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Apr
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4/21/2009 4:31 PM
 Imagine you are an 8-year-old girl spending the day at your grandmother’s house in Austria. It’s May of 1940 and you have come to say goodbye to your cousins. Tomorrow you are leaving your home and life behind in an attempt to escape Nazi persecution. You know your goodbyes are only temporary, though. You will be reunited with your cousins and be back to playing make-believe before you know it. Or at least that’s what you think…
Ruth Lindemann of Oregon doesn’t have to imagine. She lived it. After fleeing Vienna, Ruth lived her entire life never knowing what happened to her cousins. Now 76, she has finally -nearly 7 decades later- been given the opportunity to learn what happened so many years ago thanks to the Red Cross’s Holocaust Tracing. Whether Ruth gets the happy-ending reunion that she has always dreamed of or not, one thing is certain…at least she will finally have closure.
On this Holocaust Remembrance Day, it’s important to acknowledge those who have been lost, but also to remember the many stories still yet to be found.
To read Ruth’s story, check out the article in Oregon’s Willamette Week. Thanks to the Oregon Trail Chapter for sharing Ruth’s incredible story.
Lindsey Weber is the Marketing/Communication Intern for the St. Louis Area Chapter.
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