Lizzy Dyszkiewicz reflects on her childhood in Boskovice, Czech Republic, before the Nazi regime uprooted her family during World War II. After enduring the atrocities of Theresienstadt and Auschwitz, where she tragically lost her sister and father, she survived against all odds. Her childhood memories of joy were abruptly shattered in March 1942. As we commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day, her experiences serve as a poignant reminder of the Holocaust's horrific realities and the importance of remembering those who were lost.
Auschwitz was awful. This is where I was lucky though. Some of the trains that arrived in Auschwitz went straight to gas chambers. The Nazis said, ‘get out and have a shower’ and the shower was just a gas chamber.
My grandma recounted how she loved ice skating, swimming, and playing in the snow as a young girl, but all of this changed in March 1942 when Nazi soldiers stripped the town's Jewish population away.
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