Tag Archives: Holocaust survivors

I recently gave a lecture to students at Colorado University about my childhood experiences as a refugee survivor from the days of the Holocaust. Aside from relating my story, I had a message to deliver: “Vote. Talk to your friends, parents, neighbors and anyone who will listen. Your country is at stake!”

World caver and explorer, Chris Nicola, shares the incredible story of how five Jewish families survived the Holocaust by taking refuge in a cave for nearly a year and a half - the longest uninterrupted, underground survival experience on record.

Support Group for Children of Holocaust Survivors and Child Holocaust Survivors begins meeting on September 10 at the Boulder JCC.

Denver couple John and Amy Israel Pregulman have made it their mission to photograph as many Holocaust survivors as possible, before it’s too late. They will be in Boulder on February 20th.

There are still 136,000 Holocaust Survivors living in Israel that need your support.  Consider adopting a lonely Holocaust Survivor this year.

For those of us that come from families of Holocaust survivors, we know that Jews have a long history of treating PTSD even before the term came into use. 

Did you know Jewish Family Service (JFS) has a long tradition of advocating and caring for survivors of the Holocaust in both Denver and Boulder?

As part of the JFS at the JCC program, Jewish Family Service is offering a free program for Jewish survivors of the Holocaust to hear updates from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany on Thursday, May 11, at the Denver JCC, 350 S. Dahlia St.

Emil Hecht z"l continues to serve posthumously as a role model and inspiration to many Jews, both in Colorado and around the world.

Barb Steinmetz comes to the Boulder JCC Thursday to share her experiences as a Holocaust refugee in the Dominican Republic.

Serving Our Survivors (SOS), a program of JFS, has announced the deadline to apply for funding from the German ZRBG pension program.