World Federation of Jewish Holocaust Survivors & Descendants

What World Federation of Jewish Holocaust Survivors & Descendants does

The World Federation of Jewish Holocaust Survivors & Descendants (WFJHS&D) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit membership organization founded in 1988 and headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts (Federal Tax ID: 22-3160096). It serves child Holocaust survivors (1G) and their descendants across the second (2G), third (3G), and fourth (4G) generations, as well as Kindertransport survivors and descendants. The organization's stated mission is to represent the interests of the child survivor community, keep alive the memory of six million Jews — including 1.5 million children — murdered during the Holocaust, and transmit this legacy to future generations.

WFJHS&D does not sell products or technology services. Its core activity is convening annual international conferences held every year since 1988, rotating through cities including Jerusalem, Warsaw, Berlin, Prague, Amsterdam, Toronto, Paris, and US locations such as Philadelphia, Cleveland, Houston, and Los Angeles. Recent conferences (Toronto 2024, Paris 2025, Philadelphia 2026) have drawn nearly 400 attendees from multiple countries. The organization maintains a website (holocaustchild.org), an email newsletter, and a testimony/resource archive. It is co-run with strategic partners including the USC Shoah Foundation, Generations of the Shoah International, Kindertransport Association, Claims Conference, and ADL Hidden Child Foundation.

The revenue model is entirely donation-driven. WFJHS&D is volunteer-run with 11-50 total personnel including limited paid administrative support. Funding comes from tax-deductible contributions, conference registrations, and foundation sponsorships such as the Stephen Adler Fund (subsidizing Eastern European and Israeli survivor attendance), Azrieli Foundation, Foundation Remembrance, Responsibility and Future (EVZ), FMS Foundation, and Helen & Herman Gimbel Charity Fund. Governance rests with a President (Stefanie Seltzer), Executive Vice President (Steve Adler), Treasurer (Isaac A. Kot), Secretary (Charles Silow), and a body of Vice Presidents and board members. The organization was renamed around 2015 from 'World Federation of Jewish Child Survivors of the Holocaust and Descendants' to its current name to broaden its inclusive scope.

Name

World Federation of Jewish Holocaust Survivors & Descendants

Legal name

World Federation of Jewish Holocaust Survivors & Descendants

Website

https://holocaustchild.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The World Federation of Jewish Holocaust Survivors & Descendants is a volunteer-led 501(c)(3) nonprofit that convenes annual international conferences for child Holocaust survivors and their descendants across four generations, funded entirely by donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Holocaust Remembrance and Survivor Advocacy

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAHACAA

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies)

Travel & Hospitality/MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Exhibitions)/Professional Conference Organizers (PCOs) & Meeting Planners

Keywords

• Holocaust remembrance organization
• Survivor advocacy nonprofit
• Intergenerational community programs
• Annual conference events
• Memorial education services

Headquarters

HQ city

Woburn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Stephen Adler Fund Donations: Donations to the Stephen Adler Fund allow the organization to provide financial assistance to survivors from Eastern Europe and Israel who otherwise could not participate in conferences. This subsidizes those in need.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The World Federation of Jewish Holocaust Survivors & Descendants organizes annual international conferences for child Holocaust survivors and their descendants, maintains a multi-generational membership community, provides Holocaust education resources and testimony preservation, and administers the Stephen Adler Fund to subsidize conference attendance for survivors from Eastern Europe and Israel.

Product overview

The World Federation of Jewish Holocaust Survivors & Descendants (WFJHS&D) is a nonprofit organization, not a technology product company. It operates as a membership-based advocacy and community organization for child Holocaust survivors and their descendants. The organization does not offer commercial products or technology services. Its core activities include organizing annual conferences (held since 1988), facilitating testimony sharing and Holocaust education, maintaining a resource network connecting members with Holocaust education organizations, memorials, and restitution services, and providing financial assistance through the Stephen Adler Fund to survivors from Eastern Europe and Israel who cannot otherwise attend conferences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Annual International Conferences Multi-day annual international gathering held in a rotating host city, offering workshops, panels, testimony sharing, and community building activities for child Holocaust survivors (1G), second/third/fourth generation descendants (2G/3G/4G), and Kindertransport survivors and their descendants. The 2024 Toronto conference drew nearly 400 attendees, and the 2014 Berlin conference drew over 375 attendees from 16 countries.
• Membership Program Membership-based community program providing survivors and descendants access to conferences, testimony resources, member groups, and intergenerational programming across four generations.
• Stephen Adler Fund

