The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/holocaust-survivors/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:32:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Holocaust survivors | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/holocaust-survivors/ 32 32 Author tracing family’s Holocaust survival finds partner’s ancestors took same path https://www.timesofisrael.com/author-tracing-familys-holocaust-survival-finds-partners-ancestors-took-same-path/ Sat, 16 May 2026 01:09:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3824323 Daniela Gerson says that like her grandparents, most of the 300,000 Polish Jews who lived through the war were not in camps, ghettos or forests, but in the mountains of Siberia

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]]> Albrecht Weinberg, who survived several camps during Holocaust, dies at 101 https://www.timesofisrael.com/albrecht-weinberg-who-survived-several-camps-during-holocaust-dies-at-101/ Tue, 12 May 2026 18:26:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3822105 Weinberg returned to Germany 14 years ago after living in New York, shared his experience with high school students; Israeli envoy to Germany pays tribute to 'bridge' with the past

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]]> At Auschwitz, Diaspora Jews who lived through terror march alongside Holocaust survivors https://www.timesofisrael.com/at-auschwitz-diaspora-jews-who-lived-through-terror-march-alongside-holocaust-survivors/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:03:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3801326 In the deadliest year for Diaspora Jews in three decades, the March of the Living becomes a meeting place for those who experienced antisemitic persecution on three continents

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]]> With memorial siren wailing, Israel remembers Holocaust victims in shadow of war tensions https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-memorial-siren-wailing-israel-remembers-holocaust-victims-in-shadow-of-war-tensions/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:35:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3801739 State ceremony at Yad Vashem takes place without audience amid fighting with Hezbollah, ceasefire with Iran; March of the Living held in Poland, with most Israelis unable to attend

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]]> Over 80 years after fleeing the Nazis, a survivor moves to Israel, finally home https://www.timesofisrael.com/over-80-years-after-fleeing-the-nazis-a-survivor-moves-to-israel-finally-home/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:56:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3801135 On her first Holocaust Remembrance Day since realizing her dream of immigrating, Penina Zeitchik aims to gather with grandchildren also living in Israel to share what her family experienced in the war

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]]> From generation to generation: Holocaust and Oct. 7 meet in intimate salon memorials https://www.timesofisrael.com/from-generation-to-generation-holocaust-and-oct-7-meet-in-intimate-salon-memorials/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:08:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3740820 As the Zikaron BaSalon program grows to over 2 million participants worldwide, former hostages and their families learn from survivors how telling their stories can aid in rehabilitation

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]]> Ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day, 111,000 survivors living in Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/ahead-of-holocaust-remembrance-day-111000-survivors-living-in-israel/ Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:36:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3800182 Over a quarter are older than 90, two-thirds are women; world Jewish population has still not recovered to numbers it had in 1933, according to Central Bureau of Statistics

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]]> Despite war cancellations, Holocaust survivors from Israel to join March of the Living https://www.timesofisrael.com/despite-war-cancellations-holocaust-survivors-from-israel-to-join-march-of-the-living/ Sun, 12 Apr 2026 10:24:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3800065 Around a dozen survivors, aged 90-100, will travel to Poland though most Israeli delegates forced to cancel; march to be led by survivors of attacks on Jews; former hostages to light torch

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]]> The elderly were among the most vulnerable in the Holocaust – and the most overlooked https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-elderly-were-among-the-most-vulnerable-in-the-holocaust-and-the-most-overlooked/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:58:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3756243 'Eldercide,' on display at London's Wiener Holocaust Library through April 30, explores how older Jews were especially unlikely to survive the Nazis, while those who did faced enormous challenges

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]]> At 101, Holocaust survivor credits Spielberg for her ongoing fight against hatred https://www.timesofisrael.com/at-101-holocaust-survivor-credits-spielberg-for-her-ongoing-fight-against-hatred/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:31:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3791887 Ginette Kolinka, who survived Auschwitz, stayed silent for decades until Hollywood director's foundation interviewed her in 1997; now, she shares her story in media and schools

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]]> New drama tells true story of Holocaust survivor who helps scores of troubled teens https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-drama-tells-true-story-of-holocaust-survivor-who-helps-scores-of-troubled-teens/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:43:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3773458 In US theaters March 11, 'The Optimist' portrays how big-hearted toy store owner Herbert Heller came to open up about his experiences - and how his talks impacted youth in distress

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]]> Jewish screenwriting lab’s first film depicts Holocaust survivor and gay grandson https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-screenwriting-labs-first-film-depicts-holocaust-survivor-and-gay-grandson/ Fri, 06 Mar 2026 19:24:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3770682 Roommate comedy 'Bookends' is based on writer and star Noam Ash's experience moving in with his grandparents post-breakup

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]]> ‘Deep joy and strength’: 96-year-old Holocaust survivor is Israel’s newest immigrant https://www.timesofisrael.com/deep-joy-and-strength-96-year-old-holocaust-survivor-is-israels-newest-immigrant/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 14:12:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3757729 After losing her entire immediate family, Charlotte Roth rebuilt her life in US and spent decades living in Cleveland. Now, the matriarch of four generations is settling in Netanya

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]]> Holocaust survivor tells German lawmakers she is ‘afraid again to be Jewish’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/holocaust-survivor-tells-german-lawmakers-she-is-afraid-again-to-be-jewish/ Wed, 28 Jan 2026 19:06:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3743705 In speech to Bundestag, Tova Friedman urges MPs to 'use your power to fight' resurgent antisemitism, as 'Jews around the world again feel exposed, targeted and hated'

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]]> Survey: Technological and other gaps leave more Holocaust survivors forgoing medical care https://www.timesofisrael.com/survey-technological-and-other-gaps-leave-more-holocaust-survivors-forgoing-medical-care/ Tue, 27 Jan 2026 16:35:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3742290 CEO of nonprofit LeMa’anam says 28% of Israel's 110,000 survivors are housebound and have difficulty coordinating and reaching services, compounded by Israel's digital transition

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