100 Days to Inspire Respect

When Philip was 12, he and his family constructed a hiding place to avoid Nazi capture in their hometown of Izbica, Poland. One day, Philip left to gather water for his ailing mother—only to discover a genocide massacre, or "pogrom," was taking place in Izbica.

Holocaust survivor Mira Shelub shares a message of hope for future generations.

Holocaust survivor Tauba Weiss shares her frustration with losing her family and the more general loss of the Holocaust, while also being thankful for being able to share her testimony with Jewish Family and Children's Services.

At this time of remembrance, I hope I am incorrect in thinking that public awareness of the Shoah is eroding. Information about this act of atrocity is still proliferating, so unawareness clearly cannot be attributed to absent knowledge. There is, in fact, an incredible amount of knowledge … and a growing reluctance to understand it.