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Lola Mozes

Lola was born in Katowice, Poland. In 1939, at the age of nine, the war ended her childhood. Her family was confined to the Bochnia ghetto, then hunted down. Her father and brother were executed. Lola, her mother, and other relatives were deported to Plaszów, then to Auschwitz-Birkenau. There, Lola and her mother survived a gas chamber. In January 1945, during a death march, her mother collapsed. A German soldier shot her dead in front of Lola. Lola continued on alone and survived the Ravensbrück and Malhof camps. After the war, she rebuilt her life, married another survivor, and raised four children. She devoted her life to sharing her story, to remind people that no one has the right to live at the expense of another. In January 1945, during a death march through the snow, Lola’s mother collapsed. Lola begged a Nazi guard to let her rest—“You have a mother,” she pleaded. The soldier smiled, drew his pistol, and shot her. Lola walked on alone. She would eventually survive Ravensbrück and Malhof, witnessing both the worst of humanity and the fierce love of a parent who gave everything to protect her child. After the war, Lola rebuilt her life. She married a fellow survivor and raised four children. She dedicated her life to sharing her story—not only to remember the horrors, but to remind future generations that no one has the right to live at the expense of another. [...+]

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« The Kommandant, he was creasy. When we knew that he came out, people would hide because he would just shoot. »
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« Auschwitz was a cul-de-sac. »
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« My mother said :"Run quickly. Maybe you will save yourself."... He shot her. »

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