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Holocaust survivor

Holocaust survivor and former Berkeley city auditor Anna Rabkin speaking at Temple Sinai in Oakland, March 26, 2019 (Photo/Ilana DeBare)
Posted inUncategorized

A survivor’s journey from Lvov ghetto to Berkeley City Hall

by Ilana DeBare April 8, 2019April 9, 2019
Holocaust survivor Irene Butter
Posted inSeniors

Survivor with ties to Anne Frank to speak at S.F. synagogue

Shoshana Hebshi by Shoshana Hebshi February 7, 2019February 10, 2019
an old woman in a chair surrounded by 10 children and babies
Posted inSeniors

Petaluma survivor has 31 descendants — and counting

Laura Pall by Laura Paull January 7, 2019January 9, 2019
1928: Edgar Feuchtwanger as a child in Munich — where he literally lived across the street from Adolf Hitler
Posted inHistory

He lived across the street from Hitler, and he’s coming to Palo Alto

Robert Nagler Miller by Robert Nagler Miller October 3, 2018October 3, 2018
Sam Genirberg speaks about how he survived the Holocaust in Germany, Sept. 13, 2018. (Photo/Dan Pine)
Posted inBay Area

Escape artist: Sharing his startling tale of Holocaust survival

by Dan Pine September 22, 2018October 1, 2018
Herman Shine
Posted inObituaries

San Mateo’s famed Auschwitz escapee Herman Shine, 95

by JTA and J. Staff August 1, 2018
From the cover of "Another Ruth," Rita Kuhn's first novel
Posted inCulture

At 90, first-time Berkeley novelist recalls her mother’s bravery

Elissa Einhorn by Elissa Einhorn June 20, 2018June 20, 2018
Erna Salm in the 1940s at the piano at the family home in Flossmoor, near Chicago. (Photo/Courtesy Susan Salm)
Posted inCulture

Piano that survived Holocaust finds its forever home in the North Bay

by Rob Gloster March 16, 2018
the student leans in toward the survivor's ear
Posted inNews

Helen Farkas dies at 97 — survivor who brought Holocaust education to local schools

by Rob Gloster January 29, 2018February 1, 2018
Helen Farkas, 97, with friends at family at her 97th birthday party.
Posted inMilestones

Holocaust survivor adds to legacy at early 100th birthday in S.F.

by Rob Gloster January 17, 2018January 23, 2018

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