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The Blue Card Inspired by the courage of our ancestors, The Blue Card serves to provide Holocaust survivors and their families with financial assistance and genuine support.

Visit us at www.bluecardfund.org to learn more and make a donation! Of the 75,000 Holocaust survivors living in the United States, roughly 1/3 live below poverty level, a staggering figure. Many of our committee members, owe their very existence to relatives who survived the horrible atrocities of the N***s and the Shoah. Getting involved with The Blue Card is an amazing way to honor them and give back to those who are still living.

The Blue Card is proud to recognize and celebrate Juneteenth!
06/19/2026

The Blue Card is proud to recognize and celebrate Juneteenth!

06/17/2026

Welcome to The Blue Card's new segment, Culture Corner!
Look out for new Culture Corner posts each month to discover something new!

This week, we are showcasing the LEDI Center's experiential installation and exhibit that some members of our team had the pleasure of visiting recently.

Artist Lauren Bergman imagined through art the lives of 23 female Holocaust victims (including children, partisan fighters, and more) if they had survived. Most of the artwork is displayed next to an archival photograph of the victim that inspired the painting.

The exhibit is immersive from the second you walk in, and includes a comprehensive, interactive and dynamic curriculum for students, facilitated by professional educators that focuses on anti-hate.

Visit the LEDI center website for more information and to book an appointment for the exhibit.

Extreme summer heat can pose serious risks for vulnerable elders, especially Holocaust survivors.The information in this...
06/15/2026

Extreme summer heat can pose serious risks for vulnerable elders, especially Holocaust survivors.

The information in this post could help someone access critical support during a heat wave. If you know a Holocaust survivor who may need assistance, please reach out to us at [email protected].

Today would have been Anne Frank's 97th birthday.Anne Frank has become a worldwide symbol of the Holocaust and the immen...
06/12/2026

Today would have been Anne Frank's 97th birthday.

Anne Frank has become a worldwide symbol of the Holocaust and the immense tragedy it brought. Yet she was so much more than that. She was a young girl with a vivid imagination, a sharp mind, a strong sense of self, and dreams for the future. She laughed, argued, worried, hoped, and wrote about the ordinary experiences of growing up, even while living through extraordinary and terrifying circumstances.

Like so many of the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust, Anne was a person with her own unique voice, ambitions, and potential. She should have been given the chance to grow up, to pursue her passions, and to live the full life that was stolen from her.

Anne's story lives on through her diary, which continues to be read by millions around the world. Through its pages, we encounter not only the horrors of persecution and war, but also the resilience of the human spirit and the enduring power of hope.

On what would have been her 97th birthday, we remember Anne not only for how she died, but for how she lived: as a thoughtful, courageous, and remarkably talented young girl whose voice continues to inspire generations to stand against hatred, prejudice, and injustice. Her legacy endures as both a warning from history and a testament to the humanity that survives even in the darkest of times.

"Will my story still matter when I'm gone?"This question, posed to our Executive Director, Masha Pearl, by a 91-year-old...
06/12/2026

"Will my story still matter when I'm gone?"

This question, posed to our Executive Director, Masha Pearl, by a 91-year-old Holocaust survivor, is at the heart of her powerful new op-ed on the future of Holocaust education.

As Holocaust survivors age, we face urgent questions about how their stories will be preserved and understood by future generations. The decisions we make today will shape the future of Holocaust education and remembrance for decades to come.

In this thoughtful piece, Masha reflects on the responsibility we have to honor survivors’ testimonies with authenticity, integrity, and care while navigating new technologies and evolving approaches to education.

We invite you to read Masha’s important article and join us in considering what it means to preserve memory responsibly for future generations.

Read the rest of the article or listen now at the link below:
https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/op-ed/article316079556.html

Miami Herald

In honor of Pride Month, we want to share the story of Josef Kohout, or Heinz Heger - Holocaust survivor, and author of ...
06/09/2026

In honor of Pride Month, we want to share the story of Josef Kohout, or Heinz Heger - Holocaust survivor, and author of The Men with the Pink Triangle.

Born in Austria to a Catholic family, Kohout was arrested by the N***s after they discovered an "incriminating" letter he had written to another man. After six months imprisoned, he was deported to the Sachsenhausen camp, then the Flossenburg camp, where he remained for five years before being forced on a death march to Dachau. He was liberated by the American army before reaching Dachau.

In his book, Kohout, who adopted the name Heinz Heger, describes the brutality and horrors he, and other men like him were forced to endure while in the camps. Many of them, including Heger himself, experienced sexual violence and assault, attempts by the N***s to "cure" them, and many were murdered.

Despite ongoing homophobia and stigma in Germany for years after the Holocaust ended, Heger's book paved the way to wider conversations about homosexual Holocaust victims, and helped encourage others to come forward and share their stories. He passed away in 1994, but we honor his memory and his courage.

Photos taken from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum website and the National WWII Museum New Orleans website.

Today is Holocaust Survivor Day.Join us in honoring all of the brave and incredible Holocaust survivors worldwide today,...
06/04/2026

Today is Holocaust Survivor Day.

Join us in honoring all of the brave and incredible Holocaust survivors worldwide today, and celebrate their perseverance, their courage, and their hearts.

Today is International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression.At The Blue Card, we know how traumatizing violenc...
06/04/2026

Today is International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression.

At The Blue Card, we know how traumatizing violence can be against young children. Many of our Holocaust survivor clients, and in fact most of the Holocaust survivors in the world today were children when the Holocaust took place. While we do not discount the strength and perseverance of these survivors, and their ability to create lives for themselves after what they endured, we would like to acknowledge the physical and mental toll this event had on them and their families.

Aggression and violence is never the answer. Join us in recognizing this day.

On June 2, 1942, the BBC broadcast that 700,000 Polish Jews had already been murdered by the N***s.In May of 1942, The P...
06/02/2026

On June 2, 1942, the BBC broadcast that 700,000 Polish Jews had already been murdered by the N***s.

In May of 1942, The Polish-Jewish underground resistance was able to smuggle a report out of Poland that detailed not only the estimated number of Polish Jews that had been killed up to that point, but also how they were being killed. The report reached all the way to the Polish government in exile who were living in London, and beseeched the Allies to take action against the N***s.

On this day in 1942, the BBC broadcasted this report and the supposed number of Polish-Jewish deaths. Although the broadcast did not include the fact that the plan of extermination was already happening, and although the Allied governments did not immediately jump to action, the broadcast and further release of the report lead other newspapers and outlets to increase their own reporting on this matter.

Photo taken from the Yad Vashem website, caption with assistance from the Zachor Holocaust Remembrance Foundation.

Happy pride from The Blue Card! Join us in celebrating the entire LGBTQIA+ community, and recognizing the hardship they ...
06/01/2026

Happy pride from The Blue Card!

Join us in celebrating the entire LGBTQIA+ community, and recognizing the hardship they have endured over time. Many victims of the Holocaust were targeted because they were homosexual, and were forced to endure things like hard labor, forced sterilization, and were even murdered for who they were.

Like the Jews, their strength is in survival, and we are proud to be supporters and allies of our LGBTQIA+ community!

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