“This elegant lady of 95 walked in to the seder in a beautiful rich blue sweater. When I commented on how lovely it was, she was quick to tell me its story. Helena survived three concentration camps and when the last one was liberated she was flown by the Red Cross to a hospital in […] The post The Blue Sweater appeared first on Humans of Judaism ..read more

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Rachel Goldberg-Polin has been named one of TIME magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World. Her son, Hersh Goldberg, has been held hostage in Gaza for 194 days. Since October 7th, every single day, she has worked tirelessly to advocate for the release of her son and the remaining 133 hostages. #BringThemHome Photo: @bring.hersh.home […] The post Bring Hersh Home appeared first on Humans of Judaism ..read more

On October 7th, pregnant Astar Moshe and Shlomi Tobi were at the Nova festival when they heard gunshots. They ran for 20km until they reached Moshav Patish and miraculously survived.  This month, Astar gave birth to a beautiful baby boy. Shlomi said, “The moment came when the delivery room ID was placed on my hand, […] The post Nova Survivors Welcome a Baby appeared first on Humans of Judaism ..read more

This week, my great-grandma, Lily Ebert, a 100-year-old Auschwitz survivor, became a great-great-grandma. “I never expected to survive the Holocaust. Now I have five beautiful generations. The Nazis did not win!” From near-death at Auschwitz to five generations of Jewish life. #MazalTov #AmYisraelChai Source: Dov Forman The post Lily Ebert, Great Great Grandmother appeared first on Humans of Judaism ..read more

Shortly before midnight on April 14, 1912, over 1,500 passengers died on the Titanic, among them was Macy’s co-owner Isidor Straus and his wife Ida. As the Titanic began to sink, women and children were the first to board the lifeboats. Ida refused her seat and stayed with her husband, saying, “We have lived together […] The post Isidor and Ida Straus appeared first on Humans of Judaism ..read more

Shaul Ladany was born on April 2, 1936. In 1944, at the age of 8, he was sent to a concentration camp. After surviving the Holocaust, he and his family moved to Israel in 1948. In 1972, he was one of the five Israeli athletes who survived the tragic Munich Massacre at the Olympic Games, […] The post Happy Birthday, Shaul Ladany appeared first on Humans of Judaism ..read more

Erich Schwam died in 2020 at the age of 90. In his will, he left over $2 million to the French village of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon in gratitude to the town for hiding and saving his family during WWII. Schwam arrived in the village with his parents as Jewish refugees in 1943. The family was saved […] The post Erich Schwam appeared first on Humans of Judaism ..read more

Shabbat Shalom from Jerusalem. Photo: Noam Chen The post Am Yisrael Chai at the Hotel appeared first on Humans of Judaism ..read more

Before he became famous, Paul Rudd was a Bar Mitzvah DJ! Rudd was born on April 6, 1969, in Passaic, New Jersey. The family name was originally Rudnitsky and changed to Rudd in response to the rise in antisemitism. His parents were Ashkenazi Jewish immigrants from England, initially from Belarus, Poland, and Russia. When Paul […] The post Paul Rudd Birthday appeared first on Humans of Judaism ..read more