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**Survivors of Dr Mengele: Eva and Miriam Mozes ** Eva and Miriam Mozes were one of the few sets of twins who survived Dr. Mengele's experiments. They were born on January 30, 1934 in Portz, Romania. Her family had a good life, until they were told that they had to be relocated. In May of 1944, they arrived in Auschwitz. After their arrival, they were forced away from their mother by an SS officer. He brought them to Dr. Mengele because they were twins. This was the last time Eva and Miriam saw their mother. All of the other members of their family were brought to the gas chambers. Being one of Mengele's sets of twins, Eva and Miriam had experiments performed on them. Eva was once put through an experiment where she was injected with a deadly germ that made her very ill. She wasn't expected to live, but she refused to die. Her sister, Miriam, was injected with something that stunted her kidney growth. This caused her to pass away in 1993 because of a rare form of cancer to her kidneys.

After being taken away from their mother, Eva and Miriam had a rough future ahead of them. They were taken to the children's barrack where they were greeted with children's corpses all over the floor. This is where Eva made a silent pledge to herself about her and Miriam's future. **What was the silent pledge that Eva made after being taken to the children's barrack by the SS Officer?** //Read this passage to find the answer:// [|//http://www.auschwitz.dk/eva.htm//]



Dr. Mengele performed many experiments on the twins of Auschwitz. Eva recalled one experiment where he attempted to create a pair of Siamese twins by connecting blood vessels and organs. An experiment that was performed on her consisted of receiving five injections. She experienced a high fever and her arms and legs became swollen. **What did Dr. Mengele say after looking at Eva's fever chart?** //Continue reading this passage to find the answer:// [|//http://www.auschwitz.dk/eva.htm//]



 Eva returned to Auschwitz on January 27, 1995 for the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. She came to Auschwitz to sign a document at the ruins of the gas chambers. It was a "document of forgiveness." After signing this paper, Eva felt a burden of pain lifted from her, and she felt free. **Who else did Eva forgive after deciding to** **forgive the Nazi's, and why did she forgive them?** //Read this passage to find the answer: []//



 Eva and Miriam searched six years for survivors of Dr. Mengele. They found 122 survivors living in 10 countries and 4 different continents. Eva and Miriam were very fortunate to live through the tragedy of the Holocaust. Even though Miriam passed away, Eva continues to tell their story to the world. She also spreads the message of foregiveness to everybody.