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 (z”l) May 15, 1929 – June 19, 2026 Albert Farhy was born on May 15, 1929 in Sofia, Bulgaria. He grew up in…
Samuel Shear (z”l) 1925 – December 16, 2024 Sam Shear (z”l) was born in 1925 in Bedzin, Poland to Hersh Leib and Blima Szejer. It…
Edith Balas (z”l) June 20, 1929 – November 16, 2024 Edith Balas was born in Cluj, Romania. She recalled having a wonderful childhood there, until…