I was fortunate to be able to hear Holocaust survivor Noémi Ban tell her story today.
Noémi was a young woman when the Nazi's invaded Hungary and forced all Jewish people into a ghetto, then a factory, and finally onto rail cars destined for Auschwitz.
Her mother Julishka, sister Erzsébet, 6 month old baby brother, Gábor, and her grandmother, Nina were killed at Auschwitz.
Noémi is a peace-filled and loving person; telling a story to honor those she lost and to remind us how precious life and human dignity are. Even though she suffered terribly she is thankful for many things - simple things like a cold glass of water, and wonderful things like having two sons, grandchildren and great-grandchildren on the way. She received a Golden Apple Award in 1997 after more than 30 years of classroom teaching and continues to teach by sharing her story to this day.
When she talks about the Holocaust, he asks one question we all need to keep asking....
Why?
