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Claims Conference Launches International Holocaust Survivor Speakers Bureau
The Survivor Speakers Bureau — SSB, for short — is a vast database of Holocaust survivors willing and able to tell their stories. As the Holocaust survivor population wanes, it is more critical than ever that survivors tell their stories. The SSB exists to facilitate their vital telling by forging connections between survivors and those […]
A Glimmer of Humanity in a Dark Chapter of History
“I never thought that for doing something good but normal, the humane thing, one can receive any compensation in this world.” These were the words of Bronislawa Bakun, aged 90, last week upon hearing that she would be recognized by the Claims Conference Righteous Rescuer Pension Fund. Bronislawa lives near the small village of Janów, Sokolka, […]
Holocaust Survivor Demographic Reports
View the global report online (7mb) Print the global report (15mb) View the New York report online (7mb) Print the New York report (15mb) Example statistics from the report Map of Holocaust Survivor Population Worldwide by Country of Residence (as-of 2023) Appendix C: Holocaust Survivor Population by Country, 2023 ↑top The Conference on Jewish Material […]
Every Day, We Wake Up On October 7
“There used to be 30 seconds to get to a shelter once there was a siren, but since the flood of multiple rockets at once, now it is more like 20 seconds,” the social worker at Beit Halperin Nursing Home in Ashkelon told me last week as we stood in a crowded reinforced room, about […]
Survivors Unite at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City
Over 100 Holocaust survivors gathered at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City. Their goal: to demand the immediate release of captives held by terrorists in Gaza and send a message of support to their families. The event was organized by the Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation (AJCF) in collaboration with Jewish Community Council […]
