Barbara Welner (z”l) Barbara Welner (z”l) was smuggled out of the Lvov ghetto at age 12 by her parents who not survive the Holocaust. Barbara…
Leon Metzler (z”l) May 18, 1928 – July 21, 2016 Birthplace: Sobernheim, GermanyReligious Identity: Jewish “When the Nazis came into our house they had axes…
Irene Skolnick Birthdate: August 22, 1937Birthplace: Przemysl, PolandReligious Identity: Jewish “One of my father’s sisters didn’t feel she needed to wear the white armband with…
Hana Kovanic (z”l) May 17, 1936 – July 26, 2019 Birthplace: Velká nad Veličkou, Czech RepublicReligious Identity: Reform Judaism “To us it was temporary; we…
Francine Gelernter (z”l) February 1, 1932 – December 24, 2021 Birthplace: Kovno, LithuaniaReligious Identity: Jewish “First the Russians invaded Kovno and then the Germans. The…
Sam Weinreb (z”l) April 5, 1926 – January 15, “My number was A4659, I was told that I will no longer need to remember my…
Irene Furst (z”l) October 1, 1921 – November 30, 2019 Birthplace: Lodz, PolandReligious Identity: Jewish “My father was separated from us in Auschwitz and he…
Samuel Gottesman (z”l) October 20, 1923 – June 1, 2019 Birthplace: Irsava-Ilosva, CzechoslovakiaReligious Identity: Jewish “For some reason they needed 500 workers. My father was…
Elizabeth Brown (z”l) December 13, 1918 – December 20, 2016 Birthplace: Ostoroos, HungaryReligious Identity: Jewish “All the way with this experience, I had the courage,…
Albert Farhy Albert Farhy was born on May 15, 1929 in Sofia, Bulgaria. He grew up in Sofia with his parents, Nissim and Karolina, and…