Survivor Talk Sundays: Rae Nachbar
June 16, 2024 at 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Every survivor’s story is unique and provides a special, first-hand account of life before, during, and after the Holocaust. Hearing from local Michigan survivors helps us see all the victims of the Holocaust as real people who had–and lost–family, friends, and communities. Please join us on Sundays to listen to a survivor speaker.
Rae Nachbar
Rae Wygoda Nachbar was born in 1932 in Pultusk, Poland. Shortly after the Nazis invaded Poland in 1939, Rae and her family went to Bialystok, Belorussia with other refugees. From there, the Russians sent Rae and her family to a penal colony in the forest. When the Germans attacked Russia in June 1941, Rae’s family was freed and made their way to Mizrachul, Uzbekistan. They struggled to acquire adequate food and shelter to survive, and her family lived off of profits from manufacturing and selling candy. When the war ended in May 1945, Rae’s family tried to leave the Soviet Union and return to Poland. Rae’s parents were killed on the journey. Rae and three of her siblings made it to the American zone in Germany and came to the United States in 1948.
“If you see evil, you should not pretend that it is not happening. Silence is acquiescence.”
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