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02/12/2024 4:16 pm
12 years ago while vacationing in Europe we met and talked with two Auschwitz survivors in Prague, Czech Republic. It was a moving experience to hear their stories of survival. They lived in Southern California and told us they were visiting in the Prague area which was their homeland before WWII. Each had their own story of survival. To remember them, I asked permisson to take their photo. I failed to ask their names. Looking for ideas on how I might get their names to add to the photo. It was one of those life changing moments.
I’ll always remember them.
02/12/2024 4:44 pm
Gentle smiles and happy eyes. That and their stories is all I might need to remember them, and, as you say, you'll always remember them - what a wonderful moment you had. Thanks for sharing this. I wish there was a way to get their names but they'll always endure in your heart.
02/12/2024 5:52 pm
Bill, good luck in this heart-warming endeavor. I believe these people may be able to help you: Telling The Story | USC Shoah Foundation
02/12/2024 11:21 pm
I hope you can find them, Bill. Their story needs to be told and retold.
John Kuvakas
Warrenton, VA
03/12/2024 2:30 am
yes thanks for sharing this Bill. What a moving experience. What courage and resilience. Your experience would be one of the great moments of my life too.
03/12/2024 10:39 am
Thanks for sharing Bill. As John said, their story needs to be told and retold and we should never forget.
03/12/2024 1:37 pm
Bill, one possible idea. It just dawned on me. Just prior to retirement, Shirl and I went on a company trip to tour Washington D.C. for a week. We spent nearly all one day at the "United States Holocaust Memorial Museum" in D.C.
We were heart-struck. We were given a card with an actual person's name on it as we entered and we followed that person's life as they lived it or died, during the entire visit. One of the most enduring and important events of our lives to learn about this tragic history.
They have myriads of actual history and lists of people involved. If anyone would be helpful in some way, I would hope it could be here: https://www.ushmm.org/
Topic starter
03/12/2024 6:16 pm
Thanks for the tip. I'm going to follow up. My project after the Christmas holidays. Listening to threir stories of survival made me realize how lucky I've been to be born in the USA to great parents and all the freedoms to live the life with good health for the past 87 years.
03/12/2024 8:36 pm
Have you heard of the Simon Wiesenthal center in Los Angeles ?