Regine Beer
On the 17th of March 2007 some of us went to an event called 'Non-violence Day' in Kortrijk.
Not just because we are against violence, but also because we wanted to listen to Regine Beer's story.
Regine Beer, born on the 5th of November 1920 in Antwerp, is Jewish and although she didn't practice her religion, she had a 'J' for Jewish on her passport.
She was arrested, brought to the Dossinkazerne in Mechelen where she was imprisoned for several months and finally she got deported to Auschwitz.
In Auschwitz she was no more than a number: KZ A 5148.
She struggled to survive, to see her mother again and courageously made it through this hell.
She kept her past secret for a long time, but eventually she told her children everything.
After that, she visited more than 1000 schools to talk about what she had experienced.
She pleads for peace and friendship. This ordeal should never happen again.
Not just because we are against violence, but also because we wanted to listen to Regine Beer's story.
Regine Beer, born on the 5th of November 1920 in Antwerp, is Jewish and although she didn't practice her religion, she had a 'J' for Jewish on her passport.
She was arrested, brought to the Dossinkazerne in Mechelen where she was imprisoned for several months and finally she got deported to Auschwitz.
In Auschwitz she was no more than a number: KZ A 5148.
She struggled to survive, to see her mother again and courageously made it through this hell.
She kept her past secret for a long time, but eventually she told her children everything.
After that, she visited more than 1000 schools to talk about what she had experienced.
She pleads for peace and friendship. This ordeal should never happen again.
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