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thread: amazing story of a birth in Auschwitz (WARNING! GRAPHIC)

  1. #1
    Registered User

    Oct 2008
    brisbane australia
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    amazing story of a birth in Auschwitz (WARNING! GRAPHIC)

    I just had to share this, I worked in a nursing home for jewish people while at uni and I had a lovely lady Sophia, who was sadly suffering from severe dementia. She was a Holocaust survivor and she still had her serial number tattooed on her. I used to do the night shift and she would always wake at night screaming for her mother and father and I would have to settle her she would swallow what she would call "tablets" but there were just mentos mints but it was our ritual and it would put her straight to sleep. I watched a documentary on cable today about Auschwitz and it made me recall about one of her stories of her mother helping deliver a baby in the night inside the camp, I would just put it down to her demented ramblings but something on this show made me think twice so I googled it! funny enough I found this story. Could be coincidence, could not, but it is an amazing story and I could not not post it. I have never linked anything before so sorry mods if I have done it wrong or it is in the wrong forum.


    Born in Auschwitz

  2. #2
    Registered User

    Nov 2009
    Scottish expat living in Geelong
    5,572

    What an amazing story. Thank you for sharing it. I knew something of what routinely happened to pregnant women in the camps but would never have considered a child could have been born and survived.

  3. #3
    Registered User

    Oct 2009
    Bonbeach, Melbourne
    7,177

    Wow. I'm in tears and speechless.

  4. #4
    Registered User

    Nov 2009
    Vic
    1,292

    Wow

    Total insanity...I don't know what to say. I could only allow myself a second to imagine it being me in that situation-how utterly horrific for these woman to experience such evil...

    I am speechless and so very very sorry this ever happened

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    Administrator
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    Jun 2003
    Ubiquity
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    Truly amazing. I am so grateful for stories like this. Not grateful for the cruelty, destruction and death caused during that awful time. But definitely grateful for these stories.

    Thank you so much for sharing.

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    Registered User

    Nov 2009
    Vic
    1,292

    Truly amazing. I am so grateful for stories like this. Not grateful for the cruelty, destruction and death caused during that awful time. But definitely grateful for these stories.

    Thank you so much for sharing.
    ^yeah that ^ xx

  7. #7

    Mar 2004
    Sparta
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    It's an amazing story - it's inspirational in a way. That while the human race shows it's ugliest side love can prevail and innocence be protected.

  8. #8
    Registered User

    Mar 2011
    Brisbane's Southside
    988

    That is an amazing story - thanks for sharing! I think I'm a little bit in shock from it - I'm so glad her daughter shared the story with the world!!


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    Registered User

    Jan 2009
    5,235

    Thank you for sharing - a humbling reminder of what a wonderful life I have.

  10. #10
    BellyBelly Member

    Sep 2010
    North West Victoria, Australia
    3,003

    Amazing. I'm speechless after reading that.
    It just makes me more thankful to live in Australia.

    Thank you so much for sharing.

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    Registered User

    Nov 2006
    Warburton
    537

    What a privilege, to care for Sophia and other like her, and be in a place to bring human kindness and compassion to her in the night when terrible memories surface. That is amazing that you've now discovered that her story wasn't just dementia talking - things like really happened. I'm amazed by the circle of womanly support around these rare births, even when they were trapped in a hideous hell that tried to destroy every last vestige of humaneness.

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    Sep 2007
    Brisbane
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    I am in such shock. Moved, disgusted, unsettled.

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    2014 BellyBelly RAK Recipient.

    Dec 2008
    Melbourne, VIC
    4,637

    Thanks for sharing hun. It's truly a miracle this baby girl made it out of the camp. I'm Polish, and I visited the camp 3 years ago when I went back to visit my family. It was such a beautiful but incredibly sad place to visit. My heart aches for every single person that lost their life there.

  14. #14
    Registered User

    Aug 2010
    Sydney Aus
    1,164

    Amazing. No other words to express it.

  15. #15
    Registered User

    Jul 2009
    2,251

    Thankyou for sharing this! What an amazing woman!

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    Registered User

    May 2010
    victoria
    436

    It's an amazing story - it's inspirational in a way. That while the human race shows it's ugliest side love can prevail and innocence be protected.
    Agreed!

    That was so awful, yet so incredible to read. Thank you for sharing

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    Registered User

    Nov 2006
    Atop the lookout...
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    Wow. Unbelievable.

  18. #18
    Registered User

    Jul 2007
    melb
    8,498

    Wow thanks for sharing I have always had an interest in the Holocaust after doing so much study on the book Elli and Schindlers list at high school in VCE. Such a horrific time in history that will never be forgotten, such a miracle to read that some good things did happen like this amazing baby.

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