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Carla Meijer Benninga was born in 1928 in The Hague. Her family stayed there until they, like the rest of the Jewish Dutch, were forced to relocate to Amsterdam. Upon the beginning of the war in Holland in May 1940, Carla’s family attempted to leave...

Annemarie was born in 1922 in Berlin, Germany. She was a “mischling,” the child of a Jewish father and a non-Jewish mother. Her father was a successful corporate attorney who worked for the German steel and heavy metal industry. She experienced anti-Semitism at her school. Annemarie's...

Anne Frankel was born in 1920 in Esslingen, Germany as Anne Liebel. The family was Jewish but Anne's parents decided to observe Christian holidays, and Anne was brought up Protestant. Her father made this decision to protect the family. In Esslingen, she was bullied for her...

[caption id="attachment_2687" align="alignright" width="237"] Abe Price pictured here with his wife, Sala[/caption] Date of Birth: January 9, 1923 Abe was the youngest of 5 brothers who grew up in the town of Kielce, Poland. His parents owned a shoe factory and operated a family shoe store. "We...