Brian Claman is a Toronto-based author and security risk management consultant. He is the son of Maria Katz Claman, a Hungarian Jewish survivor of Auschwitz, forced labor, a death march, and postwar displacement.
His books, Taken. Numbered. Survived.: A Holocaust Survivor’s Journey Through Auschwitz, Forced Labor, and Survival and When Is It Too Late: Holocaust Lessons on Risk, Decision Making, and the Failure to Act, are rooted in survivor testimony, archival records, and careful historical reflection.
His work focuses on Holocaust memory, antisemitism, historical judgment, and the consequences of delayed recognition in the face of escalating danger.
Through his writing, he seeks to preserve his mother’s story while drawing broader lessons about responsibility, remembrance, and the importance of recognizing warning signs before it is too late.
