The Coin Purse
A 10-year-old girl had almost nothing to call her own after surviving the Holocaust — but she kept this one small thing.
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The Dictionary
Traveling through five countries as they outran the Nazis in Europe, a boy and his mother relied on pocket-size foreign language dictionaries.
The Pendant
Two girls born in Germany in 1929 had something in common. But their stories ended very differently.
The Robe and Cap
This robe helped a Jewish man remember the unexpected place where he experienced a warm welcome—and a chance to survive.
The Wind-Up Toys
A little girl packed some treasured toys when she traveled far from home without her parents to escape the dangers of Nazi-controlled Austria.
The Coded Letters
Hilde Gutfreund found a way to secretly ask her sister for food in the letters she wrote from Theresienstadt.
The Photograph
This 1944 wedding eve photograph of Marian Sadlewski and Eve Nussbacher sets the scene for their love story.
The Winter Gear
Who was Carl Weiler? A devoted son, brother, husband, and father. An attorney, an avid skier—and a German Jewish refugee.
The Camera
While on the run from the Nazis, Ivo Herlinger used his camera to capture pictures of his family’s hidden life.
The Velvet Dress
Learn the fate of St. Louis passenger Freya Maier and her dress that symbolized the hope she had for a new life.