We Remember
Holocaust survivor who became a celebrity handbag designer passes away at 97
Judith Leiber, a Holocaust survivor whose talent for making whimsical handbags took both the fashion and art worlds by storm, died Sunday in her New York home. She was 97.
She died just hours…
Tuesday, May 1, 2018
Holocaust survivor who became a celebrity handbag designer passes away at 97
Judith Leiber, a Holocaust survivor whose talent for making whimsical handbags took both the fashion and art worlds by storm, died Sunday in her New York home. She was 97.
She died just hours…
Tuesday, May 1, 2018
Pioneering "Dimensions In Testimony" interviewee passes away at 85
USC Shoah Foundation is saddened to learn of the passing of Aaron Elster, a Holocaust survivor whose steadfast refusal to counter hate with more hate will echo for years to come. He was 85.
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Friday, April 13, 2018
Artist and Holocaust Survivor, Kalman Aron passes away at 93
USC Shoah Foundation is saddened to learn about the passing of Kalman Aron, a Holocaust survivor who created in paint the horrors he witnessed during World War II. He died on Feb. 24. He was 93.
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Wednesday, March 14, 2018
Liberator Jim Sanders Passes Away at the Age of 93
We are sorry to hear about the recent passing of Jim Sanders, who wrote a book chronicling his experience liberating Nazi concentration camps during World War II.
Sanders was recognized by USC…
Tuesday, March 6, 2018
Holocaust survivor Hannah Kent passes away at 88
USC Shoah Foundation is deeply saddened by the passing of Hannah Kent, who survived three concentration camps and a death march, but went on to live a full life filled with love, family and resolve…
Thursday, February 15, 2018
Remembering Margot Schlesinger, Auschwitz Survivor
We are sorry to hear about the recent passing of Jewish Holocaust survivor Margot Schlesinger. The Chicago resident was 99.
Schlesinger gave her testimony to USC Shoah Foundation in 1995.
Born…
Tuesday, February 13, 2018
In Memory of Arkadii Vaispapir, Survivor of Sobibór Death Camp
We are saddened to learn of the recent passing of Arkadii Vaispapir, one of few people ever to have survived the Sobibór death camp in Nazi-occupied Poland during the Holocaust. He was 96.
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Monday, February 5, 2018
In Memory of Alice Lok Cahana
We at USC Shoah Foundation are saddened to hear of the passing of our beloved friend, Holocaust survivor and renowned artist Alice Lok Cahana, who passed away on November 28 at age 88. Through her…
Monday, December 11, 2017
In Memory of Kurt Messerschmidt
We are sad to learn of the passing of Kurt Messerschmidt, Holocaust survivor, educator and beloved cantor. He was 102.
Messerschmidt was born Jan. 2, 1915 in Weneuchen, Germany, but moved to…
Thursday, September 14, 2017