We speak of ‘Holocaust Survivors’ without understanding what they survived, without knowing the trauma and guilt they carried.
A young 16-year-old girl was taken through the cruelty of Auschwitz – and asked by Mengele to decide the fate of her own mother.
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How did she find the strength of mind? How did she become a beacon to others, learn to redefine freedom and turn her wounds into a source of hope?
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And how should Tisha B’Av redefine our understanding of exile?
Chapters:
00:00 The Journey Begins: A Survivor’s Tale
19:04 Reunion and Resilience: Finding Family After the War
24:55 Life After Liberation: Struggles and Triumphs
28:05 Facing New Challenges: The Fight for a Future
28:10 The Decision to Leave
30:23 The Escape Plan
31:53 A New Life in America
33:20 Confronting the Past
36:55 Lessons from Auschwitz
43:08 Moving Forward from Trauma
55:00 The Power of Belief
