As a young boy during WWII, Sami Steigmann spent three years in a Nazi labor camp at Mogilev-Podolsky, in the Transnistria region of Ukraine. Now living in New York, he devotes himself to telling his story and sharing his practice of resilience — and embrace of life.
Theater group connects Holocaust survivors with high schoolers
The city’s Witness Theater program is marking 13 years of bringing together Holocaust survivors and high school students.
Selfhelp Community Service’s Witness Theater Program
Cindy Crawford, Jennifer Garner and more A-listers pose with Holocaust survivors to raise awareness
Cindy Crawford, Jennifer Garner, Billy Porter and other stars posed for portraits with Holocaust survivors in an effort to educate people about that dark time in history.
Queens Holocaust survivors gather for early Passover Seder in Forest Hills
A group of Holocaust survivors in Queens gathered for an early Passover celebration on Wednesday, April 9, at the Forest Hills Jewish Center for Holocaust Survivors, located at 106-06 Queens Blvd. in Forest Hills.
Holocaust survivors celebrate Purim in Roslyn Heights
Temple Beth Sholom in Roslyn Heights led a day of celebration for Purim last Thursday that took on a special meaning as Holocaust survivors gathered with their families, workers, and volunteers from Selfhelp Community Services for the lunch event.
Museum of Jewish Heritage Launches New AI Installation and Web Resource on International Holocaust Remembrance Day
New York’s Museum of Jewish Heritage — A Living Memorial to the Holocaust launched a new video installation and web resource titled Survivor Stories: An Interactive Dialog, conceived of and produced in partnership with the USC Shoah Foundation and USC Libraries. It leverages non-generative AI technology, devoid of manipulation, to immerse Museum visitors and online users in conversation with ten real Holocaust survivors.
Robert Stein Volunteers With Selfhelp’s Holocaust Survivor Program
Holocaust survivors gather at NYC museum to mark 80th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation
The Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City hosted what it called the largest gathering of Holocaust survivors in the country on Monday, with more than 200 in attendance at an event commemorating International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
