WJRO’s #MyPropertyStory campaign encourages Holocaust survivors and their families to share their personal stories. The campaign raises awareness of the need to address the restitution of Jewish private and communal property seized during the Holocaust and its aftermath.

We are excited to announce the launch of the fifth annual #MyPropertyStory campaign, “Cherished Possessions,” beginning on Yom HaShoah, April 24, 2025, and running through May 22, 2025. This year’s campaign highlights personal belongings—family artwork, heirlooms, Judaica, and everyday objects—that were stolen or lost during the Holocaust, emphasizing their deep emotional and historical significance.

We invite you to share your story and be part of this meaningful initiative. Please click the “Add Your Story” button to submit your experience and contribute to the campaign.

Behind your family’s home, business, and keepsake, there is a story.

What connects you to your family history?

OR SEND US YOUR OWN

View of the entrance to a Jewish owned business in Zagreb, Croatia belonging to Vilim Weiss (circa 1941). Credit: @USHMM, courtesy of Marta Kupfermann Elkana

The Homecoming: Jafetas family history

The Homecoming: Jafetas family history

Kaunas was a vibrant city, where you could reach most places – from work, to school, to cafes – on foot. The war, however, was coming ever closer and started changing peoples’ lives.

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We – the Jews – still go on!

We – the Jews – still go on!

Members from a shul in San Diego, California find their Polish roots to connect to their history in Poland. During the trip, their Polish guide finds the farm where an orthodox Jew, Chaim Yitzchok Wolgelernter, was in hiding during the Holocaust.

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Multicultural Group Cleans Up Cemetery in Markuszów, Poland

Multicultural Group Cleans Up Cemetery in Markuszów, Poland

Dan Oren, M.D., head of Friends of Jewish Heritage in Poland (FJHP), and Steven D. Reece, Ph.D., a Baptist minister, head of the Matzevah Foundation, speak about their trip this past summer to Markuszów, Poland bringing together Jewish and non-Jewish volunteers cleaning up and dedicating Dan’s family’s ancestral cemetery.

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