Holocaust survivor’s daughter learns how to escape lifelong struggle with anxiety, resentment and anger

Being the child of a Holocaust survivor can be difficult. Who could possibly understand the horrific experience? But one woman from the northern suburbs learned a lesson in forgiveness that could be helpful for anyone living with fear, anger or...

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Terror Hits Home: The Chicago Jewish News Cover Story

Karen’s story has also been published in the Deerfield Patch “Life will give you whatever experience is most helpful for the evolution of your consciousness.” -Eckhart Tolle It had been months since my children were all home and I couldn’t...

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Excerpt: Descendants of Rajgród

Just one mile south of Rajgród, toward Grajewo, off Highway 61 and near the border of another small village (named Opartowa), we found another dirt road leading to another village (named Okoniówce), where we turned off toward the lake. We...

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About Karen

Karen L. Kaplan was born and raised in West Rogers Park, a Jewish neighborhood on the north side of Chicago. She received her B.A. from the...

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Rajgród Memorial

Click the button below to download a PDF with information about the installation, desecration and repair of the Rajgrod monument

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Statement by the Prime Minister of Poland Mateusz Morawiecki

“Today the world must fight against anti-semtisim.” – Prime Minister of Poland Mateusz Morawiecki Click HERE to watch the Video  

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Making a movie!

Thrilled to announce that I have hired 2 producers who will make my memoir into a movie.

B’nai Yehuda Beth Sholom

Below is a comment from a congregant from BYBS Hi Karen, We appreciate your willingness to visit the south suburbs to give us an insight into what it was like growing up as the daughter of a Holocaust survivor. It...

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  • Rook Reviews

    January 2016     Herbert Quelle,  German Consul General “Karen Kaplan’s memoir “Descendants of Rajgród”  has moved me deeply. The author permits an intimate insight into her soul and the psychological burden that she has carried along as the daughter of a Holocaust survivor. She freely shares her family story, especially the difficult relationship with her ...more

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