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Jules Alexander.png
Portrait photographs of Jules and Valentine Alexander, parents of Monique, Simone, and Michline.

In the midst of war, the mother’s love is always genuine. A mother can not leave her child behind.<br />
In the midst of war, the mother’s love is always genuine. A mother can not leave her child behind.

Christlike invitation to aid his brother. The image of a Nazi victim was given a warm welcome.
Christlike invitation to aid his brother. The image of a Nazi victim was given a warm welcome.

Prayers are not only limited to the living. The souls of those who have left us need prayer to journey into the afterlife.<br />
Prayers are not only limited to the living. The souls of those who have left us need prayer to journey into the afterlife.

War brings great pains and wounds that can not be healed physically or emotionally. The head is destroyed.
War brings great pains and wounds that can not be healed physically or emotionally. The head is destroyed.

Vietnam War

Koinonia farm people worked in unity to dismantle the use of guns in solving issues.
Koinonia farm people worked in unity to dismantle the use of guns in solving issues.

Edith Shapiro and Selma Rossen (née Tennenbaum).png
Pictured are Edith Shapiro, born in 1935, and Selma Rossen, born in 1936, in Zloczów, Poland. The sisters were hidden children during the duration of the war. With their parents, they immigrated to the United States in 1946.

Heinz Dreifuss b. March 21, 1923, Mannheim, Germany Arrived to U.S. on July 26, 1938.png
Heinz Dreifuss, born March 21, 1923, in Mannheim, Germany, escaped to the United States on the Veendam steamship on July 26, 1938. He returned to Germany as part of the American Army, experienced D-Day, Battle of the Bulge, and liberated one…

Peter Lederman b. 1931, Gotha, Germany Escaped to England after Kristallnacht.png
Peter Lederman escaped to England from Nazi Germany after "Kristallnacht" (Night of Broken Glass).
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