"The greatest pain of my life was losing my father." Holocaust survivor Erzsébet Fehérvári’s father, Márton Fischer (later Szebeni), was born in Budapest in 1893. Together they were deported from the Hungarian town of Újpest (now a district of Budapest) in early July 1944.

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The Güns lived in perpetual fear and dread. "There were neighbors who suspected us, especially one who lived opposite, and always asked: 'Who are you? What does your father do? Why did you come?... Why don't we ever see you in church on Sunday?' We were terrified that

Director Abby Ginzberg’s LABORS OF LOVE – premiering at the SFJewishFilmFestival – explores the enduring legacy of Henrietta Szold, one of the most influential American Jewish women who ever lived. Synopsis: Following heartbreak, in 1912 Henrietta founded Hadassah, a service

“My butterfly is more than just art—it’s a promise to never forget.” 💙 Thanks to a 2024–25 MSHEF grant, a 6th grader at Westlake Charter School shared this reflection after taking part in the Butterfly Project. Your support brings learning to life. #MSHEF #HolocaustEducation

The Claims Conference is excited to partner with JLTV to produce REMEMBER THIS, a one-hour television program adapted from the Claims Conference’s #ISurvivedAuschwitz #RememberThis digital campaign launched in January to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of

Claims Conference Hearing survivors share what they want remembered helps carry their truth forward at a time when their voices are more vital than ever.

This week marks the 81st anniversary of the Nazi deportation of 1,600+ Jews from Rhodes, Greece, and the nearby island of Kos to Auschwitz where over 90% were murdered after arriving from a tortuous journey. The same day, July 22-23, 1944, the Soviets liberated Majdanek. It’s

“In every encounter with a [Holocaust] survivor, I see a spark of the ability to rebuild life. Our partnership with the Claims Conference allows us to turn compassion into daily action. We will visit, listen, assist and continually remind you that you are an inseparable part of

“Freezing weather and epidemics – but these horrors were only details. The most significant thing was the gas chamber and the crematorium. This was the logical end for any Jew entering Birkenau” – Algerian-born Holocaust survivor Gabriel Bénichou, Dec 15, 1926 – Jul 23, 2025.

During World War II, hundreds of thousands of Roma women, children and men were systematically murdered by the Nazis, their allies and their collaborators. This atrocity's legacy profoundly impacted Roma communities across Europe. The Claims Conference joins the International

Holocaust survivor Sonia Klein, the oldest of Itzack and Jospa Joskowicz’s three children, was born in Warsaw, Poland, on Jun 16, 1925. With their home destroyed shortly after the start of the war, the family moved in with relatives until the Warsaw ghetto was established in

“I try to lead a normal life, to fit in. But for me, this normal life is trivial. Because people just don’t know what can happen, what is actually possible.” In Spring 1944, Budapest-born Holocaust survivor Katharina Hardy's sick grandfather died in a cattle car on the way to

“How can you forget who you lose in the camp...they all died out there.” Holocaust survivor David Levin was born in 1926 in Warsaw, Poland. In 1940, David and his family were moved into the Warsaw ghetto. He was then deported to Majdanek and later to Auschwitz-Birkenau. David

A film inspired by his own family’s history, Oscar-winning filmmaker László Nemes’s “Orphan” will compete for the Golden Lion, the highest award presented at the Venice International Film Festival, later this summer. A Claims Conference-supported film, “Orphan,” follows a boy’s

“People don't realize that Holocaust survivors, they come to terms; they do things to be able to exist.” Within a month of the Nazis’ 1939 invasion of Poland, Holocaust survivor Pinchas Gutter and his family moved from Łódź to Warsaw. There the family was interned inside the

“Hearing directly from a [Holocaust] survivor made the history feel personal and real — not just about numbers, but about individual lives, families, and human experiences.” South Africa’s CT Holocaust & Genocide Centre recently held a program for high school history teachers on teaching the

“Survivors are like rare jewels. There are very few of us left to say these painful words.” Following the German invasion of Poland, Roman Kent’s family was forced into the Lodz ghetto where thousands of people died from malnutrition, disease and harsh conditions. Among them was