First Person: Conversations with Holocaust Survivors

Watch to learn what happened after Ruth and her mother hid from the Nazis in a barrel, daring not to breathe, during a roundup of Jews in 1942.

Submit a question for Ruth during the live discussion on Wednesday, April 17, at 1 p.m. ET by signing into your YouTube or Gmail account.

First Person is a monthly, hour-long interview between journalist Bill Benson and a Holocaust survivor on the Museum’s YouTube page, including questions from the audience. This program is made possible through generous support from the Louis Franklin Smith Foundation.