‘Let nothing be forgotten’: Holocaust survivors’ memorial books honored lives lost and vibrant hometowns

My grandmother was a Holocaust survivor from Kostopol, Ukraine. Years after she passed away, I was trying to learn more about her life before the war—something I knew very little about. When I found a book called "Sefer Kostopol"—Hebrew for "Book of Kostopol"—I hoped to find her…

Holocaust survivors around the world made around 1,000 different memorial books, called 'yizker bikher' in Yiddish, to commemorate their hometowns. Tim Hawk, Rowan University My grandmother was a Holocaust survivor from Kostopol, Ukraine. Years after she passed away, I was…