Almost 40 years later, Holocaust survivor Eva Erben shares her story

For over 40 years, Eva Erben has refused to tell her story. But today, with the rise of antisemitism and Holocaust denial, she shares her story.

Monday July 20, 2020 , 3 min Read

Eva Erben’s life is one of the few Holocaust survival stories that had a happy ending. Born in Czechoslovakia, Eva was first taken to Terezin, and then survived Auschwitz-Birkenau, Gross Rosen, and the Death March at the end of the war. During the march, she collapsed along the way and was left for dead, until a local farmer found her and took care of her.

For over 40 years, Eva Erben has refused to tell her story. But today, with the rise of antisemitism and Holocaust denial, she shares her story to help the fight against antisemitism and for human rights.

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Quote of the day:

“It will be the power of positive thinking and thought that can help you to deal with this situation. Whatever is negative, remember that you are not grappling it alone — the whole world is. The pandemic has forced us to have a new way of thinking."