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THIS IS MY MEMORY OF REGINA GELB
By: Sheridy Leslie

I remember…I remember Chopin’s Nocturne playing in the background while my two older sisters and I danced in the center of our cottage in Central Poland.

I remember…I remember my beautifully kind mother and her musings about the future success of the Zionist movement (that she was actively apart of) while my dad a quiet and timid engineer by nature, sat in silent amusement of the joy that was his close and loving family.

I remember… no, no, no, I forget…or at least I want to forget the moment my family was ripped away from any future memories of them.

First I was dragged and driven to a forced-labor camp just outside of my hometown
And then to Auschwitz-Birkenau
And then to the concentration camp Ravensbrueck in Germany
. and then almost like a full-stop—I and my two sisters were confined to the isolation of the small labour camp Retzov until…

Yes now I remember…until we were free again, freed by the Russian soldiers April 1945,
just us sisters 21, 19, and 16---with our parents no where to be found.

Who am I without the sweet melody of Chopin to wash away my fears or
The reassuring and loving voices of my parents to wipe away my tears. WHO AM I?
Oh no, its alright Regina, these are simply the memories of my survival.

I am alive, and now I may live.


Born 1929 Regina Laks in Starachowice, Poland, holocaust survivor


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FeatherRyder FeatherRyder
August 24, 2008 | 4:59 AM A Friend of survivors of Holocaust
I am an Ex-member of the French UnderGround, in the fight to help
save survivors from the hands of evil. My name is unimportant, but my work remains, as I recall the faces from this time. Maybe I saw you? It doesn't matter. The fact you & your sisters are a beautiful hope & inspiration to others, is what is important right now. Please, your parents are with you, and are STILL wiping away your tears. "WHO AM I?" you say, YOU ARE A BEAUTIFUL PERSON. A SHINING BEACON OF LIGHT, LOVE & HOPE**
In your hours when you are not so good, remember, you are ALIVE, NO MATTER. Not just alive, but ALIVE**Your Passion, hope, & cry for justice are awe-inspiring,without these, you wouldn't be where you are now. "SHINE ON MY LITTLE ANGEL". I am standing by you, and watching over you, always. Love, Joy, Hope, Peace.
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