Obituary for a holocaust survivor by Jay Knott (01mar10)       ⇌ (War crimes)       

We hear quite a bit about survivors of German war crimes, but when a survivor of Allied atrocities dies, this fact often goes unmentioned. This is an exception - an obituary for Susan Schumann, born in Berlin, died in Oregon at the age of 72. The horrors of her childhood are presented in a dry, tasteful way, especially compared with obituaries which try to make political capital:

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/registerguard/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=140061543

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