Personal Stories
Rahel Hirshenson Landrum—A Romanian Daughter of the Holocaust
I remember when I was about ten years old, I found and read—with tears in my eyes—a report my dad wrote for the Romanian police, in which he described what he…
Jonathan Bernd—Why I Cannot Keep Silent
My father, Hans Bernd, was ten years old when he fled Germany on one of the last trains of the Kindertransport to England in 1939. His sister left just before him.…
Mark Landrum—Another Holocaust Could Happen, Unless…
My mother, Flora, was born towards the end of the Holocaust. Her family lived in Northern Greece, in the middle of a thriving Jewish community. Her father was part…
Ruth Gottlieb—Auschwitz, Mengele, and the God Who was with Me
I am a Holocaust survivor, but my story cannot be reduced to that one fact.
My father, Simon Mendelsberg, was born in Radom, Poland, and was a solder in the Russian…
Irmhild Barend—Why I, a German, Love the Jewish People
Love often begins with a discovery. We discover someone to whom we feel deeply drawn and who then inspires our devotion. My love for my Jewish brothers and sisters…
Werner Oder—My Father the Nazi
I was born into a family infested with the dark obsession of anti-Semitism. My maternal grandfather worked for Hans Ludin, the German ambassador to Bratislava who…
Holocaust-related Articles
Stan Meyer—Hitler’s Theologians: The Genesis of Genocide
From the standpoint of history, was it really Christian teaching that supplied the fuel for the crematoria? Did conservative Christian doctrine really pave the way…
Rich Robinson—Jesus in Jewish Art
It has become fashionable among the modern day Jewish historians to present that controversial Jew, Jesus, in a favorable light. Yet, depictions of Jesus in Jewish…
Moishe Rosen—The Holocaust Within
One of the most disconcerting facts of the Holocaust is that many Nazis were supremely sincere! They believed they were doing the right thing for humanity. Though…
Barry Leventhal—Christian Anti-Semitism?
Anti-Semitism is both illogical and irrational. Its bitter fruit stems from psychological, political, and religious roots. Whatever the causes, this scourge has…