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 30 consecutive years of annual conferences
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Generations of the Shoah InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint conferences and collaborative programming with Generations of the Shoah International, a partner organization focused on Holocaust survivor descendants and Holocaust education. The organizations co-host annual conferences and share programming for 2G and 3G members.
• The Kindertransport AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint conference programming with The Kindertransport Association. The organizations collaborate on events and share programming for Kindertransport survivors and descendants at annual conferences.
• USC Shoah FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeep partnership with USC Shoah Foundation, founded by Steven Spielberg. The Foundation preserves Holocaust survivor testimonies and provides educational resources. WFJHS&D members have worked with the Foundation, and conference programming includes Foundation updates and testimony collection initiatives.
• Claims Conference (Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing relationship with Claims Conference for restitution advocacy and survivor support. Claims Conference provides funding and support for Holocaust survivor services that benefit WFJHS&D members.
• Azrieli FoundationmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor supporter of the 2024 Toronto Conference. Foundation provides funding for Holocaust education and survivor support programs.
• Holocaust Learning Experience at MorseLifemajorGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor supporter of the 2024 Toronto Conference. Provides Holocaust education programming and survivor services.
• Helen & Herman Gimbel Charity FundmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerLong-time supporter of WFJHS&D conferences. Multiple conference sponsorships.
• Foundation Remembrance, Responsibility and Future (EVZ)majorGTM or Marketing PartnerGerman foundation supporting the 2025 Paris Conference. Funds Holocaust remembrance and education initiatives.
• FMS Foundation (Foundation for the Memory of the Shoah - France)majorGTM or Marketing PartnerFrench foundation supporting the 2025 Paris Conference. Dedicated to Holocaust memory and education in France.
• Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Hidden Child FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with ADL Hidden Child Foundation, specifically relating to the 1991 World Gathering of Child Holocaust Survivors that helped establish the annual conference tradition.
• Child Survivors of the Holocaust - Los AngelescoreGTM or Marketing PartnerFounding member organization of WFJHS&D. Local chapter that helped establish the child survivor movement.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Generations of the Shoah International: An international organization focused on descendants of Holocaust survivors. WFJHS&D co-hosts annual conferences with Generations of the Shoah International and shares programming for 2G and 3G members, making it a direct peer in the same niche.
• USC Shoah Foundation: Founded by Steven Spielberg, USC Shoah Foundation preserves Holocaust survivor testimonies and produces educational resources. WFJHS&D has a deep 'Core' partnership with the Foundation for testimony collection and shared programming, and several WFJHS&D officers (e.g., Daisy Miller, Melissa Hacker) have led or co-led both organizations.
• Claims Conference (Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany): The Claims Conference negotiates restitution and provides funding for Holocaust survivor services worldwide. It is a Core partner of WFJHS&D for survivor support and restitution advocacy, serving an overlapping constituency of Holocaust survivors and their families.
• March of the Living: International Holocaust remembrance program bringing survivors, descendants, and students to Auschwitz-Birkenau annually. Overlapping mission in intergenerational Holocaust remembrance, testimony, and education for survivor families and descendants.
• The Kindertransport Association: KTA represents Kindertransport survivors and descendants. WFJHS&D collaborates with KTA on joint conference programming, and its VP Melissa Hacker serves as President of KTA, reflecting close operational and constituency overlap.
• Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Hidden Child Foundation: ADL's Hidden Child program focuses on child Holocaust survivors. The 1991 ADL/Hidden Child Conference in New York was foundational to establishing WFJHS&D's annual conference tradition, and the two organizations remain Core strategic partners.

Broad incumbents

• Simon Wiesenthal Center / Museum of Tolerance: A broader Jewish human rights organization that operates the Museum of Tolerance and Holocaust education programs. Comparable to WFJHS&D in Holocaust education mission but operates at much larger scale and with wider human rights scope.
• Yad Vashem – The World Holocaust Remembrance Center: Israel's official Holocaust memorial and education institution. Yad Vashem operates at much larger scale and broader scope (education, archives, museum, research) than WFJHS&D, but both serve Holocaust remembrance and education for overlapping international audiences.
• Jewish Foundation for the Righteous: Provides financial assistance to Holocaust rescuers and supports Holocaust education. Operates in adjacent nonprofit space focused on Holocaust-related support and education, with a larger programmatic scope than WFJHS&D's child-survivor-specific mission.

Regional players

• Holocaust Educational Trust (UK): UK-based charity focused on Holocaust education and survivor testimony preservation. Comparable to WFJHS&D in mission of Holocaust education and survivor community support but primarily serves UK audiences rather than the global diaspora WFJHS&D reaches.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/WFJHSD
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/world-federation-of-jewish-child-survivors-of-the-holocaust

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

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