Born survivors

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An incredible, inspirational story of resilience, resourcefulness, and maternal courage unfolds against the backdrop of the Holocaust. In 1944, Priska, Rachel, and Anka, newly pregnant and facing an uncertain fate without their husbands, entered Auschwitz II-Birkenau. Alone and terrified, they were determined to protect their lives and those of their unborn babies. Miraculously, the gas chambers ran out of Zyklon-B just after their babies were born, allowing them to survive and rebuild their lives after World War II. Their harrowing journey began in Auschwitz, where they faced the scrutiny of Dr. Josef Mengele, and continued to a German slave labor camp, where they struggled to conceal their pregnancies while enduring starvation and grueling work. As the Allies advanced, they embarked on a hellish 17-day train journey to the Mauthausen death camp in Austria, where many perished. Yet, the courage and kindness of strangers, including guards and civilians, played a crucial role in saving these women and their children. Sixty-five years later, the three "miracle babies" reunited at Mauthausen to commemorate the anniversary of their liberation. Bound by their extraordinary experiences of survival, they now consider each other "siblings of the heart." This heart-stopping account celebrates the capacity for love and care amid unimaginable cruelty.