In 1973, Willy Fred, a Czech Jewish writer living in New York, learned that his son's girlfriend's mother had also been imprisoned in Auschwitz concen[Expand All]
In 1973, Willy Fred, a Czech Jewish writer living in New York, learned that his son's girlfriend's mother had also been imprisoned in Auschwitz concentration camp. The father and son went to pay a visit. Willy met Colette Cohen, the concentration camp lover he had been looking for for thirty years. Willy's memory was once again unlocked... In July 1943, Willie was transferred to Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. Soon after, the Belgian Jewish girl Colette was also sent there by train. Willie, on the train platform, instructed Colette, who had just got off the train, to call himself a seamper, which saved Colette from entering the gas chamber. Later, Colette was assigned to inspect the valuable items hidden in the clothes of the Jews. Willie took advantage of the opportunity of delivering and picking up clothes to secretly pass food and medicine around the camp. Their shared fate soon led them to fall in love...[Collapse]
