1940
Sara’s life changed with German occupation. She and her family were deported to the Sekernice Ghetto on trucks and made to wear the yellow Star of David. Sara described daily life in the ghetto as “bitter” and saw Jewish men having their beards cut.
1941
One of Sara’s sisters was killed in Poland by Germans, along with her husband and four children.
1943
Sara and her family were deported to Auschwitz from the Ghetto by train where they were forced to surrender all belongings. Sara was separated from her parents upon arrival at Auschwitz, and never saw them again. Sara and her sister Lea survived for 6 months at Auschwitz and volunteered for a work detail. They were taken to Danzig and worked on constructing an airport, demanding physical labor with little food provisions.
1944
As the Soviet army advanced toward Danzig, SS soldiers forced the prisoners to march. Sara and her sister hid in a haystack and fell behind. Scared, they caught up to the march. Very soon, the German guards and soldiers fled and she saw the Russian army. They were free.