The Holocaust
Stories of survival, rescue, and defiance against genocide
The Sobibor Uprising: The Revolt That Destroyed a Death Camp
Jewish prisoners at the Sobibor extermination camp organized an armed uprising, killed eleven SS guards, and escaped into the forest. The Nazis were so humiliated they demolished the camp and planted trees over it.
Nicholas Winton: The Man Who Saved 669 Children and Told No One
A London stockbroker organized the rescue of 669 Czech Jewish children, arranging trains, foster families, and forged documents — then kept it secret for 50 years until his wife found a scrapbook in the attic.
Raoul Wallenberg: The Swedish Diplomat Who Vanished After Saving 100,000
A young Swedish businessman was sent to Budapest with a mission to save as many Jews as possible. He issued thousands of protective passports, physically pulled people off deportation trains, and saved an estimated 100,000 lives — before vanishing into Soviet captivity.