The Thaler Holocaust Memorial Fund (THMF) was established in 1995 by Dr. David and Joan Thaler to provide support for education about the Holocaust to residents and students at the local colleges in Linn County, Iowa.
Courtney Crowder and Addison LathersDes Moines Register Holocaust survivor David Wolnerman shows the number the Nazis tattooed on his forearm at Auschwitz while sitting for a photo at his home in Des Moines.Zach Boyden-Holmes/The Register David Wolnerman, Des Moines’ last known …
He was one of more than 700 child survivors flown to Britain after World War II. He later became a leader in efforts to remember the Nazi horrors By Richard Sandomir June 28, 2023 Ben Helfgott, a Polish Jew who, after …
This is a recording of the April 18 Zoom webinar Walking the Streets Under Which the Ghettos Lay The video linked here is from a live event that occurred April 18, Holocaust Remembrance Day — Walking The Streets Under Which …
Recent photos from Cedar Rapids, Mount Vernon appearances. (photographer credits to come)
Speaker Tova Friedman, one of the co-authors of The Daughter of Auschwitz: My Story of Resilience, Survival and Hope. Friedman will be speaking at Coe College, Cornell College, Kirkwood Community College and Mount Mercy University from March 26 through 29, 2023.