1945

February-March: Ben and Isaac were forced to walk the infamous 3-week Death March to Buchenwald. Upon arrival, Isaac and Ben showered, ate a little soup and after one-night rest, they hopped into a cable car train. 

March, Dachau – Ben and Isaac were on the notorious ill-fated death train from Buchenwald to Dachau. Of 3,000 inmates that walked onto the train, only 18 walked off at arrival to Dachau. Ben and Isaac were one of them. Arrival – April 1945. Two days later they were liberated. 

April 29th: Ben & Isaac are liberated at Dachau.  Isaac dies in Ben’s arms moments after liberation. Ben loses consciousness, waking up four months later in St. Ottilien hospital in Germany.