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Joseph Sher: Survivor of the Holocaust

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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JOSEPH SHER

SURVIVOR OF THE HOLOCAUST
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DURING THE HOLOCAUST

  • Bloody Monday (9/3/39) - hid in attic
  • Sent to build highway for Hitler (Cieszanow)
  • He was 1/3 out of 1,000 to live
  • Deported to Czestochowa (spent most time)
Photo by Funky Tee
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DURING THE HOLOCAUST

  • Retuned to camps in September 1942
  • Clay factory = relief (only 10 weeks)
  • Freed by Russians in 1945
Photo by Funky Tee
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AFTER THE WAR

  • Stayed at Displaced Persons camps (with wife)
  • The Shers moved to New Orleans, Lousianna
  • Father of two children
  • Died at the age of 91
Photo by englishsnow
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LESSONS LEARNED

  • Blessed (not to go through this)
  • We need to have courage + hope
  • Never give up on life
  • (Cites submitted to Schoology)
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