"Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, will hold an hour of remembrance for the victims of the Holocaust on Wednesday, in the presence of Tova Friedman, a survivor of the Nazi genocide. Friedman, now 87, was born near Gdansk, Poland, in September 1938 and imprisoned in Auschwitz concentration camp in June 1944. She and her mother survived and were liberated by Soviet troops on January 27, 1945."
""The authentic voice of Tova Friedman is a voice of warning in the present day," said parliament speaker Julia Klockner (CDU). "Her special commitment against forgetting is more important than ever.""
"Now a US citizen having moved to the United States, Friedman is a therapist and author who, with the help of her grandson, produces short videos for TikTok to raise awareness about the Holocaust."
Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, will hold an hour of remembrance for the victims of the Holocaust on Wednesday with survivor Tova Friedman present. Friedman was born near Gdansk, Poland, in September 1938 and was imprisoned in Auschwitz in June 1944. She and her mother survived and were liberated by Soviet troops on January 27, 1945. Friedman is now 87, a US citizen, therapist and author who, with the help of her grandson, produces short videos for TikTok to raise awareness about the Holocaust. Parliament emphasized that Friedman's voice is a warning in the present day and that her commitment against forgetting is more important than ever. Wednesday is the Bundestag's closest plenary session to International Holocaust Memorial Day on January 27.
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