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2021 First Person Series: Theodora Klayman

Conversations with Holocaust Survivors
Holocaust survivor Theodora Klayman as a child in March 1943 and as an adult, today. US Holocaust Memorial Museum, gift of Theodora Klayman

Holocaust survivor Theodora Klayman as a child in March 1943 and as an adult, today. US Holocaust Memorial Museum, gift of Theodora Klayman

Theodora (Dora) Klayman was only three years old when she last saw her mother and father. While she was visiting grandparents, her parents were arrested by Nazi collaborators in Croatia. Dora and her baby brother spent the rest of the war hiding with family and neighbors—sometimes cowering in corners as bullets pierced through windows.

Join Dora for a live conversation to learn about her Holocaust experiences and how she survived in hiding while many of her family were deported and killed in camps.

Speaker
Theodora Klayman, Holocaust Survivor and Museum Volunteer

Moderator
Bill Benson, Journalist and Host, First Person: Conversations with Holocaust Survivors

Watch live at youtube.com/ushmm. You do not need a YouTube account to view our program.

After the live broadcast, the recording will be available to watch on demand on the Museum's YouTube page.

The First Person series is a monthly hour-long discussion with a Holocaust survivor and is made possible through generous support from the Louis Franklin Smith Foundation, with additional funding from the Arlene and Daniel Fisher Foundation.

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