Photos: Holocaust survivor Theodora Klayman in 1943 (courtesy of Theodora Klayman) and as an adult, today. US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Theodora Klayman remembers running hand-in-hand with her aunt and little brother to a neighbor’s house—hearing her aunt plead, before her arrest, “Please, take these children.” Less than two years earlier, Nazi collaborators in Croatia had arrested and imprisoned Theodora's parents—leaving the three year old in the care of her extended family. Sometimes caught in the middle of fierce battles, Theodora and her brother hid in the cellar or crouched in corners to avoid bullets that pierced through windows.
Watch to learn more about the lengths family and neighbors went to protect the young children, and discover what happened to their parents.
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 don’t 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.
First Person is a monthly, hour-long discussion with a Holocaust survivor that is made possible through generous support from the Louis Franklin Smith Foundation.
