Betty Cohen
Bc94
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
After being in hiding for two years, my parents, fiancée, grandma, aunt, brother, sister-in-law and my in-laws were caught and sent to Auschwitz. My head was shaved and I was tattooed. I no longer had a name. I was selected among a group of women to be sterilized so no more Jews would be born. My fiancée and I were the only survivors. We were married in 1945. I fooled them, as we had two beautiful Jewish children, a son, Jerry and a daughter, Hedy. I have five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Never leave your loved ones without saying good-bye. I did not get that chance.