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Tova Friedman, Holocaust Survivor, Pens Memoir of Resilience, Survival, Hope

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Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial Foundation
Tova Friedman is one of the youngest survivors of Auschwitz concentration camp. She has just published a memoir and joined Heidi Holtan to discuss her important new work.

Tova Friedman is one of the youngest survivors of Auschwitz concentration camp and uses her vivid memories to write and speak against anti-Semitism and prejudice. She has written a new book with veteran correspondent Malcom Brabant called The Daughter of Auschwitz: My Story of Resilience, Survival, and Hope. She joined the host of KAXE/KBXE's Morning Show, Heidi Holtan, to talk about her experience, her new book, and Jewish culture. Click the "Listen" player above to hear the full conversation.

"I am a survivor. That comes with a survivor's obligation to represent one and a half million Jewish children murdered by the Nazis. They cannot speak. So I must speak on their behalf."

-From The Daughter of Auschwitz by Tova Friedman

Heidi Holtan is KAXE's Director of Content and Public Affairs where she manages producers and is the local host of Morning Edition from NPR. Heidi is a regional correspondent for WDSE/WRPT's Duluth Public Television’s Almanac North.