and acquaintances were also murdered in the pogrom. Following the war, Leonard fought for the preservation of the memory of the Holocaust, including generously giving his time to the Claims Conference months before his passing to record a video message to support our #VanishingWitnesses report.

At a recent Claims Conference Survivor Speakers Bureau event, survivor Lawrence McColm shared how he was hidden in a Belgian orphanage as a child during the Holocaust. Now 85, he continues to speak out, preserving memory and fighting hate. #HolocaustEducation #ClaimsConference #VanishingWitnesses

From Alaska to Newfoundland, from classrooms to community centers, 30 Claims Conference Survivor Speaker Bureau events were held in April, with 20 taking place during the week of Yom HaShoah. To host a Holocaust survivor at your school or organization visit claimscon.org/speakers #VanishingWitnesses

Before she passed away, Ann asked her daughter, Lena, to share her and her husband’s story. She has. On April 29, 1945, Holocaust survivors Fred and Ann Gilbert met through a fence during the liberation of Dachau. From that moment, they were rarely apart. #VanishingWitnesses

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“I will do everything I still can so that future generations will learn about what happened – the Iasi Massacre – and that it may become known in the memory of future generations" - Holocaust survivor Leonard Zăicescu, a Iași death train survivor. #VanishingWitnesses

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