#holocaust-survivor

#holocaust-survivor

"Promises made, not kept. His claim to fame was affordable housing. I'm not disappointed because I didn't expect him to keep his word. It is what it is."

There have been so many impactful films made about the Holocaust, but two things drew me in as a writer. One was that this man kept his secret for 60 years, which I later found out was quite common among survivors. So, the idea of holding on to a secret until you're in your early 70s, even from your children and your family, was compelling.

A 95-year-old woman is accused of beating her roommate, a Holocaust survivor, to death at a Brooklyn, New York City, nursing home this week. Galina Smirnova, 95, was charged with second-degree murder and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon in the death of Nina Kravtsov, 89, according to the criminal complaint. She has pleaded not guilty. The two were roommates at Seagate Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Coney Island.