Holocaust survivor News

Alice-Herz Sommer, a holocaust survivor, died Sunday in London. Herz-Sommer took great pride in her music, saying “my world is music” in a short film about her which has been nominated for best short documentary at next week’s Academy Awards.

Leah Kaufman, an orphaned child Holocaust survivor who went on to become an educator and author, captivated an audience of adult Jewish students Tuesday, with stories of a past filled with inhumanity, which resulted in her strengthened Jewish identity.

Lodz - My grandmother, Mala Dorfman is one of the most inspirational and influential people I know. She is a Holocaust survivor, and I am very fortunate for this opportunity to hear her story and share it with all of you.

According to the Mauthausen Committee, an Austrian organization that tracks Nazi concentration camp inmates, the oldest known male Holocaust survivor, Leopold Engleitner, a Jehovah's Witness, died on April 21.

For nearly 50 years, Israel’s Finance Ministry overlooked a medical document in the file of 89 year-old Holocaust survivor, Sarah Levkovitz. She claims they owe her nearly US$200,000.

The Viva Palestina humanitarian aid convoy, consisting of over 200 trucks and carrying food, medical aid and educational materials, has headed for the Gaza strip via Syria.