WFJCSHD: World Federation of Jewish Child Survivors of the Holocaust and Descendants

Mischpocha! Spring 2013 Edition

WFJCSHD — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 03:55:51 +0000

Dear friends, we are pleased to present the Spring 2013 edition of Mishpocha!, the special Cleveland Conference 2012 edition. This edition includes speeches from the 2012 conference in Cleveland, including Robert Krell, Patrick Henry, Mordecai Paldiel, and others.

Please click here to download the PDF file: Mishpocha Spring 2013

Video: Museum Of The History Of Polish Jews

WFJCSHD — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 02:45:25 +0000

Please enjoy this video about the new Museum Of The History Of Polish Jews, in Warsaw Poland.

(click on title above to view).

NYT: “The Holocaust Just Got More Shocking”

WFJCSHD — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 02:35:00 +0000

This article was published in the New York Times Sunday magazine (Eric Lichtblau, March 1, 2013). Many people thought the number of camps was around 10,000, but here we find a new number – upwards of 40,000. The author’s conclusion – every German must have known about this.

THIRTEEN years ago, researchers at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum began the grim task of documenting all the ghettos, slave labor sites, concentration camps and killing factories that the Nazis set up throughout Europe.

What they have found so far has shocked even scholars steeped in the history of the Holocaust.

The researchers have cataloged some 42,500 Nazi ghettos and camps throughout Europe, spanning German-controlled areas from France to Russia and Germany itself, during Hitler’s reign of brutality from 1933 to 1945.

You can read the full article here.

Cleveland Conference 2012: Speeches and Photos

WFJCSHD — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 02:59:18 +0000

The 2012 annual conference was a resounding success, with nearly 400 child survivors, family, and descendants attending. We heard presentations from internationally known experts such as Robert Krell, Patrick Henry, Mordecai Paldiel, and Menachem Rosensaft. There were captivating panel discussions on diverse topics including “Self Help in the Ghetto” and the future of holocaust education. You can read the full text of the presentations by following the links below.

Plenary Presentations

Robert Krell: “30 Years of Friendship, Healing & Education – Our Legacy”

Patrick Henry: “Jewish Resistance to the Nazis”

Mordecai Paldiel: “Righteous Gentiles and Courageous Jews“

Menachem Rosensaft: “Confronting the Demons of Hatred in the 21st Century”

Panel Presentations

Menachem Daum: “A Squandered Legacy: The vanishing prewar communal properties of Polish Jews”

Geoffrey Brahmer: “Self Help In The Ghetto”

Sol Factor: ” Teaching the Holocaust After The Last Survivors Are Gone”

Conference Photographs

To see galleries of photos from the conference, see this post: Cleveland 2012 Photos

To purchase professionally produced photographs by Mark Frank, click here to visit Pollack Studio.

Cleveland 2012 Photos

WFJCSHD — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 02:58:12 +0000

Here is a collection of photos from the 2012 Cleveland Conference. To see a photo larger, please click on the photo.

Audience Photos

Portraits

Dancing

Speakers

Also, professionally photographed images are available from Mark Franks, here: Pollack Studio

Book: Our Memories 2012

WFJCSHD — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 19:32:15 +0000

We are pleased to be able to share R. Gabriele Silten’s book, Our Memories 2012. Our Memories is a book of poems, memoirs, and other documents submitted by child survivors and their families for the 2012 Cleveland Conference. Gabriele has announced that this will be the last memory book.

You can access Our Memories 2012 in several ways. If you want to download a copy of the PDF file, you can click here.

Note that it is rather large, at 100MB, so you may need to wait while it downloads.

You can read the book online on Scribd, an online reader, here: http://www.scribd.com/doc/126507899/Our-Memories-2012

Las Vegas Conference Registration Package

WFJCSHD — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 04:05:39 +0000

Las Vegas Conference for 2013

The registration package for the 2013 Las Vegas conference is ready.

Registration Packet:

To download the registration packet PDF file, click here: 2013 Las Vegas Registration Packet.

Registration Payment Page:

To pay for your conference registration (but not your hotel reservation) using a credit card, please visit our payment page here: 2013 Conference Registration Payment Page.

25th Annual International Conference
World Federation of Jewish Child Survivors of the Holocaust and Descendants
in cooperation with
Generations of the Shoah International For Child Survivors, 2nd and 3rd Generations and Families
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Friday November 1 to Monday November 4, 2013
Green Valley Ranch Resort & Spa
2300 Paseo Verde Parkway/ Henderson , NV 89052
Tel: 702.617.7777/ Direct: 702.617.7398 / Fax: 702.617.7719

Our conference will be in Henderson, Nevada (just south of Las Vegas).
It is a beautiful resort hotel with easy access to the Las Vegas airport and not far from the Vegas strip. It is a wonderful place to spend a couple of days before or after the conference to enjoy the Strip or relax in the gorgeous spa at the resort.

For questions, please contact:
Susan Dubin: 818-606-0793
susandubin48@gmail.com
2202 Flowering Cactus, Henderson, NV 89052
or holocaustchild@comcast.net

Cleveland Conference 2012 News Updates

WFJCSHD — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 02:46:25 +0000

Our conference was a great success, with over 400 survivors and families, including 2G’s and 3G’s.

We had many inspirational speakers, meaningful workshops, and engaging panels.

Please keep looking at our website for updates. More photos to come. To see larger photos, please click on the thumbnail pictures.

Dr. Robert Krell Speech, Cleveland 2012

WFJCSHD — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 03:16:13 +0000

Our good friend, Dr. Robert Krell spoke to us once again, and inspired us with his insights about our common past. To view his speech, followed by a brief biography, please click on the following link:

Robert Krell speech Cleveland 2012

Mishpocha! Spring 2012

WFJCSHD — Thu, 10 May 2012 02:11:58 +0000

We are pleased to publish the Spring 2012 edition of Mishpocha!, which features coverage of the successful Warsaw 2011 Conference.

To download the PDF file, please click here.