How Saba Kept Singing

Meeting Zippi

Name: How Saba Kept Singing: Meeting Zippi
Uploaded: 2023-04-18
Duration: 128 s
Description: While he was imprisoned at Auschwitz during World War II, David Wisnia found comfort in a romantic friendship with a fellow prisoner named Zippi. In later years, he came to understand that she had altered Nazi transportation orders, saving his life. "They expected you to be cruel," Zippi said. "But you could always act like a human being."

While he was imprisoned at Auschwitz during World War II, David Wisnia found comfort in a romantic friendship with a fellow prisoner named Zippi. In later years, he came to understand that she had altered Nazi transportation orders, saving his life. "They expected you to be cruel," Zippi said. "But you could always act like a human being."

Meeting Zippi

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