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With Spielberg's help, a 101-year-old Auschwitz survivor has become a mighty warrior against hate
Kolinka shares firsthand testimony of Nazi atrocities to educate youth and preserve Holocaust memory amid rising antisemitism, with fewer than 30 French Auschwitz survivors remaining.
- On March 21, 2026, 101-year-old Auschwitz survivor Ginette Kolinka visited Marcelin Berthelot high school outside Paris, sharing her experiences with students in a roughly 90-minute testimony.
- Kolinka, arrested at 19, survived Auschwitz-Birkenau after being selected for forced labor; most of the 1,499 transported with her were killed upon arrival at the camp.
- The 1993 film 'Schindler's List' prompted Kolinka to break decades of silence 30 years ago, leading her to contribute to a foundation that has since collected more than 60,000 survivor testimonies.
- Students describe Kolinka's testimony as "extraordinary," with attendees emphasizing that "keeping this history alive is the only thing that will permit us to not make the same mistakes."
- With fewer than 30 Auschwitz survivors remaining, Kolinka continues educating youth by displaying her identification number 78599 to ensure the extermination of 6 million European Jews is never forgotten.
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France – After surviving the Nazi extermination camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau, Ginette Kolinka developed a predetermined response to silence those who questioned her about her experiences and the horrors she faced. “If I had a child, I would rather strangle him with my own hands than put him through what I went through,” she used to say. “For me, that was an answer that said it all,” she affirms. Now, in the final stretch of a long and fruitful lif…
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VINnewsWith Spielberg’s help, a 101-year-old Auschwitz survivor has become a mighty warrior against hate
After surviving Auschwitz-Birkenau, Ginette Kolinka developed a stock answer to shut down questioners who’d ask about her experiences of the Nazi death camp and its horrors.
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With Spielberg's help, a 101-year-old Auschwitz survivor has become a mighty warrior against hate
A 101-year-old survivor of Auschwitz has, with help from Steven Spielberg, become a mighty warrior against antisemitism in France.
After surviving Auschwitz-Birkenau, Ginette Kolinka began using a standard response to silence those who asked her about her experiences in the Nazi extermination camp and the horrors there.
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