Holocaust

In a timeless letter to Jewish girls, the Rebbe outlines why we were created, the spiritual dangers of materialism, and how Torah gives life meaning in both this world and the next.

How one Jewish girl’s faith and courage saved her life during WWII

A powerful Holocaust-era story of faith, memory, and the enduring strength of Jewish identity

How one Holocaust survivor kept his identity, his tefillin, and his mother’s last words alive

How one man’s courage preserved an Ark and Torah Scrolls for future generations

These converts stood before the Nazis and refused to give up their Jewish identity

How Moroccan Jews escaped Nazi deportation through a daring plan advised by the Baba Sali — a miraculous story of faith, courage, and survival

Two Holocaust survivors whose lives remind us of the resilience of faith, memory, and the Jewish spirit

A groundbreaking discovery of dozens of pairs of tefillin in a bunker led the Shem Olam Institute to investigate the owners. Rabbi Avraham Krieger shares the story, believing it to be one of the most emotional findings.

Archaeologists uncover personal metal pendants of four children from Amsterdam — preserving their names, faces, and memories through rare artifacts found near the cremation area

The tefillin were hidden, and the Torah reading was done in secret. As a treat, there was some hummus. This is how young Moshe Porat experienced his Bar Mitzvah day. This week, he is eager to recount his incredible story and pass it on to younger generations.

A father’s unwavering faith, even in the face of Nazi soldiers, led to a miraculous escape for his entire family.

A story of sheer bravery, divine protection, and the will to live against all odds

From its creation under Nazi rule in 1940 to the Great Deportation, the story of the Warsaw Ghetto reveals both the cruelty of oppression and the courage of Jewish resilience

A man searching for truth found Judaism—and discovered his father had unknowingly earned unexpected merit.

How the horrors of Auschwitz reveal the danger of relying on human morality

From a Jewish orphanage in wartime France to rebuilding a large, loving family in Israel

On November 9, 1938, Nazi Germany unleashed a nationwide pogrom against its Jewish citizens — burning synagogues, destroying homes, and paving the way to genocide

The moving story of a Jewish teenager whose words from a secret attic captured the courage, fear, and faith of a generation

How the Divrei Chaim and His Descendants Built One of Today’s Most Impactful Hasidic Movements