Children of the Holocaust
BY: Sidney Rogers and Caitlan Morris
Lilly Klein
Lilly was the daughter of Sara
and Sandor Klein. She lived
with her mother and seven
siblings in the city of
Debrecen Hungry. When the
Germans first invaded, Lilly
was a 17 year old student.
Lilly Klein
• Lilly was one of the few Jews that survived the
Holocaust. Lilly and her family were sent to a
sealed- off ghetto for two months. They were
then sent to Auschwitz, but due to bombing
they were sent to Strasshoff. In April of 1945,
the camp was liberated and 18 year old Lilly
was barley alive.
Gabriele Silten
Gabriele was the daughter of
Fritz and Ilse Silten. They lived
in Berlin, where Gabriele’s
father worked as a
pharmacist. Gabriele was only
seven years old when the
Germans first invaded.
Gabriele Silten
• On June 20, 1943, Gabriele and her family was
sent to Westerbork transit camp. In January
1944, she and her family was moved in cattle
cars to the Ghetto in Czechoslovakia. There,
10 year old Gabriele worked as a message
carrier. Gabriele and her parents were still in
Theresienstadt when it was liberated on May
8, 1945. She was a very week 12 year old, but
she survived.
Tsila Marcus
Tsila was one of the few Jews who
survived the Holocaust. She was
the young daughter of Batya and
Shchane Marcus, in Rovno Poland.
The Germans invaded eastern
Poland in June of 1941. Tsila was
only two years old.
Tsila Marcus
• Tsila and her mother dressed themselves as
Polish peasants and escaped to the forest.
There her mother sent her to live as a peasant
because she was to young to live in the forest.
She moved to the forest, and there she lived
like a wild beats. Becoming mute and having
moss grow in her hair, she looked for flowers
and grass to eat.
Nissim Mordehay
She was the son of Mina and
Behor Mordehay. They lived
in the biggest building in the
city. They were respected by
non- Jews.
Nissim Mordehay
• Although Nissim was lucky to live in a city
where they were able to protect there jews,
Nissim relatives from Sofia were sent to
concentratio camps and killed.
The End!!