Bones surrounded you, nothing else but walking flesh. Most near death, yet somehow still having a heartbeat. 60,000 Jews walked out and within a week 20,000 survivors died (After the Holocaust).Coping and realizing that their worst dreams were a reality made it almost impossible to withstand. Life for …show more content…
Ann Shore was born as Hania Goldman April 13, 1929, in Poland. At the start of the war for over two years Hania went into hiding with lice filled cramped spaces. Hania and her family always lived with the fear of death and being caught. She was known as part of the “Hidden Children”. One day they had to move to another house and along the way, she was stopped by two German soldiers who threatened to kill her. Therefore, Hania Goldman became Ann Shore. Throughout her journey, she stayed alive by stealing food and having a support group. She was one of the thousands of kids who survived. In 1945 she was liberated. On October of 1948, she traveled to Canada and later arrived in 1954 accompanied by her sister and mother. A year later they obtained visas to the U.S and settled in New York. Ann was later married and was the mother of 3 yet, never spoke of her tragedies. After getting settled she decided she needed an occupation, which would later be art and joining forces with the Copper Union at the University of New York. In 1983 her mother died and it was a wakeup call that her life would later be repeated if no one spoke up. She helped the ADI and HDC and was known as a spokesperson to discuss her story. Every story she told ended with Never Forget (After the …show more content…
Rose was born in Vijol, Romania. Chaya Ruchel was her birth name. He mother Sarah Einhorstern and father Mr.Stern had a lovely family including Rosalie and her 5 other siblings. In 1944 she was set to Birkenau where her family would be sent in different directions forever. She was chosen to be a factory worker along with her sister and brother but her sister declined the offer. Everyone in her family perished in the gas chambers and left Rose to work day and night. Throughout her years she contracted typhus and near death situations. After the war ended she went to a DP camp in sweden called Stockholm Sweden. There she married Avram Zukier also a survivor. Together they came to the United States and birthed their three sons Sam, Michael and David. A few years later after they had their first child Sam they moved from Sweden in the years of of 1949-1952 to America for a new life. In 1952 Chaya and Avram Zukier became American citizens and changed their names to Abe and Rose Sugar. After the Holocaust Rose never stayed silent and became the president of the Ann Frank chapter and donated a ton of time at the Holocaust museum in Skokie, Il. In an interview with a news broadcast she stated, “ I was 20 years old and 21 years old and I survived, I’ve been through hell but I did survive ad it’s very important that we should never forget.” Survivors went from ends way to survive. Holocaust