Lola

Lola, her mother, and other relatives were deported to Plaszów, and later to Auschwitz-Birkenau. There, against all odds, Lola and her mother survived the gas chambers.

In January 1945, during a brutal death march through the snow, her mother, weakened and exhausted, collapsed. Desperate, Lola begged a Nazi guard to let her rest—“You have a mother,” she pleaded. The soldier smiled, drew his pistol, and shot her. Lola was forced to walk on alone.

She went on to survive Ravensbrück and Malhof, bearing witness to both the depths of human cruelty and the boundless love of a parent who gave everything to protect her child.

After the war, Lola rebuilt her life with extraordinary resilience. She married a fellow survivor and raised four children. For decades, she has shared her story—not only to remember the horrors she endured, but to remind future generations of a fundamental truth: no one has the right to live at the expense of another.

Her voice stands as a testament to loss, courage, and the enduring power of human dignity.