by John Weiser | Oct 13, 2026 | A Thousand Kisses, Blog
Photo by freepik The faith of Jewish refugees during WWII was tested in ways most people cannot imagine. Their families were torn apart while their children watched their parents disappear as starvation and fear dwelt within them. Yet many survivors speak of...
by John Weiser | Oct 13, 2026 | A Thousand Kisses, Memoir
Photo by Suzy Hazelwood Writing about the past, especially the authenticity of memoirs about escaping the Holocaust, requires more than just a good memory. Authors have a duty to their readers to set the record straight, checking every fact before it goes to...
by John Weiser | Sep 29, 2026 | Holocaust
No single person organized the Kindertransport. It was a coordinated effort involving British government permission, refugee organizations, Jewish communal groups, and thousands of volunteers across Europe and Britain. The Movement for the Care of Children from...
by John Weiser | Sep 23, 2026 | Holocaust
Tracing Jewish ancestry is one of the most rewarding and most demanding genealogical pursuits you can undertake. Centuries of migration, forced name changes, destroyed communities, and the Holocaust have scattered records across continents and languages, leaving many...
by John Weiser | Sep 17, 2026 | Holocaust
Youth Aliyah was a Jewish rescue and resettlement movement founded by Recha Freier in Germany in 1933. It helped thousands of Jewish children and teenagers escape Nazi-controlled Europe and begin new lives in Mandatory Palestine, where Henrietta Szold and other...
