Gena Turgel by ROMINA MOLINARI

Background Information

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Born in Kraków, Poland, when she was 21 years old Gena Turgel was a Jew who was staying in Auschwitz. And she was only one who walked out of a gas chamber alive in 1939.

The Act of Resistance

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An act of Resistance would be her walking out of the gas chamber alive. Even though millions would die inside of it she was the only one who survived. She got very lucky.

The Impact

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The impact is while she was alive many years after the holocaust she told her story to the world. And she mentions in the article that she tries to ensure that Jews never again face the same threats ever again.

Quotable Quotes

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"To cry in Auschwitz could have you shot," she said. "We had to be strong, to block out everything.”

Gena Turgel tells her story in this video.

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Gena Turgel

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Gena looking at pictures of the Jewish who were in the holocaust

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Her with her former Husband Norman Turgel.

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Young Gena Turgel

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Interesting fact

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One interesting fact about Gena was that she knew Anne Frank. In the 40s, When Gena was 22 and Anne was 15, Gena comforted her at a concentration camp before Anne's death.

Family

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She had three siblings, one brother got shot by a solider. The other brother escaped and Gena never saw him again. And her sister got killed after trying to sneak food into the camp.

Life after

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In 1987 she published a book called "I light a candle." She spent most of her life educating British schools about the Holocaust and her experience.

Legacy

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She died on 7 June 2018, at the age of 95 in England. Many would say that her legacy continues to live on.