Auschwitz survivor recalls struggles, hopes

More than 60 years ago on January 27, 1945, Auschwitz was liberated by the advancing Russian Army. One of the youngest child survivors of the death camp will visit West Michigan and Grand Valley on that anniversary to talk about her struggles and endurance.

Tova Friedman was featured in the WGVU award-winning PBS documentary "Surviving Auschwitz: Children of the Shoah." A 26-minute clip of the documentary will be shown during Friedman's visit. Milt Nieusma, author of the book, Surviving Auschwitz: Children of the Shoah, will accompany Friedman for book purchasing and signing during the scheduled showings of the documentary.

Friedman and Nieusma will answer audience questions on January 27 in the Cook-DeWitt Center, following a video clip of "Surviving Auschwitz." She is also scheduled to attend two other screenings of the documentary on January 28, 1:30 p.m., in the Cook-DeWitt Center; and January 29, 6 p.m., in Loosemore Auditorium in the DeVos Center.

For more information about Friedman's visit, call WGVU at x16666.