leah Goldberg survived the Holocaust by hiding in a cellar as Nazis burned her Polish town. Now at 100 years old, she's helping lawmakers understand why Holocaust education matters more than ever.
Ann Horvath-Rose spent years piecing together her father's Holocaust survival story, even though he never wanted to share the painful details. Now she's one of 70 trained speakers bringing these fading memories to a new generation of students.
Jack Trompetter, hidden from the Nazis as a baby, spoke to nearly 900 Massachusetts students about surviving the Holocaust. His first Cape Cod school visit brought history to life for middle and high schoolers.
Jack Trompetter, hidden as a baby to survive the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands, spoke to nearly 900 students at Barnstable High School in his first Cape Cod appearance. The 82-year-old Cambridge artist spent his first three years separated from his parents, moving between safe houses until liberation in 1945.
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