Cynthia met Fanny in July 2005 on a trip to Ukraine (originally eastern Poland) to visit the town Cynthia's father's family came from, near where Fanny was a girl. They toured together. Subsequently we met several times in Hawaii where Fanny spent many winters, and we spent much time together. Later we visited Fanny in Calgary, and finally in Toronto when she came to be holographed for Spielberg's compendium of Holocaust survivors and their stories. We kept in touch by telephone, lastly when she received her honorary doctorate. Fanny was a remarkable woman, physically strong and mentally 100% alert and aware. She was a strong supporter of Mogen David Adom, Beit Halochem, and many other charitable causes. We will sorely miss her..

Cynthia Mock and Norman Camerman, Toronto.

I met Fanny through a spontaneous encounter at a wedding, between a friend of mine, who knew I was about to travel to Koretz and Fanny. We became connected. My mother was also from Koretz, although older than Fanny, and had left in 1930. But not a lot had changed in Koretz, so when I want, I had lots to talk about Fanny and about life there. She was an important connection to me because she came from this obscure shtetl. When I went, I saw the memorials she & Leo were responsible for in Koretz and Mazirech. I admirec them both for their commitment to never forgetting and reminding the world of the life that had been there.

Phyllis Berck