October 8, 1931 | Elisabeth Citrom, a Romanian Jew, was born in Târgu Mureș.
In May 1944, she was deported to #Auschwitz. Her mother and grandmother were murdered in the war.
Elisabeth survived, and today is her 91st birthday. Join us in wishing her a wonderful day!
In May 1944, she was deported to #Auschwitz. Her mother and grandmother were murdered in the war.
Elisabeth survived, and today is her 91st birthday. Join us in wishing her a wonderful day!
Elisabeth’s parents Leopold and Malvina raised her and her brother Isador in a traditional Jewish home. Her grandmother Bluma Salomon was a significant figure in her life.
From 1940, the family experienced overt antisemitism, which Elisabeth felt from her teacher and classmates. Her father was prohibited from practicing his profession. His former employees took over his legal practice. He was beaten and robbed.
Eventually, Elisabeth’s house was seized, and the family moved to her grandmother’s farm. The Hungarian Gendarmerie (police forces), who were often locals, carried out its government’s anti-Jewish laws.
Elisabeth recalls: “In 1944 – the end of April beginning of May – we were taken to the ghetto – we were placed in an old brick factory. At the end of May, we were taken to the station to begin our journey to the German Nazi death and labor camp Auschwitz -Birkenau."
"My mother was going to help my elderly grandmother into a truck. It was the last time I saw her. I stayed in Auschwitz, in the children’s barrack, until November. Then we were taken to the labor camp Hamburg-Altona. A few weeks later, we were taken mainly by foot to Lenzing."
"Americans liberated us on May 9th, 1945," Elisabeth recalls. "My father and brother survived Bergen-Belsen and came to Sweden, but it took five years before we found each other.”
Months after liberation, Elisabeth made her way to Israel. She served in the army, helped build a kibbutz, became an active member in a youth movement, studied and practiced nursing, and met her beloved husband, George.
Elisabeth and George moved to Sweden and had two children, who had three children each. She currently lives in Israel.
In January 2020, Elisabeth was among the Survivors who visited Auschwitz-Birkenau with ABMF to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the camp's liberation.
In January 2020, Elisabeth was among the Survivors who visited Auschwitz-Birkenau with ABMF to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the camp's liberation.
You can learn more about Elisabeth's story of survival at preserveauschwitz.org/survivor/elisa….
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