Holocaust Orphan Reunites with Family Through DNA Testing

Shalom Koray, separated from his relatives during World War II, meets his second cousin after decades of searching.

Shalom Koray was rescued from a burning Warsaw neighborhood during the Holocaust and raised without knowledge of his family.
Modern DNA testing connected Koray with Ann Meddin Hellman, his second cousin in South Carolina.
Koray and Hellman have been in regular contact through letters and video calls since the DNA match was discovered.
Koray's family, who perished in the Holocaust, left him with no known relatives until the DNA breakthrough.
The reunion was celebrated with multiple family gatherings, giving Koray a sense of belonging he never had before.