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Israel is once again under attack, this time by Hamas, a terrorist organization that rules Gaza. These heinous acts are distressing for many Jews, especially Holocaust survivors. Many survivors say they feel safe in the world as long as the people of Israel are safe and Israel’s borders are secure. Survivors have ties to their beloved State in numerous ways. Some have family and... Read More

Here are the opening remarks I made at an interactive Second Generation (2G) session I facilitated at the Liberation75 global virtual conference on May 9, 2021.  I’d like to share with you a little of my history as the daughter of Fela Zylberstajn and Moishe Grachnik, Holocaust survivors from the Lodz Ghetto and Auschwitz. Events that occurred in Europe between the years 1933 and... Read More

#1   François Englert: Physics 2013 Belgium survivor who survived as a Christian, hiding his Jewish identity. #2   Martin Karplus: Chemistry 2013 Austrian survivor who fled to Switzerland after the Anschluss (German annexation of Austria) in 1938 and then emigrated to the United States. #3   Avram Hershko: Chemistry 2004 Survived the war in ghettos in Hungary. #4   Imr... Read More

As we approach the one-year anniversary of the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, I find myself thinking more and more of my parents who are Holocaust Survivors. They were interned in the Lodz Ghetto, Auschwitz, and other slave labor camps for five years where they endured starvation, beatings, disease, grueling slave labor, and the loss of their families, possessions, and... Read More