DAVID BAYER – Holocaust survivor Auschwitz and Jaworzno Born to Jewish parents Manes and Sarah Bayer in Kozienice in southeastern Poland, David Bayer was the second of 4 children. His life as a teenager attending [Read more]
Albert Garih is a Holocaust survivor who was born on June 24, 1938, in Paris, France. His parents, Benjamin and Claire Garih, were Sephardic Jews originally from Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey), who had moved to [Read more]
Nesse Godin neé Galperin was a Lithuanian Holocaust survivor whose life story stands as a testament to resilience, the horrors of genocide, and the enduring power of memory. Her firsthand accounts, preserved in oral histories [Read more]
Reginald Cherebin, a distinguished Saint Lucian veteran, served in the British West Indies Regiment during World War II. Enlisting in 1942, his military journey began in Trinidad, followed by postings in British Guiana (now Guyana), [Read more]
The idea that two mortal enemies can somehow be reconciled is a uniquely compelling human condition, Mr Schrenk and Mr Müller showed the way. I was immediately struck by their story and hoped that I might be [Read more]
Edgar Harrell served as a Marine aboard the USS Indianapolis when the ship was sunk by Japanese submarine I-58. Harrell survived nearly five days adrift in the Pacific Ocean before being rescued as one of [Read more]
ARTHUR BARRET – Flight Lieutenant, RCAF 420 Squadron 6th Group. When my band Skip Monday was invited to perform in St. John’s Newfoundland along with the indefatigable Gordie MacKeeman and His Rhythm Boys, I figured [Read more]
Sqn Ldr Geoffrey Wellum DFC was a distinguished British fighter pilot and author, renowned for his courageous service during the Battle of Britain and his subsequent contributions to aviation history. As a young RAF pilot [Read more]
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