Obviously, it left very deep psychological scars, however brave individuals may have tried to be. Remember that the survivors had lived through an attack on the 'whole person'.
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Yes, the Holocaust survivors did get reparation. West Germany agreed to pay Israel for slave labor and persecution for what happen during the Holocaust.
Escape: Children of the Holocaust profiles 7 child Holocaust survivors.
You could contact the local synagogue and ask tactfully. Please bear in mind that any Holocaust survivors are likely to be elderly.
Read Elie Wiesel, Night.
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