Central Florida's Independent Jewish Voice
Central Florida's Independent Jewish Voice
Holocaust survivor Irene Shashar (R) speaks to rescued hostage Ori Magdish (L), while Holocaust survivor Gita Kaufman and released hostage Agam Berger embrace, draped in an Israeli flag outside the "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign at Auschwitz during March of the Living on April 24, 2025, in Oswiecim, Poland.
(JTA) - OŚWIĘCIM, Poland - At Auschwitz for the annual March of the Living, Maggie Megidish and her daughter, released hostage Ori, stood among a delegation of survivors of both the Holocaust and Oct. 7. The visit stirred memories of their own ordeal.
When a Holocaust survivor spoke of the hunger she endured in the camp, Maggie said she was transported back to the weeks she barely ate, tormented by thoughts of her daughter in captivity.
"With every bite, or every sip of water, I wondered if she, too, was getting any food," she recalled.
Eighty Holocaust survivors were set to take part in this...
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