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asday515 OP t1_j1eyytl wrote

Reply to comment by xtrsports in Gerda Weissman Klein was one of only 120 survivors of a 350 mile Death March during the Holocaust; it began with over 4,000 people. In this clip she tells of the last time she ever saw her father, and credits her survival to the intuitive last words he spoke to her. by asday515

Thanks for the recommendation, I think someone else mentioned that book as well. I'm gonna see if my library has it

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asday515 OP t1_j1cudvw wrote

Reply to Gerda Weissman Klein was one of only 120 survivors of a 350 mile Death March during the Holocaust; it began with over 4,000 people. In this clip she tells of the last time she ever saw her father, and credits her survival to the intuitive last words he spoke to her. by asday515

Highly recommend starting from the beginning and giving her full story a listen. Its definitely worth watching all the way through.

Here's another interesting bit of info on her (from her Wikipedia page):

"[Her mother] Helene Weissman was forced into a group slated for a death camp; Gerda, deemed fit for work, was sent to a labor camp. As she and others boarded trucks, Gerda jumped out in a frantic effort to reunite with her mother. According to Weissmann Klein's account, Moshe Merin, head of the local Jewish Council Judenrat, threw her back in her truck, saying 'You are too young to die.'"

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asday515 OP t1_j1c672p wrote

Reply to comment by Furrywoodsman in Gerda Weissman Klein was one of only 120 survivors of a 350 mile Death March during the Holocaust; it began with over 4,000 people. In this clip she tells of the last time she ever saw her father, and credits her survival to the intuitive last words he spoke to her. by asday515

He told her to go put her ski boots on despite it being a hot day in the middle of June. She didnt understand but did it anyways. The death march was in frigid temperatures so she was able to survive. There were, unfortunately, many girls in the march who were wearing sandals.

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