history by George Mihalarias https://padlet.com/mihalariasg/9bq1qwmt6ubjjy4i en-us 2023-05-05 01:40:39 UTC 2023-05-05 02:17:44 UTC hello@padlet.com Dita was born in 1929 in Prague mihalariasg https://padlet.com/mihalariasg/9bq1qwmt6ubjjy4i/wish/2578990412 2023-05-05 01:41:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mihalariasg/9bq1qwmt6ubjjy4i/wish/2578990412 The start of the war - 1939 mihalariasg https://padlet.com/mihalariasg/9bq1qwmt6ubjjy4i/wish/2578990493 Following the beginning of the war, Dita was sent to the countryside. in 1940, she was brought back to Prague and set up with tutors for an education]]> 2023-05-05 01:41:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mihalariasg/9bq1qwmt6ubjjy4i/wish/2578990493 1942 - Deportation mihalariasg https://padlet.com/mihalariasg/9bq1qwmt6ubjjy4i/wish/2579006109 In 1942, her whole family was deported to Theresienstadt. ]]> 2023-05-05 02:04:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mihalariasg/9bq1qwmt6ubjjy4i/wish/2579006109 1943 mihalariasg https://padlet.com/mihalariasg/9bq1qwmt6ubjjy4i/wish/2579007299 Her family was sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau as part of the second transport sent to the "Family camp"]]> 2023-05-05 02:06:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mihalariasg/9bq1qwmt6ubjjy4i/wish/2579007299 Dita worked as a librarian mihalariasg https://padlet.com/mihalariasg/9bq1qwmt6ubjjy4i/wish/2579008406 She worked in the block set up for children with only a few books.]]> 2023-05-05 02:08:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mihalariasg/9bq1qwmt6ubjjy4i/wish/2579008406 May of 1944 mihalariasg https://padlet.com/mihalariasg/9bq1qwmt6ubjjy4i/wish/2579008789 Dita and her mother were sent to Hamburg in Germany where they were put to hard labour]]> 2023-05-05 02:08:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mihalariasg/9bq1qwmt6ubjjy4i/wish/2579008789 Death of her father mihalariasg https://padlet.com/mihalariasg/9bq1qwmt6ubjjy4i/wish/2579009043 February of 1944]]> 2023-05-05 02:09:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mihalariasg/9bq1qwmt6ubjjy4i/wish/2579009043 March of 1945 mihalariasg https://padlet.com/mihalariasg/9bq1qwmt6ubjjy4i/wish/2579010508 After being transported around a few different camps, she arrived in Bergen-Belsen, which was liberated multiple weeks later]]> 2023-05-05 02:11:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mihalariasg/9bq1qwmt6ubjjy4i/wish/2579010508 Death of her Mother mihalariasg https://padlet.com/mihalariasg/9bq1qwmt6ubjjy4i/wish/2579012396 Two months after the camp being liberated. Following her death, Dita returned to Prague where she wa reuinted with her aunt, her grandmother, and Otto Kraus, a former librarian at Auschwitz]]> 2023-05-05 02:14:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mihalariasg/9bq1qwmt6ubjjy4i/wish/2579012396 1949 mihalariasg https://padlet.com/mihalariasg/9bq1qwmt6ubjjy4i/wish/2579013482 Dita and Otto got married and immigrated to Israel. For around 30 years, both Dita and Otto taught at the Hadassim youth vilage. They raised three children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.]]> 2023-05-05 02:15:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mihalariasg/9bq1qwmt6ubjjy4i/wish/2579013482 Present mihalariasg https://padlet.com/mihalariasg/9bq1qwmt6ubjjy4i/wish/2579014762 Currently, Dita has made her home in Netanya and shares her story all around Israel and beyond. In 2012, the book "the Librarian of Auschwitz" was published based on her life story]]> 2023-05-05 02:17:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mihalariasg/9bq1qwmt6ubjjy4i/wish/2579014762