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‘Daughter of Auschwitz’ chronicles the life of one of the youngest Holocaust survivors

The new memoir “Daughter of Auschwitz” tells the harrowing story of one young girl’s survival through the Holocaust. Tova Friedman co-wrote the book with correspondent Malcolm Brabant. They joined Judy Woodruff to discuss Friedman’s life story. Video and Article on PBS

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Youngest Holocaust Survivor: Going Viral After Sharing Her Story & Horrific Memories Of Auschwitz

It’s estimated that 1.1 million people were killed at Auschwitz. One of the youngest survivors is Tova Friedman, who was just 5 years old when she and her parents were sent to the Nazi labour camp. Now aged 84, she is sharing her memories in a new book called ‘The Daughter of Auschwitz’ (out this

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Holocaust survivor becomes TikTok sensation who teaches teens history

Tova Friedman, 83, didn’t know anything about social media until her grandson Eran, 16, decided to open an account for her, where she would be able to share her memories of life in Auschwitz and answer question about the genocide Ifat Manhardt| Published: 04.28.22, 18:35 For a year and a half, between the ages of five

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To Mark Jewish American Heritage Month, Holocaust Survivor Tova Friedman Spoke of Her Experiences in an MTV Special

This week MTV aired With One Voice: Fighting Hatred Together, an hour-long special to mark Jewish American Heritage Month. Presented for MTV News by Laurie Segall, the programme featured four young Jewish activists from across America discussing their fights against hatred, as well as an interview between Holocaust survivor Tova Friedman and former NFL linebacker

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Auschwitz survivors mark anniversary online amid pandemic

Holocaust survivors are commemorating their lost loved ones as the world marks the 76th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau By Vanessa Gera Associated Press January 27, 2021, 4:53 AM WARSAW, Poland — Tova Friedman hid among corpses at Auschwitz amid the chaos of the extermination camp’s final days. Just 6 years old at the time,

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Auschwitz Survivors Mark Anniversary Online Amid Pandemic

Tova Friedman hid among corpses at Auschwitz amid the chaos of the extermination camp’s final days.

Just 6 years old at the time, the Poland-born Friedman was instructed by her mother to lie absolutely still in a bed at a camp hospital, next to the body of a young woman who had just died. As German forces preparing to flee the scene of their genocide went from bed to bed shooting anyone still alive, Friedman barely breathed under a blanket and went unnoticed.

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