1944

May: Ben and entire family are forced to leave their homes and are crowded into cattle cars for deportation to Auschwitz-Birkenau. Ben, Uncle and Cousin Isaac bunk together for two weeks in Birkenau.
June: Ben, Uncle and Cousin Isaac were transported by truck to Durnhau Rock Quarry Labor Subcamp within the Gross-Rosen Concentration camp. They lived in the barracks in the subcamp for nearly a year working in the quarry, while Ben’s uncle worked in the kitchen. Abruptly, they were separated from his Uncle to leave the camp by foot.