Schmuel Lewent survived the Lodz Ghetto only to be transported to the infamous Auschwitz death camp with his wife and 2-month-old baby child. The child didn’t survive the trip and at selection, his wife was sent to the gas chamber. Schmuel was condemned to slave labor at Auschwitz where he toiled for over three years. Schmuel’s survival is miraculous and the story an inspiration.

Learn more of Schmuel’s story and his strength to survive Auschwitz concentration camp shared by his son, Russell Kassman, on February 9, 2025 at 2pm.

Yehuda Meisels was already on an “enemy of the state” list when he was sent on one of the first transports to Auschwitz. We will hear the compelling story of courageous actions that got him on the list, his time in Auschwitz, and the miracles that led to him surviving that camp, the death march and his rescue by a Texas soldier.

Learn more of Yehuda’s story shared by his grandson, Yair Alan Griver, on April 6, 2025 at 2pm.

Sam Cohen grew up in Salonika, Greece. When the Nazis entered Greece, Sam and his family were forced to move into the ghetto by Germans after Passover in 1943. Keeping a promise with his friend Jacques that they would stay together no matter what, Sam took the place of Jacques’ brother when the two were summoned to work forced labor. Sam and Jacques were taken to a concentration camp where they later escaped during their daily work laying down railroad tracks and ultimately joined the resistance.

Learn more of Sam’s remarkable story as told by his son, Jerome Cohen, on May 18, 2025 at 2pm.