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In 1939 Kurt Herman, along with 49 other children, 25 boys and 25 girls, were whisked away from Nazi Germany by Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus of Brith Sholom near Philadelphia, PA. 70 years later, a documentary, directed by Steven Pressman of California, is being made to honor and remember these children.

View the trailer and the official website

An enlightening personal account from aish.com about Rabbi Simcha Shafran's experience during the first few days of World War II.

Read the whole story here

Holocaust survivor Ilse Lindemeyer shared her story with Samuel Yellin School students in Stratford.

via the Courier-Post

This is verbatim of an article from the Associate Press on April 1, 2010. The link is no longer available.

New evidence from Russian archives suggests Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, credited with rescuing tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust, was alive after Soviets reported that he had died in a Moscow prison, a Swedish magazine and U.S. researchers reported Thursday.

The fate of Wallenberg, who was arrested in Budapest in January 1945 by the Soviet army, has remained one of the great mysteries of World War II.

Food coupons for some of the notorious Nazi doctors at the Auschwitz death camp — including perhaps the sadistic Dr. Joseph Mengele — have been found in the attic of a nearby house, where they had lain unseen for decades.

Also found in the attic were other documents relating to the lives of Nazi officials, including death certificates and a map.

Via NPR

On Wednesday, April 14 at 7:30 p.m., "Voices of Holocaust History: A Curriculum Project" will have its local theatrical premiere as part of the Ambler Theater Cinematheque Series. The one hour film will be followed by a special Question and Answer session with administrators and teachers from the project, director Deanne Scherlis Comer and the Holocaust survivors from the film.

A demonstration of the Anne Frank Theater Project’s 45 minute adaptation of The Diary of Anne Frank emotionally moved a packed audience at the Polansky Theater, JCC Klein Branch in Philadelphia, Sunday March 21, 2010. Sobs could be heard in the audience that included educators, students, holocaust survivors, and dignitaries.

A German court has sentenced an 88-year-old former member of the Nazi SS to life in prison for the murder of three Dutch civilians in 1944. Heinrich Boere had told the court in Aachen that he killed a bicycle shop owner, a pharmacist and a member of the resistance as part of a death squad. But he said he was following orders and would have been shot for not doing so.

via the BBC

According to Berthe Meijer, a Bergen Belsen concentration camp survivor, Anne Frank told stories to young children. Half frozen, starving, and lice ridden, Anne Frank told fairy tales to distract the children from the horrors surrounding them.

Via the Associated Press

We are pleased to provide you with a new biography for Ronnie Breslow, which you can view and download here