Legacy Library
Their Stories Deserve to Be Heard
A record of courage, loss, and unbreakable human dignity.
Every individual here lived through events most people can barely imagine — ghettos, camps, forced marches, separation, and survival against all odds. Their testimonies honor those who were lost and confront the reality of what hatred can unleash. The Legacy Library protects these voices and keeps their truth alive.
The extraordinary life of William “Willie” Ebel — from wartime captivity and family loss to rebuilding his future in Sweden and the U.S.
Fled Belgium, escaped internment in France, crossed into Switzerland just before the borders closed, and rebuilt her life after the war.
A young Jewish girl’s survival through multiple labor camps, the loss of her family, and her journey to rebuild life after the war.
From Berlin to Shanghai to the United States, Gunter Hauer’s life traces a path of survival, courage, and rebuilding against staggering odds.
A Black WWII combat engineer who fought segregation and helped liberate Buchenwald. His story exposes injustice, courage, and the resolve to choose dignity over hate.
A powerful, firsthand story of survival from Auschwitz to liberation — and the life Ernie Gross rebuilt with strength, faith, and compassion.
Sarah Meller escaped German capture in Yugoslavia, hid for months, crossed mountains with partisans, and eventually found refuge in the U.S.
A young girl’s journey from ghetto to Bergen-Belsen, surviving forced labor, death marches, and the loss of her entire family.
A Kindertransport survivor’s journey from Kristallnacht to England, and the loss of the family he was forced to leave behind.
Surviving a forced labor camp, escaped a mass grave, and rebuilt her life after losing nearly her entire family. Her testimony honors those who didn’t survive.
David survived Auschwitz, forced labor, starvation, and a death march before rebuilding his life in America. His story is one of endurance and hope.
Arthur Stern’s powerful testimony of witnessing Dachau’s liberation and living with the memories that followed.
Kurt Hermann escaped Nazi persecution through the Kindertransport and rebuilt his life in America. His testimony shows how a single chance can save a life.
Survivor testimony from Joseph Kahn, who endured the ghetto, forced labor camps, a death march, and liberation in 1945. His story warns how hatred can return.
A gripping moment of resistance: how Fernanda Davis lifted a Nazi soldier’s rifle, talked her way out, and walked to safety while others were taken.
Surviving eight Nazi camps, protected her young niece, and rebuilt her life after losing her entire family. Her testimony is a warning the world must remember.
Kindertransport survivor who fled Frankfurt in 1939 and rebuilt her life after losing her entire family in the Holocaust.
The remarkable story of Adelhide “Tilla” Benjamin, a survivor whose strength, gratitude, and spirit left a lasting mark on everyone around her.
Fighting across Europe as a forward observer and he helped liberate Dachau. His story shows the reality of combat and the truth of what was found there.