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Captures the moment of liberation in the final days of the war. it is the story of gerta klein, a young, jewish woman from poland. some of you know her. gerta's family was murdered by the nazis. she spent three years imprisoned in labor camps, and the last four years of the war on a terrible death march. she assumed it was over. at the end, on the eve of her 21st birthday, her hair had lost all of its color, she weighed a mere 68 pounds, yet, she had the will to live another day. it was tough. gerta later recalled the moment she realized that her

He opened the door for her. in gerta's words, that was the moment of restoration of humanity, of humanness, of dignity, and of freedom. but the story does not end there, because as some of you know, that young american soldier who liberated her and who showed her such decency would soon become her husband. a year later, they were married. in her words, he opened not only the door for me, but the door to my life and to my future. gerta has since spent her life telling the world of what she witnessed. she, like those survivors, who are among us today, has dedicated her life to shining a light of...

Long-awaited deliverance had arrived. she saw a car coming towards her. many cars had driven up before, but this one was different. on its hood, in place of that wretched swastika, was a star, beautiful, gleaming, white star. two american soldiers got out. one walked up to her. the first thing gerta said was what she had been trained to say -- "we are jewish, you know." we are jewish. and then, he said, "so am i." it was a beautiful moment after so much darkness, after so much evil. as gerta took the soldier to see other prisoners, the american did something she had long forgotten to even expe...

Jean also founded the d.s.a. program, helping people with disabilities to discover the arts. today her mission has spread to 50 countries and touched millions of lives, ensuring that the family business remains alive and well. by the time she was 21, gerta klein had spent six years living under nazi rule, three of them in con sensation camps. her parents and brother had been taken away. her best friend had died in her arms during a 350-mile death march. and she weighed only 68 pounds when she was found by american forces in a bicycle factory. she survived. she married the soldier that rescued ...