Holocaust Survivor

Kathy Preston tells the unforgettable story of her life as a young girl in Nazi-occupied Transylvania, a stunningly beautiful region previously part of Hungary and now Romania. This is a story to sit with and listen. It will never leave you.

Kathy’s young friend, Dita (pictured) died in Auschwitz. It is Kathy’s wish for us all to “Remember Dita.”

Kathy’s father was Jewish and her mother was Catholic. At five years old, Kathy escaped the Nazi roundup of Jews in Hungary when a neighbor hid her under the hay in the attic of her barn. Her father was forced into a ghetto and was arrested by the Hungarian police when he snuck out to try to see his daughter. He would perish in Auschwitz along with 27 other members of his family. Kathy and her mother survived.

Kathy Preston, Holocaust Survivor

by Kathy Preston

Click on the links below for Lesson Plans, Project Ideas, and Additional Resources.

LESSON PLANS

Facing History and Ourselves / Exploring Dimensions of Forgiveness / The Sunflower (teachers will need to register for access to this site, which is free of charge. Once registered type Sunflower in Search window).

SUGGESTED READING
The Sunflower by Simon Wiesenthal

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01. Intro to Recording

Kathy Preston
10:46

02. Little Budapest

Kathy Preston
10:23

03. Hungarian Nazis

Kathy Preston
9:51

04. The Russian Army

Kathy Preston
5:52

05. The End of the War

Kathy Preston
8:20

06. Remember Dita

Kathy Preston