Auschwitz survivor shares story

Auschwitz survivor shares story

More than 70 years have passed since Werner Reich suffered the horrors of Nazi extermination camp Auschwitz, but the painful memories are still fresh. The 89-year-old survivor recounted his story of survival to 600 students at Brentwood High School on Long Island in March. For over an hour there wasn't a sound in the auditorium other than Werner's unwavering voice. You could have heard a pin drop. It wasn't just because here was a man who had witnessed countless murders or because he has a numbered tattoo on his arm. The undeniable fact is that this may have been their last and only chance to hear a first-hand account of the World War II atrocities.

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