Almost 80 years after millions of Jews were killed in the Holocaust, only an estimated 240,000 survivors are still living to share their stories, according to a recent study. The demographic study, published by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, shows that most of the survivors alive today were children during the Holocaust, […]
For roughly 80 years, Albert Farhy has held onto a button-sized piece of yellow cloth cut into the shape of a star that the Nazis forced him to wear as a teenager in Bulgaria during World War II. On Monday, the Holocaust survivor held up that fabric — a Star
This past Tuesday, IUP welcomed holocaust survivors Oscar Singer and Albert Farhy to share their experiences with students, faculty and the community. Oscar Singer came to IUP last year to
Holocaust survivor Albert Farhy discussed his experience as a teenager living in Bulgaria during the Holocaust and answered questions from attendees at a Monday event at the Hillel Jewish University Center of Pittsburgh in Oakland.
The National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education and the Office of Campus Ministry at Seton Hill University will hold the annual Kristallnacht Remembrance Interfaith Service on Tuesday, Nov. 9.