Bea Lurie

Bea Lurie

From EXTRAordinary PEOPLE by Shirley Wachtel

January 5, 2026 · 55 min · Episode 43

About this episode

Bea Lurie shares her family's Holocaust survival story and her commitment to helping others through her work and community involvement.

Bea Lurie  is the daughter of two child Holocaust survivors, her father, Sol, and her mother, Evelyn Rebecca Lurie, whose parents escaped from Poland with two toddlers. Bea learned by her parents’ actions the importance of helping those in need and devoted her career to making a difference in the lives of others as a leader of nonprofit organizations and government agencies, and as an owner of two businesses. Bea also is an active volunteer in her community and at her local synagogue. LIFE MUST GO On is the remarkable story of Sol Lurie, a child survivor of six concentration camps during the Holocaust, who continues to be a beacon of hope. After a bucolic childhood in Kovno, Lithuania, Sol was just eleven when the Nazis invaded and he and his family were forced to move into the Kovno Ghetto. The Kovno Ghetto was one of the only ghettos to later become a concentration camp, and Sol was among just a few Jewish survivors from Kovno. In this inspiring story of tenacity, character, faith, love, and forgiveness, we follow young Sol through heartbreak and fear, torment, and torture. Through Sol's eyes, we learn the history of the communities in Eastern Europe, especially…

People in this episode

Guest: Bea Lurie

Topics covered

  • Holocaust
  • nonprofit leadership
  • community service
  • survivor stories
  • Eastern European history

Keywords

  • child survivor
  • Kovno Ghetto
  • concentration camps
  • resilience
  • faith

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: LIFE MUST GO On

Places: Poland, Kovno, Lithuania, Eastern Europe

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