Fred J. Kader

Fred Jeruzalski Kader (July 21, 1938 – June 19, 2024) was a Belgian-American pediatric neurologist, Holocaust survivor and educator in the region of Omaha, Nebraska.

His parents, Jacob Jeruzalski (1896–1942) and Basza-Ryfka Krysztal (1906–1942), were Jews from Poland who had migrated to Belgium. Kader was the sole Holocaust survivor of his family. His parents, two older brothers, his half-brother and half-sister were murdered in Auschwitz-Birkenau. Kader died on June 19, 2024, at the age of 85.

Education and medical career In 1949, Kader migrated from Belgium to Montreal, Canada, where he was taken in by the family of his great-aunt. He studied at McGill University, Johns Hopkins University and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and specialized in pediatric neurology for children. After having worked at the University of British Columbia, Kader moved to Omaha in 1974, where he became one of the first pediatric neurologists in the region. In 2018, Kader was awarded by the Children's Hospital & Medical Center and University of Nebraska Medical Center for his 44 years of service as a pediatric neurologist for children, and was named a Pediatric Legend.

As one of the few Holocaust survivors in Omaha, Kader frequently educated children in the region about his Holocaust experiences.