Eight decades later, a Holocaust survivor reunites with his liberator

Nearly 80 years after his liberation from Buchenwald, Holocaust survivor Andrew Roth (97) reconnected with U.S. soldier Jack Moran (99), one of his liberators. Their emotional reunion, orchestrated by the USC Shoah Foundation, highlights the urgency around preserving the testimonies of aging survivors and liberators.

Roth, a Hungarian Jew who endured Auschwitz and Buchenwald and even resorted to eating dog food, remembers April 11, 1945, as his rebirth. Moran, who enlisted at 17 and fought at the Battle of the Bulge, vividly recalls entering the camp to free over 21,000 emaciated prisoners. Both men described an immediate bond—they “felt like brothers.”

This meeting isn’t just personal—it’s a vital act of historical memory. The Shoah Foundation is racing to document these stories before they're lost. Both Roth and Moran view their meeting as a profound affirmation of survival, sacrifice, and shared humanity.

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