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Off-Ramp

Laura Hillman - a Schindler Jew tells her story

Schindler Jew Laura Hillman signing books at the Bowers Museum.

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Over 11 years and 570 episodes, John Rabe and Team Off-Ramp scoured SoCal for the people, places, and ideas whose stories needed to be told, and the show became a love-letter to Los Angeles. Now, John is sharing selections from the Off-Ramp vault to help you explore this imperfect paradise.

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Laura Hillman - a Schindler Jew tells her story
On Holocaust Remembrance Day, Laura Hillman, saved by luck and by Oskar Schindler, told her story at the Bowers Museum. Short version.

Their numbers are dwindling and the memories are painful, but many Holocaust survivors will not refuse an invitation to talk about their experiences, seeing it as their duty to the 6,000,000 who didn't make it. On Holocaust Remembrance Day, Laura Hillman, saved by luck and by Oskar Schindler, told her story at the Bowers Museum.

Above, we've posted an excerpt from her speech, and the entire half-hour address.