Survivors Gather in Auschwitz to Mark 65th Anniversary of Liberation
Jadwiga Bogucka was one of the few who survived the final months of the infamous death camp.
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January 27, 2010
Jadwiga Bogucka was sent to Auschwitz in 1944 for taking part in the Warsaw uprising against the Germans, and was one of the few who survived the final months of the infamous death camp.
On Wednesday, she joined a handful of fellow survivors and European leaders to pay homage to the millions who were exterminated there by the Nazis between 1940 and 1945, according to the Associated Press.
In an interview with the news source, the 84-year-old said the weather was similar to that on January 27, 1945, on the morning when she woke up and realized the Nazis had fled the camp before the approaching Russian army.
"It was all covered in snow and it was very cold," she recalled, adding, "I left the barrack to see what was going on (and) there were dead bodies everywhere, because the Germans had shot anyone still able to move or who tried to flee."
Despite the painful memories, she and the other 150 survivors felt they owed it to those who did not make it to be in Auschwitz today.
The precise number of Jews who perished in the Holocaust is difficult to determine, but according to the Yad Vashem Institute it ranges between 5 and 6 million people.
Since Americans continue to be involved in war zones around the world, individuals suffering from the aftermath of violent conflicts may turn to the Trauma Resource Institute. The American Red Cross is another prominent non-profit organization which helps war victims around the world and accepts donations.
Jadwiga Bogucka was sent to Auschwitz in 1944 for taking part in the Warsaw uprising against the Germans, and was one of the few who survived the final months of the infamous death camp.
On Wednesday, she joined a handful of fellow survivors and European leaders to pay homage to the millions who were exterminated there by the Nazis between 1940 and 1945, according to the Associated Press.
In an interview with the news source, the 84-year-old said the weather was similar to that on January 27, 1945, on the morning when she woke up and realized the Nazis had fled the camp before the approaching Russian army.
"It was all covered in snow and it was very cold," she recalled, adding, "I left the barrack to see what was going on (and) there were dead bodies everywhere, because the Germans had shot anyone still able to move or who tried to flee."
Despite the painful memories, she and the other 150 survivors felt they owed it to those who did not make it to be in Auschwitz today.
The precise number of Jews who perished in the Holocaust is difficult to determine, but according to the Yad Vashem Institute it ranges between 5 and 6 million people.
Since Americans continue to be involved in war zones around the world, individuals suffering from the aftermath of violent conflicts may turn to the Trauma Resource Institute. The American Red Cross is another prominent non-profit organization which helps war victims around the world and accepts donations.
