For decades Lori Ellis had only a vague idea of what her mother Sophie had experienced in three Nazi concentration camps. When Sophie’s grandchildren became old enough to learn about the Holocaust, Sophie started to share more and more about her past. Here Lori Ellis chronicles how the family went from not talking about their … Read more
In her first article “My family made bombs for Nazi Germany as slave laborers during WWII” Roslyn Eldar, the daughter of a former Neuengamme concentration camp prisoner, shared her experiences visiting Hamburg (Germany) on the occassion of the 73rd anniversary of the end of the war and the liberation of the camps. Here she reflects … Read more
Roslyn Eldar is the daughter of Lili Ruttner who was originally from Tacova (Czechoslovakia). Lili and six other family members survived Lübberstedt-Bilohe, a satellite camp of the Neuengamme concentration camp, where they worked in the ammunition production. Out of the six family members two are still alive today: Elizabeth Just, Lili’s younger sister lives in … Read more
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