This video is Eva Kor’s account of surviving the Holocaust and Dr. Josef Mengele’s medical experiments on twins at Auschwitz. In 1944, Eva’s family was packed into a cattle car and transported to the Auschwitz death camp. After 70 hours without food or water, Eva and her family emerged onto the selection platform at Auschwitz. Eva’s parents and two older sister were selected to be killed immediately. Eva and her twin sister Miriam were saved to be experimented on. Approximately 1500 sets of twins, 3,000 children, were abused and all but 200 died as a result of these experiments. Eva herself became deathly ill, but through sheer determination, she stayed alive and helped Miriam survive. Watch this video and hear the story of her promise.
This speech was filmed at because I said I would | ONE in Columbus, Ohio on September 6th, 2014. For more information about Eva’s nonprofit, CANDLES Holocaust Museum & Education Center, please click here to visit their website.
In July of 2014, Alex Sheen, Founder of because I said I would, went to Poland to visit the Auschwitz concentration camps with Eva. After this visit Alex made the following remark:
“She spoke to me about the importance of voting. She said that when good people don’t vote, places like Auschwitz can happen. I have missed elections and I have made excuses. I have not taken my freedom to vote seriously enough. I promised her that this would change. I stained this card with the earth at the gates of Auschwitz. I will not dishonor the memory of Eva’s family with apathy.”
A picture of Alex and Eva inside an Auschwitz barracks. Eva is pointing to a picture of herself and her sister on the day of their liberation.
This story of Eva Korea is so moving and teaches us all so many lessons. Thank you Eva for keeping your promise to yourself and sharing this story of forgiveness.
Eva,
Thank you for your story and your courage. I know that in listening to you today, my life has changed.
God bless you!!
“Forgive others, not because they deserve forgiveness, but because you deserve Peace.”….Thank you.
“Forgive others, not because they deserve forgiveness, but because you deserve Peace. Thank you.
Eva what an inspiration you are, God bless you in all you do