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Judith Altmann, Holocaust Survivor with Georgian Lussier MidLife Matters WPAA-TV
As a survivor, Judith's mission was to share her story, especially with youth, to impress upon them the responsibility to not let such horrors happen again. Fordham awarded her an honorary Doctorate for her tireless work. In this conversation with Georgian, Judith Altmann, describes in authentic detail her experience of losing loved ones to the Holocaust and how she survived the concentration camps.
MidLife Matters features Conversations with Women About Women. It is hosted by Human Relations Professional and author Georgian Lussier.
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Recorded for TV May 2018
Here is what a Mark T Sheehan High School Sophomore said about this story:
Perseverance is an understatement to describe the unbelievable hardships Holocaust survivor Judith Altmann faced in the mid 1930s and 40s. The level of respect I hold for this spectacular woman is unmatched as she has the courage to still talk about her dreadful experiences to inform the rest of the world about this horrible event as well as prevent it. Judith reflects on her worst fears becoming reality in this podcast and tells us how she did all that she could do to save the human beings around her along with herself. We all should be grateful to have this hero talk to us about the horrid conditions she survived through when she was only a young teenager.
Updated May 9, 2025
What a privilege to have helped Ms. Altmann with her mission to tell her story to thousands. Susan Huizenga, Executive Director
Judith Altmann was born in Jasina, Czechoslovakia on October 10, 1924. She passed on April 30, 2025 at 100-years-old in Paramus, NJ.
A notable public speaker and human rights activist, she dedicated her life to sharing her story as a Holocaust survivor. Judy immigrated to the U.S. in 1948 and met her late husband Kurt Altmann in Fleischmanns, New York. She was a fashion designer who wrote patterns for Good Housekeeping, Needlecraft and Vogue, a member of the Holocaust & Human Rights Education Speakers Bureau, VP of the Holocaust Child Survivors of Connecticut, and VP of fundraising for the Brandeis Women's Committee. In 2016, Fordham University awarded her an Honorary Doctorate. Her oral legacy is part of a permanent installation at The National WWII Museum's Liberation Pavilion.