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Hagit Zadok Fefferman

From memory to meaning to action

Jun 14, 2026, 5:07 AM

Boris's Last Laugh: Boris Silberberg smiles as his wife Rose kisses their son at his bar mitzvah while their daughter wraps her arms around them. After surviving the Holocaust, Boris and Rose built a family that now spans four generations.

Was Boris Holocaust-y Enough? “I’m so disappointed with the Holocaust survivor story I just heard. I want my kid to hear from a survivor who was in the camps. Can you make sure there is a survivor who was in...

May 1, 2026, 7:25 PM

They Came to Hear a Survivor. I Walked In Instead.

A presentation of Rose Silberberg’s story, shared with an audience as part of Holocaust education.

The speaker was supposed to be a Holocaust survivor. She got sick and couldn’t come. Then another survivor was asked to step in, and she couldn’t make it either. In my area, there are not many survivors left who can...

Apr 10, 2026, 6:37 AM

Yom HaShoah Doesn’t Live in Our Homes. It’s Time It Did.

A Yom HaShoah table set at home, with candles, a family photograph, and survivor memoirs, creating space for remembrance and conversation across generations.

Yom HaShoah in Miami used to draw hundreds of Holocaust survivors to gatherings across the city, including outdoor ceremonies at the Holocaust Memorial in Miami Beach. I remember standing there with my grandparents and their friends. Their wrinkled skin...

Mar 27, 2026, 3:38 AM

I Spoke With a Holocaust Survivor. He Was in the Next Room.

Demonstrating “Dimensions in Testimony” during the opening of the new Education Center at the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach.

I had been watching the white, curved building rise on Meridian Avenue, waiting for the day it would finally open. When it did, I found myself standing at a podium in Theater II, microphone in hand, speaking to 101-year-old Jack...

Mar 18, 2026, 8:52 PM

When Neighbors Forget Who You Are: Rose, a Holocaust Survivor

Rose Silberberg in Italy after the war, beginning to rebuild her life.

Not long after the October 7 Hamas attacks in Israel, a stranger sent me a message on Instagram. I had never spoken to this person before. “You dirty people. You are bombing hospitals. I hope Adolf comes back to life,...

Feb 27, 2026, 7:44 AM

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Holocaust education was never supposed to ‘fix’ antisemitism

Student reflections after hearing Rose Silberberg’s Holocaust survival story.

Telling my grandmother’s story of survival doesn’t erase 2,000 years of hatred. It does something more important

About Me

Hagit Zadok Fefferman is a docent at the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach and a speaker with 3GMiami. As the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors Rose and Boris Silberberg, she shares their stories with students and community groups, exploring memory, empathy, and human dignity. She lives in Miami with her family.

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