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Holocaust Memorial Museum San Antonio
History Museum
Northwest Side, San Antonio
"kindness and compass shone brightly for the six survivors"(3 Tips)
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A fisherman and his wife rescue six Jews during the Holocaust. But when the household is arrested, will anyone surive the harsh conditions of Nazi concentration camps? Find out:
- For two years the Goldberg children were hid in cellars, storerooms, & even the dog’s kennel at a Soviet neighbor's house. But when the war ends, will their rescuers have to flee?
- The change in fortunes brought by the Holocaust leaves one-time factory owners penniless & without a home, till a former employee defies the law to save them. Read this true story http://bit.ly/XHD1v8
- Heartening! Sixty years after they started compensating victims of Nazi crimes, the German goverment has once again increased funding to Holocaust survivors in their final years. http://bit.ly/UxQkGP
- Mayor Popovici, son of a Romanian Orthodox priest, saved more than 20,000 Jews from deadly deportations. But would his elaborate ruse catch up with him? Read this true story:
- The tiny town of Assisi never boasted a Jewish population till WWII when hundreds of Jews were hidden in monestaries, convents, & homes. Would they, and their protectors, survive? http://bit.ly/MIrvuy
- A German couple did not hesitate to hide a Jew persecuted by the Nazi State, though their son was fighting at the front for this very same country. Who paid the ultimate price? http://bit.ly/V7oP7r
- Mykolas Šimelis hid and fed 14 Jews during the Holocaust. But after much personal tragedy & the end of the war, would he survive the fury of his country's partisans? Find out: http://bit.ly/UYxefc
- Karski's dedication made him perfect for the Polish Underground Resistance. But it was his photographic memory & what he saw of suffering that would impact lives for generations: http://bit.ly/Ilh6zI
- Jacob and Wijntje de Vries risked their lives to rescue a young Jewish child. But when she was cruelly murdered, they found a way to keep her alive in their memory instead.
- Two men enduring the horrors of the Terezin concentration camp wrote an opera, a true triumph of courage and resilience. Learn about one of its first performances here: http://bit.ly/106EJUw
- The Jewish Mandil children posed as Muslims while their parents hid in a friends’ barn to escape persecution. Why this unusual guise? What role did photography play? Read more: http://on.fb.me/Z9Yzha
- A French teacher refused to abandon his Jewish students. Joseph Migneret joined the underground, forged papers, & hid families in his own home. But would he survive the war? http://bit.ly/10xQWSn
- A cryptic telegram begins a journey that will span years, and cross religious boundaries in the name of love. Learn of one family's struggle to save their Jewish friends:
- Three young Jewish boys are hidden beneath a funeral palor's floor. But when a troop of retreating German soliders fall through the boards, can they possibly escape?
- A baby is found alone outside a monestary. Her father survived the camps, but thought he was the only one - till a chance encounter with a fortune teller changed both their lives.
- Prisoner 79467's last letter read “There is not much to report here on the way to heaven.” Learn about the heroic acts that led her to Auschwitz & the faith that gave her peace: http://bit.ly/UFSQfh
- For years, Janina Pozniak searched for the young girl she'd rescued in WWI. Would Esther remember her rescuer before Janina died? Could she find her from a world away?
- A group of desperate refugees inspire a Japanese Consul to defy orders from his government. Learn how one man's bravery saved 3,500 lives, & the traditions of the Jewish people:
- A single American is sent to German-ruled France to rescue more than 200 Jewish intellectuals. Can he succeed in his seemingly impossible mission when the number swells to 5,000?
