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Sheva Zilberberg was born into a family of privilege in Dombia, Poland.  In 1949, at age 14, her  world collapsed when the Nazis invaded.  Her parents, brother and two sisters were separated and sent to camps, where they died.  Sheva survived Auschwitz and Gross Rosen, enduring forced marches in bitter cold without warm clothes, food, or water.  She suffered gangrene and was operated on by the infamous Dr. Josef Mengele, who didn’t use anesthesia. Liberated at Bergen-Belsen, Sheva returned home and married survivor David Zilberberg.  In 1950, they began a new life in Israel with their two children. Sheva and her story of survival remain a guiding spirit to her family.

 

Dombia, Poland

Sheva Zilberberg