Tag Archive: Auschwitz

Remembering the Stories of the Holocaust

Posted on January 27, 2021 10:24 am Published by hradmin Leave your thoughts

by The History Reader

January 27 marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1945. In Israel, the day is also known as Yom HaShoah—Holocaust Memorial Day. Today, we remember the stories that shed light on one of … Read the article

A Judenrat’s Financial Triumph Over the Gestapo

Posted on March 13, 2017 8:26 pm Published by hradmin Leave your thoughts

by Michael Bornstein and Debbie Bornstein Holinstat

It was March 1941. Nearly a year had passed since I had been born, and despite my parents’ continued optimism, conditions were getting worse, not better.

Still, Żarki remained an open ghetto and, … Read the article