Jewish women, selected for forced labor at Auschwitz-Birkenau, march toward their barracks after disinfection and head shaving. US Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Yad Vashem
For years, they could not speak about the Holocaust. Teenagers Ruth Cohen, Steven Fenves, and Irene Weiss were deported in crowded freight cars to Auschwitz-Birkenau with 440,000 other Jews from Hungary in mid-1944. Moments after arriving, their families were torn apart. They endured starvation and other barbaric abuse, surrounded by the smoke and ashes of innocent men, women, and children who were murdered by the Nazis.
Eighty years after Auschwitz was liberated, we invite you to hear Ruth, Steven, and Irene recount their harrowing experiences at one of the deadliest Nazi camps and what contributed to their remarkable survival.
Guest
Lindsay MacNeill, Historian, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Host
Dr. Edna Friedberg, Historian, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Watch live on YouTube or Facebook. After the live broadcast, the recording will be available to watch on demand on the Museum’s YouTube and Facebook pages.
