The Holocaust survivor who became a TikTok star
Lily Ebert survived Auschwitz. Now, with the help of her great-grandson Dov, she shares her story with millions of followers on social media.
Lily Ebert was just a teenager when war broke out across Europe. Born into a large Hungarian-Jewish family, she was deported to Auschwitz concentration camp after Germany invaded Hungary in 1944. She survived the ordeal, along with two of her younger sisters. All three went on to build lives after the war; marrying, having large families 鈥� but never speaking of the horrors they had experienced. 听听
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But after suffering a bereavement in the 1980s, Lily started to revisit her experiences 鈥� and began to speak out. Now, at the age of 97, with the help of her great-grandson Dov she has become an unlikely TikTok star, sharing her story with a new generation of followers online. Lily and Dov spoke to Emily Webb about Lily's experiences during the war - and the viral tweet that brought her internet fame.听听
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Presenter: Emily Webb
Producer: Zoe Gelber
Picture: Lily Ebert and Dov Forman
Credit: Tereza 膶erve艌ov谩
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