Erwin remained in Paris before boarding the ship in Le Havre, France, on August 29, 1938. On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland, marking the beginning of World War II. Read More

Nonno Betta, Umberto’s 93-year-old mother who lived above the shop and founded the restaurant, was herself a survivor. Read More

Lou was born a Jew during a period of extermination, hidden by a resourceful mother, taught Polish by a non-Jewish Polish family, taught German by nuns in a convent, recovered from TB, and taught Yiddish and right from wrong by his parents in a German DP camp. Read More

The Anne Frank House revealed a photograph of a roundup happening right on our doorstep.  The Diary had gripped me as a child, but that photo chilled my adult heart. Read More

In Poland, I discovered the importance of carrying on Jewish traditions for those who no longer can. Read More

As of 2022, 1400 scrolls have been allocated on loan around the  world  As of 2022, almost every Torah has been loaned out to synagogues and museums, including thirty in Australia. Read More