75 years on, survivor finds the family of American soldier who liberated her
A London-based Auschwitz survivor has been united with the family of the American soldier who liberated her after a tweet about her liberation from her 16-year-old great-grandson went viral.
Lily Ebert, 90, and close relatives enjoyed an online conversation with Jason and Arlene, the children of Private Hayman Shulman, in what her great-grandson Dov Forman described as a very special occasion.
Recognising the fragility of life during the pandemic, he had been documenting Ms Eberts experiences. Going through her possessions, she had come across the banknote given to her by Private Shulman with the message: A start to a new life. Good luck and happiness. Dov posted an image of it on Twitter, eliciting a huge response.
The banknote also carried the inscription assistant to Chaplain Schacter. It was this reference to Rabbi Herschel Schacter, the first US Army chaplain to enter Buchenwald in April 1945 that enabled the Shulmans to make the connection.
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