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This is my grandfather, Murray Goldfinger. The tattoo, 161108, was given to him at Birkenau.
He’s 91 and his health is failing. He told his tale of survival for 65 years. Now, I’ve taken the responsibility.
One part of his story always gets a big reaction from students. pic.twitter.com/SO5QrPWwkl— Stephen Black (@stephenablack) April 12, 2018
This timeline in particular really struck me.
His entire family including 8 siblings perished. Monek survived.
On April 11th, 1945, he was liberated from Buchenwald. We celebrate the date as a birthday, or Rebirth Day.
The path from ghettos to labor camps to concentration camps lasted 6 years, but it began before that. pic.twitter.com/lHbsj78ckv— Stephen Black (@stephenablack) April 12, 2018