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Thursday, December 17, 2009

Silent Witness: The Story of Lola Rein and her Dress




Silent Witness: The Story of Lola Rein and her dress


In New York City, January 2002, Lola Rein met with a curator of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Lola told the story of her lonely survival during the Holocaust.

At the end of the interview she reached into her bag and took out this tiny dress, handing over the only item directly linking her to her mother. Lola had spent seven months hiding in a hole in a ground, wearing only this dress sewn by her mother. It was her only possession. Learn more about this silent witness......

http://www.ushmm.org/exhibition/silent-witness/

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