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RE: Auschwitz, Seventy Years Later: A Short Story, and Context
Sharing my story with you at the end of the trip helped me cope. It reminded me that after all, my grandfather DID survive. Thank you for being there and for asking the questions, for wanting to hear, to know, to understand.
I am fascinated by that time in history, and the stories. I've been digesting it through some very good books, like Lilac Girls, by Martha Hall Kelly and We Were the Lucky Ones, by Georgia Hunter. I think those authors are brave to do the extensive research required to write those novels, which has to be a difficult and deeply disturbing task. It's so hard to believe that so many people suffered so greatly. And so very many died.
I'm really glad that talking about your grandfather helped you. It seems like you had an excellent conversation with the guide too. She was a fountain of knowledge. I learned so much from her. And from you.