Tag: tracing
Celebrating Two Decades of Hope
As the American Red Cross Holocaust and War Victims Tracing Center celebrates it’s 20th birthday, I thought I’d share some of our photos of those we’ve helped locally. It’s incredible […]
Clara Barton and the History Detectives!
Tonight at 9pm, the History Detectives of PBS will attempt to uncover the mystery of a letter that appears to be written by American Red Cross founder, Clara Barton! The […]
Oregonian: Searching For Family That Survived The Holocaust
Alexa Dezsofi’s eyes raced across the documents and landed on a stunning fact: A man who shares her last name, in all likelihood a distant cousin and the sort of […]
War And Peace Of Mind
Perhaps you recall reading Willamette Week a while back and hearing a little bit about Oregonian Sarah Krakauer, who opened up a Holocaust tracing with our chapter. Well now, in […]
Traces Of Hope: Helping Oregonians Find Their Loved Ones
Speaking of the many things that we do… One that is often overlooked is our work with Holocaust tracing. As we approach Holocaust Remembrance Day on April 21, Adrian Chen […]
Works Begins On Four Holocaust Tracings
It’s not every day that we get a Holocaust tracing request. With each year that passes, the requests are fewer and further between, as those who survived World War II […]
Red Cross Reunites Siblings Separated By WWII
There’s not much I can say about this story, other than…WOW. You can also see the CNN version here. If you’re interested in Holocaust/WWII tracing services and live in Portland, […]
Making Connections on World Refugee Day
Did you know that tomorrow is World Refugee Day? Angelina Jolie did. Here at the Oregon Trail Chapter, we make it a point to connect refugees with their families via […]
Holocaust Answers Bring Closure to One Oregon Family
You might remember the story of Ruth Lindemann, which was featured on the home page of the Red Cross national website just a month or so ago. Well, a note […]