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The Judy Project
@judymeisel
Stories about and inspired by Judy’s survival and a promise she made to tell the world what happened. Written by her grandson @cohenben
Feb 7, 2020 • 26 tweets • 9 min read
February 7, 1929 | Judy Beker was born in a small town (the "shtetl") in Lithuania known as Josvainiai. She was the youngest of three children. She survived the Kovno ghetto and Stutthof Concentration Camp. This is merely a fraction of her inspirational story and life... 1/ When Judy was 8 years old, her father died suddenly while on a business trip in the city of Kovno (Kaunas). Judy’s mother, Mina, moved Judy and her siblings (Rachel and Abe) to the city in 1938 and Mina began working as a seamstress to support the family.​ 2/
Oct 16, 2019 • 37 tweets • 7 min read
February 7, 1929: Judy Beker is born in a small town in Lithuania known as Josvainiai. She was the youngest of three children. Judy’s father, Osser, worked as a lumber merchant. Osser died suddenly while on a business trip when Judy was 8 years old. 1/ Judy’s mother, Mina, moved Judy and her siblings (sister, Rachel, and brother, Abe) to the city of Kovno (Kaunus) in 1938. Mina began working as a seamstress to support the family.​ 2/