Ruth talks about the decision to fast on Yom Kippur—also known as the Day of Atonement—in Auschwitz II-Birkenau as a form of resistance.

Gender: Female
DOB: 1928
City of birth: Cuhea
Country of birth: Romania
Ghettos: Dragomiresti (Romania)
Went into hiding: No
Other experiences: Concentration camps: Auschwitz II-Birkenau (Poland), Bergen-Belsen Germany); Displaced persons camps