Niece of Holocaust historian held captive by Hamas speaks at Yom Hashoah event in Jerusalem

The hostage families tent near Jerusalem’s Balfour Street is the setting Sunday night for a Zikaron BaSalon (Remembrance in the Living Room), the nationwide project for relating Holocaust histories.

Hundreds of people of all ages sit in the tent and stand outside in the street to listen to the account of Tamar Pearlman, the niece of hostage Alex Dancyg. She tells about her grandparents’ escape from Poland at the start of the war, and the family’s eventual emigration to Israel.

Dancyg, known by the family as Olish, was born after the war while the family was still in Poland and after they emigrated to Israel, he made his home in Kibbutz Nir Oz.

He was taken hostage on October 7, and when others were released after 50 days, he sent his love and the family heard he had given lessons about the Holocaust in the tunnels.

“All of what my grandparents went through, I hope it helps him survive,” said Pearlman.