Leonard Jack Craig, known to all simply as “Jack,” was born on September 21, 1924, in Missouri. He was always called Jack, and he could tell when someone didn’t know him well—they’d use his given name. Jack served honorably in the U.S. military.

Alice Craig was born on April 6, 1928, in Sárvár, Hungary. A Holocaust survivor, Alice endured years of hardship—first confined to the Sárvár Ghetto, and later imprisoned in labor camps at Auschwitz and Leibau.

In 1996, Jack and Alice played a pivotal role in establishing a Holocaust Memorial in Alice’s hometown of Sárvár. Alice reached out to friends and acquaintances around the world to raise funds in support of the project.

Alice appeared in Steven Spielberg’s 1985 documentary Survivors of the Shoah, where she shared her personal experiences as a Holocaust survivor. She deeply cherished the recording of that interview. Having lost most of her family in the Holocaust, Alice was especially close to her cousin David Holzer, the only other survivor among her relatives. David, who was with Alice’s father when he died in a Nazi camp, held a special place in her heart. He now resides in Israel.

Alice had one daughter from a previous marriage, Elizabeth Turner. Jack had no children of his own. Alice and Jack shared a deep and enduring love. Although it was Alice’s second marriage, Jack was the great love of her life. Their devotion to each other was mutual and unwavering—they were married for 48 years.

In their final days, Jack was hospitalized and aware that both he and Alice were nearing the end of their lives. Although they were secular Jews with no formal synagogue affiliation, Jack insisted that a rabbi visit Alice to bring her comfort in her last days. The same rabbi later visited Jack in the hospital as well.

Together, Alice and Jack owned and operated Antique Emporium, Inc., a beloved antique shop in Palo Alto. They traveled the world sourcing antiques for their store, and their home reflected their passion—filled with beautiful pieces and artwork collected over a lifetime.

While religious practice was not central to their daily lives, their Jewish identity and the Jewish people remained profoundly important to them. Among their philanthropic beneficiaries were Hadassah University Hospitals, Yad Vashem—the Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Authority in Israel—and Jewish engineering students at the University of California, Berkeley.

May their memory be a blessing to all who mourn them.