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The Yizkor Book The Yizkor Book
escaping the swords of the brutal killers, swore not to forget and not to erase from our memory what was done to us, our families, and our people by the bloodthirsty predators, the Nazis and their Ukrainian assistants — may their names and memory be erased. The blood of our dear ones and family members who were mur- dered, through no fault of their own, the women, the elderly, and the children who gave their lives...is crying to us and forcing us to write down their last chapters of life, so that their memory will remain forever, and the world will know what the murderers did to our holy ones.” The introduction also describes what it had been like for the survivors: “A mental oppressiveness took over our hearts after the liberation. Our dear ones’ souls stood in front of our eyes, day and night. We asked ourselves, ‘Who am I to be so fortunate as to sur- vive the Nazi hell, while my pure and innocent parents did not?’ This feeling pursues us even today.” It took even longer for me to begin talking about Ludvipol and the Holocaust. I did not want to dwell on the past. Only after a great deal of urging from my family did I finally agree, in 1995, to be interviewed on videotape by the Shoah Foundation. That interview was an important turning point for me. Since then, I have spoken about the Holocaust at synagogues and local elementary schools. But no matter how often I do it, I still find remembering and speak - ing about these events very, very difficult.
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