Judith Altmann

udith Altmann was born in Jasina, Czechoslovakia on October 10, 1924. She passed on April 30, 2025 at 100-years-old in Paramus, NJ. She leaves behind two sons, Howard and Steven Altmann, two daughters-in-law, Debra Altmann and Robin Glaser, two granddaughters Marissa Balfour and Juliet Altmann, Cody Young and Nicholas Balfour, plus countless extended family and friends. Judy was a notable public speaker and human rights activist who dedicated her life to sharing her story as a Holocaust survivor. Judy immigrated to the U.S. in 1948 and met her late husband Kurt Altmann in Fleischmanns, New York. She was a fashion designer who wrote patterns for Good Housekeeping, Needlecraft and Vogue, a member of the Holocaust & Human Rights Education Speakers Bureau, VP of the Holocaust Child Survivors of Connecticut, and VP of fundraising for the Brandeis Women's Committee. In 2016, Fordham University awarded her an Honorary Doctorate. Her oral legacy is part of a permanent installation at The National WWII Museum's Liberation Pavilion. She will be dearly missed.
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