Posts Tagged: Holocaust survivor
Holocaust Survivor Wounded by Hamas Rocket in May Dies of Injuries
A 90-year-old Holocaust survivor who was critically wounded by a Hamas rocket that struck her home in Ashkelon in May died of her injuries on...
Outspoken Holocaust Survivor Gertrude Pressburger Dies at 94
i24 News – Outspoken Holocaust survivor Gertrude Pressburger died aged on Friday 94 in her native city of Vienna, Austria after a long illness. Austrian President...
Pilot Who Flew Out Afghan Refugees Says He Identifies With Them as Son of a Holocaust Survivor
A Delta Airlines pilot who flew refugees out of Afghanistan told CNN on Sunday that he could identify with his passengers because of his own...
88-Year-Old Israeli Holocaust Survivor Died by Suicide at Grave of Son Killed in 2014 Operation Protective Edge
An 88-year-old Holocaust survivor died by suicide on Sunday at the grave of his son, on the anniversary of his death on the last day...
In Rare Footage, Israeli Astronaut and War Hero Ilan Ramon Shares Motivation as Son of Auschwitz Survivor
Ilan Ramon — who became the first Israeli astronaut and served a fighter pilot in the Israel Air Force during the 1981 raid on the...
Top Australian Jewish Group Expresses Horror After Child of Holocaust Survivors Sees House Adorned With Swastikas
A top Australian Jewish group expressed horror after the child of Holocaust survivors saw a property in Queensland with swastikas and the symbol for the...
As 75th Anniversary of Victory in Europe Day Approaches, a 96-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor Recounts His Experience
A 96-year-old Jewish man who escaped to Scotland during the Holocaust recounted his feelings about the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day, saying,...
A Holocaust Survivor Recalls the Miracle of Israel’s Founding
During World War II, I was lucky to survive with my parents and brother; another died from pneumonia. He was two years old. I was...
104-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor Celebrates Birthday at Western Wall With 400 Descendants
A 104-year-old Holocaust survivor celebrated her birthday last week by gathering over 400 children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and other relatives at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. The...
The Chabad Model for Perpetuating Memories of the Holocaust
JNS.org - Within the next several years, Holocaust remembrance will enter into a challenging new phase: continuing the memory of one of the most heinous...
90-Year-Old Blind Israeli Holocaust Survivor Living in Squalor Gets Refurnished Apartment After News Reports
The decrepit apartment of a 90-year-old blind Israeli Holocaust survivor has been completely remodeled after media reports drew attention to his situation. A Channel Two report that aired in October...
New Documentary Details Extraordinary Holocaust Escape
JNS.org - The mission to tell the world the story of Jack Kagan's risky escape from a Nazi labor camp consumed Kagan and his son Michael for years....
International Supermodel Bar Refaeli Among Hundreds of Israelis to Respond to Facebook Plea to Celebrate 92nd Birthday of ‘Lonely, Blind’ Holocaust Survivor
International supermodel and TV personality Bar Refaeli was among the hundreds of Israelis who answered an impassioned plea on social media to celebrate the 92nd...
‘Avenger’ Holocaust Survivor Dies at 91
JNS.org -- A Holocaust survivor who participated in a revenge plot to poison former SS officers after World War II has died at the age of 91. Lithuanian-born Joseph...
