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Survivors of the Holocaust
ElieWiesel
*imprisoned 1939-1945 *Auschwitz then transferred to Buchenwald *parents and sister died *France, studied philosophy - University of Paris *moved to USA - became journalist *professor of humanities at Boston University * chairman of President's Commission on the Holocaust in 1979 *currently American author/leading spokesman for people who survived Nazi concentration camps
Aharon Appelfeld
*born Feb. 16, 1932- Cernauti Romania *1940-mother killed/he and father sent to a camp *escaped/immigrated to Palestine *graduated- Hebrew University, 1956 *degree in literature *writes fiction/nonfiction in Hebrew
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July 23 - Majdanek
December 22 - President Truman
March 19 - Belzec Death Camp
July 4 - Pogrom in Kielce
June 25 - Immigrants in USA
poster yourself
1954 law passed by Knesset allowing any Jewish immigrants to gain citizenship
Relation to Anne Frank The only member of Anne's family to survive, was her father, Otto Frank.
6 million men, women, and children, died during the holocaust
Those who survived, are still telling their tragic stories today
keke12356 added this comment 2010-05-26 19:25:46-05:00
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keke12356 added this comment 2010-05-26 19:25:46-05:00
that is so hot