Holocaust Archive

By Marjorie Barkin Searl Kurt Becker was born in Berlin, Germany. He escaped to Shanghai, China, which did not require visas to find refuge, and left Shanghai and arrived in […]

By Marjorie Barkin Searl Edith Becker was born in Posen or Gosen, Poland, based on the manifest of the ship taking her from Shanghai to the United States. However, in […]

By Kerry Schauber Kurt Enslein, from Cologne, and his wife Karoline Ruth (Einstein) Enslein of Memminger escaped the tumult of wartime Europe separately but strove for learning and success together […]

by Kerry Schauber Jacob Eisenman was born Jakub Ajzenman in Warsaw, Poland in 1920 to Szaps and Cypa Ajzenman. Although he rarely spoke later of his wartime experience, he would […]

by Marcia Birken and Marci Hochman, daughter of Elli Gupp Elli Wurzburger was born on July 30, 1930 in Mosbach, Bavaria, Germany to Wilhelm Wurzburger (1898-1942) and Millie (née Strauss) […]

Written by Johannah Knudson, granddaughter of Elizabeth Racz Elizabeth (born Erszebet) Moldovan was born in 1911 to Moritz Moldovan and Rosalig (Herskovics) Moldovan in the town of Svalava, within the region […]