The narrative is a first-person account of Sara Rus, a 91-year-old Holocaust survivor and mother of Plaza de Mayo, an Argentinean human rights organization. She recounts her life from childhood, where she was fascinated by the violin, to her experiences in the Holocaust.
She describes how the Germans discovered her violin and sent her family to a ghetto. There, she met a young man who was interested in her violin and made a music key from it. This encounter was significant to her, and she kept a record of it in a notebook.
Sara and her mother were taken to Auschwitz, where they were separated. Sara was 14-15 years old and was forced to work in an airplane factory. She was later moved to Austria, another concentration camp, Mathausen.
In 1945, the Americans arrived, and Sara and her mother were among the survivors who were liberated. After the war, Sara moved to Argentina, where she had a son and finished college. She also worked as a physical therapist.
Sara emphasizes the importance of sharing her experiences to help others understand the pain and suffering she and her family endured during the Holocaust. She hopes to be remembered with joy, not sadness.
1. Sara Rus is 91 years old and is the survivor and mother of Plaza de Mayo.
2. She had a violin as a child, but it was taken by the Germans during the war.
3. She was sent to a ghetto with her family.
4. There is a love story from the ghetto, involving a young man she liked but had to hide her feelings for.
5. She was taken to Auschwitz and later Birkenau, where she was separated from her mother.
6. She was taken to an airplane factory in Austria, where she worked for a few months.
7. She was later taken to Mathausen, another concentration camp in Austria.
8. She was with her mother when the Americans liberated the camp in 1945.
9. She later moved to Argentina, where she had a child and finished college.
10. She is a mother of Plaza de Mayo and shares her experiences with people who want to listen.
11. She believes that pain stays inside the body and is something that never gets out of it.
12. She is determined to share her experiences with people who want to listen, so they remember her with joy.