Holocaust Survivors of South Jersey Project

The Holocaust Survivors of South Jersey Project

This project aims to document the lives of Holocaust Survivors who settled in Atlantic, Cape May, and Cumberland Counties.

About the Project


Our Stories

Bertha Borrowick's Story

Bertha Borowick

Don Berkman's Story

Donald Berkman

Nella and Meyer Glick's stories

Nella and Meyer Glick

Molly and Pinchus Kiejdan's stories

Molly and Pinchus Kiejdan

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Stories of Local Businesses

A profile collection of businesses in southern New Jersey, established and managed by Holocaust survivors. These resilient individuals arrived in the U.S. as refugees from Nazi-controlled Europe, having endured ghettos, camps, and other harrowing experiences. Despite losing everything, they persevered. Their stories are a testament to their indomitable spirit.

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Survivor Map
Contribute to the Project
Media Responses

 

For more information or questions regarding the project: Holocaustsurvivorssj@stockton.edu or 609-652-4699.

Project Leaders

 

Dr. Michael Hayse

Dr. Michael Hayse

Professor of History and Historian/Lead Curator 
609-652-4659  |  F-125
Michael Hayse is a Professor of Historical Studies at Stockton University, and holds the Wally and Lutz Hammerschlag Chair in Holocaust and Genocide Studies. He specializes in Modern German History, with a secondary field in Eastern Europe. His works include Recasting West German Elites: Higher Civil Servants, Business Leaders, and Physicians between Nazism and Democracy, 1945-1955.
Irvin Moreno-Rodriguez

Irvin Moreno-Rodriguez

Director, Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center/Project Lead
609-652-4699 | E-206
Irvin Moreno-Rodriguez is the Director of the Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center at Stockton University and a Project Lead for the South Jersey Holocaust Survivor Digital Archive and Exhibition Project. 

Holocaust & Genocide Studies at Stockton University 

 

MA in Holocaust & Genocide Studies

Research and teaching on the Holocaust, other genocides, the prevention of mass atrocities, and the promotion of human rights.

Minor in Holocaust & Genocide Studies

Interdisciplinary study of the Holocaust and other genocides of the 20th and 21st centuries.

 

The Holocaust Survivors of South Jersey Project would not be possible without the contributions of many Stockton students from the Master of Arts in Holocaust and Genocide Studies, undergraduates earning the Minor Degree in Holocaust and Genocide Studies Minor, and Student Interns at the Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center. Students interested in joining the HSSJP team should contact one of the team leaders.