June 2020 - The Zekelman Holocaust Center

Translating Tragedy: Clara Garbon-Radnoti’s Deciphering of Hungarian Holocaust Records

Tuesday, June 23, 2020

By: The HC Team – Like many of our wonderful volunteers, Clara Garbon-Radnoti is devoted and passionate about The Zekelman Holocaust Center’s mission to engage, educate and empower by remembering the Holocaust. But she had no idea that her work as a volunteer would lead to a monumental discovery for Holocaust survivors and Hungarian Jews.… Continue Reading Translating Tragedy: Clara Garbon-Radnoti’s Deciphering of Hungarian Holocaust Records

No one knows what happened to six-year-old Rolf Hess

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

By: Feiga Weiss, Head Librarian & Archivist – The Holocaust tragedy keeps resurfacing. In 2010, a gentleman with no foreign accent arrived in the Library and after mustering great courage, announced, “I am a Holocaust survivor.” He had come to the Library to see if he might find out about his background. He identified himself… Continue Reading No one knows what happened to six-year-old Rolf Hess

Children of Survivors are Stepping Up

Monday, June 8, 2020

By: Gary Karp, President of the Board of Directors – As we commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz and the end of WWII, we are aware of the need to cultivate a new generation of storytellers. The personal stories of loss, survival and rebuilding must be told, and who better to tell… Continue Reading Children of Survivors are Stepping Up

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