Helen Yermus Toronto, ON
Helen was a Lithuanian Jew. She told me that 94% of Lithuanian Jews perished in the war. As she shared her stories, I became aware that she suffered from survivor’s guilt. Her traumatic experience as a young girl, and the separation from her 6-year-old brother, never to see him again, left her questioning why she survived. Just before I left her condo, she showed me a wall of photos lovingly depicting her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. “This” I said to Helen, “is why you survived; to give life to this wonderful family!”
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