Letter from Holocaust survivor found from flea market vendor decades later

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'The second that I had it transcribed, I just knew it had to go back to the right family.'

On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Mikhl and Millie Baran open up about their story of escaping concentration camps and coming to America.Thrift stores, antique fairs and flea markets in New York City are prime spots for finding valuable, hidden family heirlooms. When Chelsey Brown, an avid thrifter, was shown a letter written more than 75 years ago at the"The second that I had it transcribed, I just knew it had to go back to the right family," Brown said.

In 1944, she was recaptured and put in solitary confinement in Berlin until she was liberated by Russian troops in July 1945.MORE: EU leaders worried by rise in antisemitism, Holocaust denial Brown discovered the details of the family tree through MyHeritage.com, a global family history platform that retains historical records.

She added,"May God bless your noble work, and may you receive many blessings in return for all you do for families like mine."Brown, whose family also lost members in the Holocaust, now feels a deep connection to Loewenberg and said her story has inspired her.

 

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