When I visited Bluma Shapiro's Baltimore home, she sat me down at her kitchen table, made me some tea, set out some homemade cinnamon cookies, and proceeded to tell a completely mesmerizing tale of endurance and personal determination. Mrs. Shapiro is a survivor of the Nazi Holocaust. During World War II, she was imprisoned at the Auschwitz concentration camp. She endured two years there, and she survived to tell the story.
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When I visited Bluma Shapiro's Baltimore home, she sat me down at her kitchen table, made me some tea, set out some homemade cinnamon cookies, and proceeded to tell a completely mesmerizing tale of endurance and personal determination. Mrs. Shapiro is a survivor of the Nazi Holocaust. During World War II, she was imprisoned at the Auschwitz concentration camp. She endured two years there, and she survived to tell the story.
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My EssayI am going to be meeting with her tomorrow! I cannot wait, I am writing an essay of how she is a true hero. She seems like an amazing woman. |
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Review of Bluma Shapiro: Portrait of a Holocaust Survivorwho are her four grandchildren? I am looking for members of my family and i have good reason to believe that we might be related |
Broadcast History
This story aired originally on WYPR's weekly cultural program, "The Signal"
Kim Lawson
Posted on March 18, 2010 at 01:07 PM | Permalink
Bluma Shapiro
My daughter,Sydney, and I visited Mrs.Shapiro on Memorial Day of 2009. What an amazing woman and what a truly amazing experience for my daughter and myself. This woman is a true hero and an inspiration to many. I'll never forget that day as I'm sure my child won't either.