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A Brief Note On Hedi Solzbach As A Survivor Of The Holocaust

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Unimaginable Strength: The amount of strength does not matter, it's the mindset that goes along with it. During the Holocaust, those who were optimistic about the genocide had an idealistic mindset. Optimism was essential throughout day to day life living in the concentration camps during the war. Those who had lost hope were drowning in their minds, as they waited to perish. Those who had hope and courage, who believed that the war would come to an end, fought through each day as though the end was coming the next. The victims of the Holocaust found unique ways to pursue the liberty and justice of the Jews. Hedi Solzbach is a survivor of the Holocaust. She endured great grief and melancholy throughout the war, which people can educate themselves …show more content…

During the Holocaust, Hedi made relationships with those who surrounded her. There in the camps she had two close female friendships who survived the genocide with the help and love of Hedi. “I saved their lives”. Even today, when I speak with Katice's husband, he says I saved her. She had wounds from head to toe. I cleaned each one for her, and this she can't forget. The other as well – I saved her too. And being together certainly saved me. Still today, I am a person who likes doing things for people, so I'm not alone. Being alone, for me, is death. Even as a girl, I've always had a need to care for others, in the camps and still today. When I had someone to care for, I had strength”(Shik, Novogrodsky 2). During this time of suffering, Hedi found strength by caring for others. Cleaning her friend's wounds and working to get food for her mother were all sources of motivation for her. Not only did she keep her friends alive and breathing, she stayed in contact with them afterward. She mentions that when she had to care for someone “I had strength”. This line from the article stands out, particularly for those who question how the survivors made it

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