HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR Sam Ron - One of the world's oldest!!!
Sam Ron bears personal witness to the greatest atrocity in human history. As of March 2023, he is one of the only remaining Holocaust Survivors his age who survived four concentration camps...and a Death March. He turns 99 in July 2023. His story is remarkable...and he himself is equally as remarkable. You will learn: -Where did Sam grow up and what was life like before the Germans invaded his country? -How life changed once the Germans invaded and how long did the changes take? -Why and when did Sam and his family decide to go into hiding and where did he hide? -How did Sam end up in the Krakow Ghetto, how was it different than the infamous Warsaw Ghetto, and what took place in the Ghetto? -When did Sam first realize that the Germans were not just transporting Jews to what they disguised as labor camps, but were actually killing them. -How many times was Sam transported in cattle cars and what was that like? -Which concentration camps was Sam in & what were they like? -What was life like in the concentration camps and why did they move Sam around to different camps? -What is a Death March, why and how did that happen and how did Sam survive it? -What lessons should our listeners take away from Sam's experience? -What does Never Again mean to Sam and why is it so important for him to share this and other Holocaust lessons