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Frank Shatz is a Holocaust survivor, writer, and international affairs columnist based in Williamsburg, Virginia. He is known for a long-running weekly column in The Virginia Gazette and for public speaking and media appearances about Holocaust survival and historical memory. He has been associated with the College of William & Mary, including through the Reves Center for International Studies, and his papers are held by William & Mary Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center.^[1][2][3]

Official commendations by the Commonwealth of Virginia and later media profiles describe Shatz as having been born in Czechoslovakia and surviving the Holocaust. The 2021 Senate of Virginia commendation states that he was imprisoned in a Nazi slave-labour camp in Romania during the Second World War, escaped, and later reached Budapest, where it states he became involved in underground anti-Nazi activity.^[2] A Virginia Currents (VPM/PBS) segment profiled Shatz as a Holocaust survivor and discussed his later-life public engagement.^[4]

The 2021 Virginia commendation describes Shatz working as a foreign correspondent in Prague after the war and later emigrating to the United States, where he settled in Williamsburg, Virginia, after a period in Lake Placid, New York.^[2] William & Mary’s archival finding aid describes him as a writer and long-time columnist for The Virginia Gazette and notes his professional focus on international affairs and public commentary.^[1]

Shatz has been associated with the College of William & Mary and the Wendy and Emery Reves Center for International Studies. A 2001 Virginia General Assembly commendation describes Frank and Jaroslava (“Jarka”) Shatz as benefactors connected to the establishment and support of the Reves Center and refers to philanthropic support and involvement with the Center’s activities.^[5] A William & Mary Reves Center feature similarly describes his role in the Center’s early development and continued association, including service on its advisory board and receipt of a William & Mary civic involvement award (Prentis Award).^[6] William & Mary has also named Shatz an honorary alumnus.^[3][7]

Shatz is described in official Virginia commendations as a long-running weekly columnist for The Virginia Gazette whose writing and public talks draw on personal experiences of the Holocaust and post-war Europe.^[2] He has also appeared in broadcast profiles, including Virginia Currents (VPM/PBS).^[4] He has also given public talks at William & Mary about his life and experiences.^[8]

In 2022, Reuters reported on Shatz travelling from Virginia to Los Angeles to meet fellow Holocaust survivor George Berci, describing both as Hungarian-born survivors and identifying Shatz as an author who continued to write a column for The Virginia Gazette.^[9]

A 2018 The Washington Post feature reported on Shatz’s post-war efforts to assist Erika Fabian and their later reunion decades afterward; the 2021 Virginia commendation also refers to this reunion and notes that it was covered by newspapers including The Washington Post.^[10][2]

Shatz has been formally commended by the Virginia General Assembly (House Joint Resolution 727, 2001) and by the Senate of Virginia (Senate Joint Resolution 336, 2021).^[5][2] In 2024, the Virginia Society, Sons of the American Revolution, reported presenting him with its Silver Good Citizenship Medal at the College of William & Mary.^[11]

William & Mary Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center holds the Frank Shatz Papers, which include materials relating to his writing, public affairs, and international affairs commentary, including work connected to his long-running newspaper column.^[1]

• Official website
• USC Shoah Foundation interview (YouTube)
• Virginia Currents (VPM/PBS) segment