As part of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day Galicia Jewish Museum invites you to a meeting with Lidia Maksymowicz, a former prisoner of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp.
Lidia Maksymowicz was born in December 1940, as Lyudmila Bocharova, in the village of Przybytki near Polotsk, Belarus. Three years later, together with her family, she was arrested and was accused of supporting the partisans. As a punishment all of the villagers were imprisoned in Vitebsk, and from there after a trial in December 1943, they were transported to Auschwitz-Birkenau. Lidia found herself in the children's barrack, where she had to learn the rules of camp life. The life conditions in the camp were extreme, especially for such a young child, however, she soon found out that something even more terrible awaited her: pseudo-medical experiments.
Recently Ms. Maksymowicz has been participating in numerous meetings with groups of teenagers and adults. Telling her story and education is her mission.
Space is limited.
Reservations required: zapisy@galiciajewishmuseum.org
Upon registering, participants will receive a link to a Zoom meeting.
Duration: approximately 60 minutes.
In Polish with translation to English.
Free admission.
