ANDRES LOPEZ REILLY
The article published in the newspaper El País; "Hasta que no estés en su lugar" (Until You're in Their Place), Traces of the Jewish Holocaust in the Memory of Mónica Wartenberger, Daughter of Survivors" written by Ilana Lamstein.
The journalist Andrés López Reilly, collects in this note the work carried out by Ilana Lamstein and highlights, in the words of the author, the importance of rescuing the memory of the Jewish Holocaust from an individual perspective, bringing the reader closer to a greater understanding of the events historical.
Likewise, Ilana Lamstein emphasizes the relevance of teaching about the Holocaust to avoid a repetition of the atrocities committed by the Nazi regime, promoting tolerance and respect for all human beings.
The author's work, based on interviews with Monica Wartenberger and archival documentation, tells the story of the Jewish Holocaust through the personal experience of the daughter of survivors.
Mónica Wartenberger's story reflects the love and struggle of her parents, Luisa Beckermann and Félix Wartenberger, who met in Uruguay after escaping the horror of Nazi Germany. It recounts the tragedy of his grandparents and other relatives murdered in the Nazi extermination camps and the physical suffering and psychological consequences of Félix lived in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp, among others.
The article highlights the themes developed in the book; the challenges of insertion into a new society, persecution, family uprooting, and the desire to live without fear of the Jews who arrived in the country.
Before World War II, the Jewish population in Europe numbered nine million, but by the end of the war, two out of three Jews had been killed.
A book that perpetuates memory and condemns oblivion.
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