Holocaust Survivor Quotes

From one end to the other I have identified with various forms of spirituality. I was a Jew, then a God-hater. I was an atheist, then a Christian, for which I was called a traitor.

April Voytko Kempler

The past is gone. My life is a miracle! With gratitude to God, I am still here to remember and to tell what happened to me during the Holocaust of WWII.

There comes a time for us not to just be survivors, but to be warriors. Yara, you have your life, and the chance to make the most of it. Don't run or hide from that challenge or let your guilt keep you from living your life. This gift is such a beautiful opportunity. Embrace it. Seize every opportunity from here on out. Live.

Becca Vry

I too entered the Lager as a nonbeliever, and as a nonbeliever I was liberated and have lived to this day.

Nothing about these times makes any sense. Nothing. Putting it to words only makes it sound too simple.