- To a group of Jews in hiding, a single priest proves that not all men had "turned to predators or cowards during the Holocaust." Read their inspiring true story:
- A police chief who has been saving Jews from the Nazi's resigns with an explosive letter. Will the members of the resistence he protected now be able to keep his safe in return? http://bit.ly/ReQmbx
- Captain Paul Grueninger saved more than 2,000 lives when he refused to close Swiss borders to refugee Jews. But at what cost? Learn more:
- When German SS guards locked a group of young Jewish girls in the prison factory with no food for days, French political prisoners risked their lives to save them. Would it work? http://bit.ly/Ry5T6u
- Inside Buchenwald a heroic prisoner stole & cooked potatoes for the little boy he barely knew. He even knitted ear warmers to protect him from the freezing cold. Did they survive? http://bit.ly/XksZyZ
- Award winning short film "Porcelain Unicorn" tells more about compassion and humanity during the Holocaust in just three minutes than many full length feature films. Watch: http://bit.ly/b2ks3X
- Father Bernhard Lichtenberg was an outspoken critic of the Nazis, ending Mass with prayers for “the poor prisoners in concentration camps." Would it cost his life? Read more: http://on.fb.me/WIbPMl
- A family album detaisl years of memories for a hidden child. Learn his, and his parents, incredible story here:
- A young Spanish girl questions the numbers on her grandmother's arms. Watch this touching short film to learn how those numbers changed from a symbol of tragedy, to one of life: http://bit.ly/iKLpJK
- 55 "Unbekannte Kinder" or unknown children, were loaded onto a train bound for the final solution. Would their survive to see their one-time rescuers again? http://bit.ly/UFmX7B
- A fire burned in the Kaunas Consulate in 1940. Jan Zwartendijk was determined to destroy the illegal papers he'd used to grant more than 2,000 Jews access to Japan. Was he safe?
- A young student turns from his comfortable life to found the Amsterdam Student Group (ASG), urging Jewish parents let him hid their children. Learn how many lives he saved http://bit.ly/SLtugM
- Two families fortify their homes, determined to save a young Jewish boy and his family. Little did they know that little boy would one day became Chief Justice of Israel:
- Read the starling true story behind Au Revoir Les Enfants, and about the Catholic priest who risked his life and his career to save thee young Jewish boys:
- When the Jews were taken from his city, Jozef Vamos asked his neighbor what he could do. "Bring my Panny & Georgette home" she said. Though he was just a boy, he would. Learn how: http://bit.ly/Tre9Dx
- When Jan informed his family that his would-be bride, Luisa, was Jewish, his aunts told him that his grandparents had saved Jews during World War II. Read the story here:
- In 1942, a former Nazi, sickened after witnessing a mass murder, rushed to Rovno, gun in hand, to rescue 150 Jews. Would his desperate ploy work? Read this inspiring true stpry:
- It would take 20 for Ivan Vranetic to rediscover the woman he loved. Ivan & Ama met the night he rescued her, her mother, & her child from death. Would love finally conquer all?
- An actress & a young Jewish costume designer become friends in prewar Germany. But in 1941 Dorothea will play her greatest role, hiding her dear friend in a back room of her home: http://bit.ly/ZL98dd
Jessica StromJanuary 6, 2015Make sure to check their website to see when there are tours and survivor testimony. It is very moving.- Kazimierz Piechowski is one of just 144 prisoners to have escaped Auschwitz. Learn how his training as a Boy Scout helped him survive: http://bit.ly/f0Cskv
- How did the President mispeak when he mentioned "Polish Death Camps" in a recent speech? Learn more about this sensitive issue here:
- In 1942, a young partisan leader defies his anti-sementic troops, inviting a group of fleeing Jews to join their movement. Would his enemies succeed in ruining his name?
- Touching! Almost 70 years after they turned 13, 10 elderly men mark event they were forced to skip under Nazi occupation, their Bar Mitzahs: http://bit.ly/102uzUO
Barry RossonJune 21, 2012A gem that ought to receive much more recognition. They have some wonderful educational exhibits.- Did you catch this article about the HMMSA in the Express / News? "Holocaust center helps teenagers understand dangers of hatred, prejudice." Read more:
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Holocaust Memorial Museum San Antonio
12500 NW Military Hwy (Wurzbach)
San Antonio, TX 78231
United States
San Antonio, TX 78231
United States
The HMMSA is dedicated to educating our community about the dangers of hatred, prejudice & apathy.
Closed until 9:00 AM Monday (Show more)
- Mon–Fri
- 9:00 AM–Noon
(210) 302-6807
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