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BELLA SHIRIN

BELLA SHIRIN

KAUNAS / LITHUANIA 1946

Daughter of survivors. First lithuanian family granted permission to emigrate. Mother committed suicide.

Daughter of survivors of Dachau and Stutthof. Her family was the first granted to immigrate to Israel from occupied Lithuania.

1977: her mother was not able to mentally cope with her experiences and committed suicide. 2016 bella moved back to Kaunas. ”We must remember the past, but not live in the past“.

Lest We Forget Berlin 05-26-2018