RishfeldAfter Liberation · 1949 onward
The boy who was thrown over barbed wire fence grew into a Husband, Father, Grandfather, Educator, Cowboy, and a witness.
Chapter 01 · Family
Pamela has been beside George through every chapter of his American life — a steady, loving presence through decades of family, community, and witness. Her warmth and grace are inseparable from the story.
George and Pamela settled in Atlanta, near their two daughters and their grandchildren. The family that was nearly erased now gathers around tables and holidays, flags in hand — an ordinary, happy life, the very thing the war tried to take.
Chapter 02 · Service
After high school, George joined the United States Army — not because he was asked, but because he wanted to defend the country that had been a refuge to him and his family. The refugee kid put on the uniform of his rescuer nation.
Chapter 03 · Witness
George's most important work came later in life: telling the truth of what he lived to anyone who will listen. He speaks to students, to veterans, to congregations and community halls, building bridges between faiths and generations.
His name now marks an award given to those who stand with the Jewish people. But his own aim is simpler: reach one person, every time.
