When I came to the United States in 1949 after the Second World War, the world had just witnessed the horrific culmination of centuries of anti-Semitism: the indefensible murder of 6 million Jews.
‘Either We Go or We Burn Right Here’: A Survivor Remembers the Warsaw Ghetto
For many of Europe’s imprisoned Jews, it would be easy to read the events of this day, May 16, in 1943, as an end of hope. It was then that the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, one of the most significant acts of resistance during the Holocaust, was quashed.
Eviction Blocked for 89-year-old Queens Holocaust Survivor with Debilitating Health Issues
Jewish High School Students Hear Holocaust Tales
Oceanside community dedicated to remembering the Holocaust
“There’s an expression, L’dor va’dor, and it means ‘From generation to generation,’” said Joan Goldfaden, who has worked at the Barry and Florence Friedberg Jewish Community Center for nearly 25 years and represents the JCC on the Jewish Community Council of Oceanside.
A Holocaust Survivor’s Story, on Stage
Saved from the Holocaust: ‘He Loved Me and He Wanted to Keep Me’
Flushing senior center wins
If the borough of Queens enters a state of emergency in the near future, no one will be better prepared than the senior citizens of Selfhelp Innovative Senior Center.
Returning program to give seniors free rides
City Councilman Paul Vallone (D-Bayside) joined Councilwoman Adrienne Adams (D-Jamaica), Selfhelp Community Services and the Four Twos Private Car Service at the Clearview Senior Center on Tuesday to announce the news.
Queens seniors once again have a free transportation program focused on medical visits
A free transportation option for Queens seniors is set to return starting next week.
