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July 23, 2025 29 mins

The Nazis were banging on the door. The Fenves family was about to be rounded up and sent to Auschwitz. Their  gentile cook had the presence of mind to save the family recipe book by hiding it under her apron.

Chef Alon Shaya found the recipe book in the archives of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM)  in Washington, D.C. and was reunited with 93-year-old Steven Fenves, the lone survivor of the family. During the pandemic—hundreds of miles apart—they worked to recreate some of the recipes from the precious book. Steven translated from Hungarian; Alon cooked and sent them to Steven over dry ice. Two (tested and tasted) recipes available here:Walnut Cream Cake and Crispy Semolina Sticks 

USNMM has about 80 collections that include recipes and cookbooks. Many are available online, others can be searched in person. To schedule a research visit: www.ushmm.org

See a CBS Sunday Morning segment with Steven and Alon here: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/re-creating-the-taste-of-a-childhood-lost-in-the-holocaust/

For more about Chef Alon Shaya: www.eatwithsafta.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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