Broken Silence

broken silence by beetty bausch polak liesje auerbach
polak Broken Silence tells the fascinating story of two
Dutch Jewish sisters both of whom survived World War II.
Betty the elder sister stayed in The Netherlands on false
identities. Her husband joined the Resistance was caught
by the Germans and executed. Betty was imprisoned but
miraculously survived the war. Liesje (Elisheva) was sent
to the Bergen Belsen concentration camp in Germany. July
1944 she was selected as one of the 220 Jewish prisoners
exchanged for German Templars living in Palestine. It
saved her life. The two sisters now both in their nineties
are amongst the few survivors still able to share their
stories in several languages. Living history! The third
generation especially needs to be made aware of what
happened. Betty and Liesje continue sharing their stories.
Their long silence is finally broken.