By Adam Shinberg

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Marcel Rotter

Abstract

The Jewish people have survived countless pogroms, expulsions, and genocides throughout history and the Holocaust was no different. With over 90% of Poland’s Jewish population being murdered during the Holocaust, the question of how Judaism survived the war arises. The survival of Jewish faith and traditions lived on through the Holocaust survivors because of their determination to live through the horrors of the ghettos and camps. Their resilience led to stronger ties within the Jewish communities that formed after the war both in Poland and across the world.