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Joseph Shavit
Dec 8, 2021
A tree that survived the Holocaust gains a new life in New York City
In 1943, Irma Lauscher, smuggled a tree into the camp so that the Jewish children imprisoned by the Nazis could celebrate Tu B’Shevat.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 18, 2021
An 86-year-old crowned 'Miss Holocaust Survivor' in Israeli pageant
Great-grandmother wins the title at an annual Israeli beauty pageant designed to honor women who endured the horrors of the Nazi genocide.
Joseph Shavit
Aug 28, 2021
New play explores kindness found amid devastation of Holocaust
Based on the testimony of 91-year-old Holocaust survivor Susan Pollack MBE, a groundbreaking Holocaust play will be released in September.
Joseph Shavit
Aug 25, 2021
US war veteran reunited with Italian siblings he saved as children
A 97-year-old former US soldier has been reunited with three Italian siblings he saved as children during WWII.
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