Holocaust survivor Lily Ebert. Courtesy HMD
Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has narrated a special film, Legacy of Hope, revealing the stories of survivors in commemoration of Holocaust Memorial Day on January 27 2010.
The film shows survivors recounting their suffering at the hands of the Nazis after being torn from their homes, forced to live in ghettos and crammed into cattle trains bound for concentration camps.
As a child, Lily Ebert managed to hide a gold locket from the Nazis in the sole of her shoe. Despite the threat of being shot if the Nazis discovered her possession, it remains the only item she has left from her experience.
(Above) Holocaust survivor Ben Helfgott. Courtesy HMD
Fellow survivor Iby Knill was arrested in Hungary for spying against the Nazis. She was placed in Auschwitz Birkenau, where she was astounded by the variety of prisoners being persecuted.
She tells the audience how she lived with the weekly uncertainty of whether she was being herded into a gas chamber or a shower block, both of which were designed by the Nazis to look identical.
The final survivor, Ben Helfgott, is a real example of hope, going on to become a champion weight lifter just nine years after he left the concentration camp. He has represented his adopted UK in many international competitions.
The film is available to view for free on the Holocaust Memorial Day website.
