My presentation will chronicle the lives of both of my parents (Eva and Mickey Kor) of blessed memory who both survived the Holocaust and taught me and the world the life lessons of hope, healing, perseverance and humanity. In addition, the audience will learn how my parents positively affected me, and why I feel now is the time that I continue their life work.

Dr. Alex Kor is the son of two Holocaust survivors (Eva Mozes and Mickey Kor). Dr. Kor is a full-time podiatrist for Hendricks Regional Health in Danville, Indiana, and is a Clinical Assistant Professor for Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine. Knowing the importance of being the son of two Holocaust survivors who have both passed away in the last 6 plus years, Alex feels an obligation to tell their stories. Since 1985, he has traveled to Auschwitz more than twenty times with his late mother. He is a member of the CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center Board of Directors and assisted in establishing an exhibit (“Eva Kor from Auschwitz to Indiana”) to honor his mother in downtown Indianapolis at the Indiana Historical Society. His book, co-authored with Graham Honaker, A Blessing, Not a Burden which chronicles his parents’ lives as well as how they positively impacted Dr. Kor, is now available.