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Jack Adler was born on February 1, 1929. He had two sisters and a brother. He lived in Pabiance, Poland. Jack's family spent most of their time at the local synagogue.

During the first week of September 1939 the Nazis took over his hometown. The residents who were Jewish were forced into a section know as the Jewish Quarter. They all had to wear yellow Stars of David on the front and back on their clothing. They were given a strict curfew and were fed small amounts of bread and soup. Many became ill or died.

After that ghetto (Lodz) was liquidated, Jack's father, and his two sisters were sent to Auschwitz. When Jack arrived at Aushcwitz, he was chosen for one of Dr. Menegele's experiments. During the middle of the night Jack switched barracks and avoided having experiments conducted on him. The routine for the inmates at Aushcwitz was to wake up, go through a count/selection process, and then the chosen prisoners were sent to various concentration camps. Jack's two sisters died in Auschwitz. After Auschwitz, Jack and his father were sent to Kaufering concentration camp and then to Dachau. He was the only member of his family to survive.

Jack was liberated on May 1, 1945 by the United States Army. Once liberated, he then moved to Illinois as a war orphan. In 1953 he married his wife and had two children, a son and a daughter. Jack rarely spoke about his experiences in the Holocaust until people encouraged him to tell his story in the classroom. Today his lectures are in high demand.


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