Dov Forman

Dov Forman is a British author and social media creator. His great-grandmother was Holocaust survivor Lily Ebert and from 2020 they began using social media to educate people about the Holocaust and Judaism, and to advocate against antisemitism, reaching over one billion views.^[1] He also co-authored Lily’s Promise, a book documenting Ebert's experience during the Holocaust.

Dov Forman
Forman in 2021
Born	London, England
Known for	Lily's Promise: How I Survived Auschwitz and Found the Strength to Live published with Lily Ebert Media appearances and social media videos
Relatives	Lily Ebert (great-grandmother)

Early life

Born in London, Forman is a religious Jew of Ashkenazi descent.^{[citation needed]} He is the youngest of three children, one of Holocaust survivor Lily Ebert's 38 great-grandchildren, and lives in northwest London.^[2]

As of 2025^[update], Forman was studying Central and East European History and Jewish Studies at University College London.^[3] He was also working for Conservative MP Robert Jenrick producing social media content.^[4][5]

Activism and social media

Using Twitter, Forman found the name of a Jewish-American soldier who had helped his great-grandmother after she was liberated from a death march, and shared the story of how she survived.^[6]

In February 2021, Forman started a TikTok account with Ebert to raise awareness about the Holocaust among younger generations, with videos of Ebert answering questions about the Holocaust and Judaism.^[7] The account also includes videos of Ebert's daily life.^[8] As of January 2022, Forman and Ebert had 1.6 million TikTok followers.^[9]

Book

Forman and Ebert co-authored the memoir Lily's Promise^[10] published by Pan Macmillan in the UK on 2 September 2021 and by HarperCollins in the US on 10 May 2022.^[11] It became a New York Times bestseller.^[12]

Awards

In November 2021, Forman received the Points of Light award for services to Holocaust education.^[13][14]

In March 2022, Forman and Ebert were presented with the Jewish Care community award.^[15]

In July 2025, Forman was included in the inaugural TIME100 Creators list.^[16]

Also in 2025, Forman was selected for the inaugural Masa Changemakers List, honouring 18 global leaders from Masa's 200,000+ alumni. Forman was a Masa participant during his time in Israel as a Nitzavim Fellow, studying at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a Talmudic college in Jerusalem.^[17][18]