Tag Archives: Auschwitz Birkenau

Remembering Elie Wiesel (1928-2016)

Posted on January 27, 2026 by Judith Trojan

On December 10, 1986, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, author, teacher, humanitarian and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel framed his Nobel acceptance speech, “Hope, Despair and Memory,” with this quote: “Remembering is a noble and necessary act. The call of memory, the … Continue reading →

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How Saba Kept Singing and Survived the Holocaust Debuts on PBS

Posted on April 18, 2023 by Judith Trojan

“I always sang.  When I got into the camp, that’s what saved my life.”—David Wisnia. In the touching new, hour-long documentary, How Saba Kept Singing, David “Saba” Wisnia recalls the day he found his parents and younger brother murdered by … Continue reading →

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