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Rena Finder
Born
Rena Ferber

(1929-02-24)February 24, 1929
Kraków, Poland
DiedDecember 23, 2023(2023-12-23) (aged 94)
NationalityPolish
CitizenshipAmerican
Spouse
Marcel "Mark" Finder
(m. 1946; died 2011)
[1]
Children4

Rena Ferber Finder (born Rena Ferber; February 24, 1929 - December 23, 2023) was a Polish-American Holocaust survivor and public speaker.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

She was one of the youngest Schindlerjuden, Jews saved by Oskar Schindler.

She wrote My Survival: A Girl on Schindler's List about her experience during the Holocaust.

Life[edit]

Early life[edit]

Finder was born Rena Ferber on February 24, 1929 in Kraków, Poland.[15] She was the only child of Moses and Rozia Windisch Ferber.

The Holocaust[edit]

The

Later Life[edit]

The

Death[edit]

Finder passed away of natural causes on December 23, 2023.[16][17]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Jacobson, Susan (24 March 2017). "Holocaust survivor: 'There is a lot of hate in this world right now'". Orlando Sentinel.
  2. ^ Cardillo, Julian (November 8, 2018). "Holocaust survivor Rena Finder: 'It's happening again, today'". BrandeisNOW. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  3. ^ Mallio, Matt. "Schindler's List Holocaust survivor Rena Finder speaks in Acton". The Framingham Tab. Archived from the original on May 23, 2019.
  4. ^ Dong, Heidi (2016-11-02). "Rena Finder Talks Surviving Holocaust and Oskar Schindler". The Heights.
  5. ^ Geist, Gilda (November 13, 2018). "Survivor recounts her Holocaust experience". The Justice.
  6. ^ Waxman, Olivia B. (December 7, 2018). "'He Was Sent by God to Take Care of Us': Inside the Real Story Behind 'Schindler's List'". Time.
  7. ^ Stevens, Chris (June 19, 2018). "Schindler's List survivor passes the memory torch to Marblehead students". North of Boston. Archived from the original on June 19, 2018.
  8. ^ Freeman, Carolyn (October 29, 2014). "Holocaust Survivor Rena Finder Discusses Life in WWII Poland". The Heights.
  9. ^ Flores, Alex (November 11, 2015). "At Rena Finder's Talk, A Story of Holocaust Survival and Oskar Schindler". The Heights.
  10. ^ Miller, Emily (March 6, 2016). "Delray Beach woman to tell her story of Holocaust survival and Oskar Schindler". Sun Sentinel.
  11. ^ Tennant, Paul (November 8, 2018). "Temple Emanuel, Merrimack College students remember Crystal Night, precursor to the Holocaust". The Eagle-Tribune.
  12. ^ Baron, Sharon Aron (January 1, 2018). "Schindler's List Survivor Rena Finder Speaks in Coral Springs". Coral Springs Talk.
  13. ^ O'Neil, Emily (November 10, 2019). "Holocaust Survivor Rena Finder Speaks on Experience". The Heights.
  14. ^ Notaro, Mike (December 3, 2017). "Schindler's List survivor tells her tale at Clinton Middle School". The Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  15. ^ "Schindler's entire List". oskarschindler.com.
  16. ^ "Local obituary: Rena Ferber Finder, a Schindler's List survivor". www.boston.com. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  17. ^ Gartenberg, Sharon Machlis (2023-12-26). "Framingham District 2 - Schindler's List Holocaust Survivor Rena Finder Has Passed Away". www.district2framingham.com. Retrieved 2024-01-03.

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