The Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center has produced two new 30-minute documentaries featuring Magda Brown and three other Chicagoland Survivors. The series, Stories of Survival, first premiered on Chicago’s WTTW and was televised nationally on public television stations in April 2020. The film was nominated for an Emmy and won first place at theContinue reading “Magda’s Story Featured in Documentary Series”
Magda Shares Story Via Facebook Live During Coronavirus Lockdown
Unfortunately, Magda’s upcoming trips and speeches had to be canceled due to the coronavirus crisis — but of course, that won’t stop Magda from sharing her story. Magda recently went live on Facebook with the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center to share her story and answer viewers’ questions from home. Watch the video below. InterestedContinue reading “Magda Shares Story Via Facebook Live During Coronavirus Lockdown”
Sharing Magda’s Holocaust Story With Younger Generations
Magda Brown frequently spoke with students of all ages who were conducting interviews and research for school projects. Below is an example — an interview between Cedric, an eighth grade student from Wisconsin, and Magda. 1. How would you think that the Holocaust or the Auschwitz camp impacted the world?I think that it shocked theContinue reading “Sharing Magda’s Holocaust Story With Younger Generations”
WATCH: Rev. Jonathan Dean Speaks About Magda as a Model of Goodness
Rev. Jonathan Dean, Director of Learning for Ministry at Methodist Church in Great Britain, asks, “Who models goodness for you?” “Magda overcame all the evil that had been done to her by giving her life to other people in service, and in witness, and in love, and in the cause of peace and reconciliation,” he said.Continue reading “WATCH: Rev. Jonathan Dean Speaks About Magda as a Model of Goodness”
Musical Piece by Paul Adams and Elizabeth Geyer honors Madga Brown
This beautiful musical piece by Paul Adams and Elizabeth Geyer honors Magda’s journey and legacy of forgiveness. Paul wrote: “Magda Brown was an amazing friend who passed this year. Despite surviving the horrors of Auschwitz, she traveled the world speaking about forgiveness. I composed this in dedication. Thanks to Elizabeth Geyer for adding ambient vocals.”
Magda Brown Honored with Memorial Service in Weimar, Germany
Shortly after she passed away, Magda Brown was honored with a beautiful memorial service in Weimar, Germany. Magda – who was enslaved at a munitions factory at Allendorf, a sub-camp of Buchenwald after she was imprisoned at Auschwitz – visited Weimar in 2018 and 2019 for celebrations marking the anniversary of the liberation of theContinue reading “Magda Brown Honored with Memorial Service in Weimar, Germany”
“Magda Brown Called Us All to a Moral Life That Centered Love”
By Mark McGuigan, former U.S. program director of Action Reconciliation Service For Peace July 13, 2020 I want to do a thread about a friend of mine who just passed away. Her name was Magda Brown, she was 93, a native of Hungary, and she was a survivor of Auschwitz and the Buchenwald slave labor system.Continue reading ““Magda Brown Called Us All to a Moral Life That Centered Love””
How Does Your Heart Feel? Remembering My Grandma Magda
Magda’s granddaughter Amy reflects on the loss of her grandmother.
Celebrating Magda’s 90th Birthday
On June 11, 2017, Magda celebrated her 90th birthday. To mark this wonderful occasion, we surprised Magda with a compilation of birthday messages from her friends, family and fans around the world. We were blown away by the response to our call for birthday messages. We received messages from more than 200 people from eight countries andContinue reading “Celebrating Magda’s 90th Birthday”
Visiting Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Earlier this year, Magda Brown was invited to speak by the Jackson Hole Jewish community and received a warm welcoming from the town. Many thanks to the wonderful community for hosting us and putting on such a wonderful, rewarding program. Magda’s personal reward came from a woman she met the day after the event. TheContinue reading “Visiting Jackson Hole, Wyoming”