Many of those who survived the Holocaust made it to these shores, seeking freedom and the right to live. How could they, who had been to hell and back, rebuild new lives and bring forward a new generation? This article , from Tablet Magazine, serves as an introduction to the story of our Surviving Remnants?
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Our veteran member, Joe Alexander, was interviewed by German TV, Deutsche Welles, about his experiences in the concentration camps.
Here is an interview with Joie Akexander at the Reagan Library.
Barbara Drotow, who escaped with her older sister fromLodz, sings a song in memory of the million and a half children killed in the Holoicaust.
Barbara Drotow headed the Nusery School at Hollywood Temple Beth El and is still a loyal attendee at services.This video was made for the Shoah Foundation.
Irene Weinberg, mother of Rabbi Norbert Weinberg, and Bar Mitzvah tutor at HTBE, recounts her hiding under the nose of Nazi officers while also hiding her aunt.Her story can be found on
http://www.courageofspirit.com/p/megillat-esther-story-of-esther.html
Southern California was a favorite destination for many survivors of Hitler's Holocaust.HTBE was spiritual home to many, and one organization, in particular, became assiciated iwth the Temple for its chatitable and social events, the American Congress of Survivors of Concentration Camps. Tales of survivors, culled from the eulogies by Rabbi Weinberg, follow here. Max Cukier's story can be found at https://www.jewishpartisans.org/partisans/max-cukier
Our survivors tales
Rabbi Weinberg has pulled the accounts of how our survivors, who were members of HTBE, created new lives in the new land.
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