Holocaust's youngest survivors born to Jewish women who hid pregnancies
Summary
Three Jewish women gave birth to babies while imprisoned in Nazi concentration camps during World War II, despite pregnancy being punishable by death. These children, born in April 1945 just before the war ended, are among the youngest known survivors of the Holocaust.Key Facts
- The story focuses on three women: Eva Clarke, Hana Berger-Moran, and Mark Olsky’s mother, who were pregnant while held in Nazi camps.
- Pregnancy in concentration camps was forbidden and could lead to execution.
- The women were sent to Auschwitz and forced to work as slave laborers.
- Each woman successfully hid her pregnancy from Nazi guards and gave birth in the camps.
- Their children, born in April 1945, were about 80 years old when interviewed.
- The women came from Jewish families in Czechoslovakia and Poland.
- They experienced extreme hardship, including living in ghettos before being deported to camps.
- Eva’s mother was a national swimming champion in Czechoslovakia before the war.
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