To request a survivor speaker, please follow the steps below.
First, please register your institution. Select “Get Started” to access the intake form.
Once you have registered, input the details of your request.
A Survivor Engagement Coordinator will follow up with you to arrange a connection with one of our survivor speakers.
Our survivor speakers lived through an era of unchecked antisemitism and systemic hate. By listening, students and communities learn to value truth and stand against antisemitism and Holocaust denial.
Our speakers’ powerful testimonies have already reached and inspired almost 10,000 students worldwide.
Claims Conference resources regarding Holocaust awareness around the world are available here: https://www.claimscon.org/study/
The World is projected to lose 90% of Holocaust survivors with 15 years.
In ten years, the global population of Holocaust survivors will decrease by 70%.
As Holocaust survivors grow fewer, the Bureau helps preserve their voices beyond textbooks.
We help match you with a survivor whose story supports your educational goals and fits your event schedule. Our diverse survivor speakers bring global perspectives that deepen your audience’s learning.
Our Survivor Speakers Bureau provides access to Holocaust survivor testimonies for all groups that believe in the power of storytelling. All those committed to learning from the past for a better future are welcome. Some examples of the types of groups the SSB works with include:
“One kid asked me a very good question. He said, ‘How can you live like this?’ I tried to say we survived 2,000 years and we somehow go forward. I am counting on you – the next generation – to see that it shouldn’t be that way.”
— Holocaust survivor Toby Levy, in the United States
If you have any questions about the Survivor Speakers Bureau, please contact our friendly Survivor Engagement Coordinators by phone at 646-519-8751 or by email at ssbinfo@claimscon.org.
No. The Survivor Speakers Bureau’s services are entirely free and fully subsidized by the German government. Survivor speakers are volunteers who understand the incredible importance of telling their stories.
In order to ensure that we have enough time to find the most appropriate speaker for your group, please submit your request at least three weeks before your desired date.
Please make sure that you have the necessary technical accommodations required for displaying a Zoom video call for your entire room.
The Survivor Speakers Bureau is currently available in the United States, Canada and Germany. All survivor speakers located in the United States and Canada are fluent in English and all survivor speakers located in Germany are fluent in German. Many members of the speakers bureau are also fluent in Russian, Hebrew, Dutch, French, and other languages. In the future, we hope to incorporate translation services as well.
If you have any questions about the Survivor Speakers Bureau, please contact our friendly Survivor Engagement Coordinators by phone at 646-519-8751 or by email at ssbinfo@claimscon.org.
