The Red Cross Helps Reunite Holocaust Survivors Separated for Over 50 Years

The Red Cross Helps Reunite
Holocaust Survivors Separated
for Over 50 Years

Tragic Separation
As children, the four cousins were almost inseparable--eating together, playing together and sleeping over. They were more like siblings than cousins. Then Germany succumbed to Hitler and the cousins were separated for more than 50 years. One was interned in a concentration camp because his father was Jewish, the others were scattered in the chaos of the second World War.

The Reunion
Incredibly, however, two of the cousins who had found their way to the United States have been reunited in early April thanks to the Red Cross and the International Tracing Service. Their reunion and an eventual reunion with the third cousin will have been made possible through the diligent efforts and dogged determination of the staff at these two organizations.

This joyful reunion had been almost unthinkable for both survivors of the War for the past 54 years. Both were delighted and even a little overwhelmed with emotion at the sight of the other. The reunion was slightly bittersweet because the fourth cousin had just passed away in November.

You can Help
The Red Cross and the Holocaust Tracing Center are dependent upon gifts and donations from the public to make these vital services available to everyone in need. Please donate online today and help guarantee that the Red Cross will always be there.

Join Us
The Holocaust Tracing Center needs you. The miracle of families being reunited after so many years, the closure that the Center is able to give to people who are seeking loved ones who have perished and the peace of mind the Center can provide is due in large part to the tireless efforts of our volunteers--people like you. Get more information about volunteer opportunities at the Red Cross or volunteer online right now.