Ralph Leeser and his family fled to the United States from Nazi Germany in 1939. A few years later he joined the United States armed forces and helped liberate Buchenwald concentration camp. After the liberation Leeser and his fellow soldiers went to Braunau, Austria and entered Hitler's home.

Larry Ginsburg is a sophomore at the University at Albany, studying Anthropology and Judaic Studies. He is actively involved on campus, serving as UAlbany Hillel's Jewish Life Chair. Larry also serves as a local youth adviser through NCSY, and is the director of programming, education and the 'Counselor in Training' Program at the aforementioned Camp Givah.

The Yom HaShoah Vigil is an annual event at the University at Albany, coordinated by the University at Albany Hillel. As this year’s Jewish Life Chair, the event is under my direction. The 24-hour vigil allows the campus community the chance to examine different ways to connect to the Holocaust; I strongly believe that in order to never forget the atrocities of the Holocaust, it is important for each person to find their own way to connect with it personally.

Margita Schwalbová sa narodila roku 1915 v Liptovskom Mikuláši. V piatom ročníku štúdia na Lekárskej fakulte UK v Bratislave bola z fakulty vylúčená kvôli svojmu židovskému pôvodu, nakoľko začal platiť numerus clausus. Počas Slovenského štátu bola deportovaná prvým transportom Židov z Bratislavy, a zvyšok vojny prežila v koncentračných táboroch Osvienčim, Neustadt-Glewe a Ravensbrück. Po skončení vojny dokončila štúdium medicíny na Karlovej univerzite v Prahe, pracovala v Detskej fakultnej nemocnici UK v Bratislave, a začiatkom šesťdesiatych rokov sa stala docentkou v obore pediatrie.