#1 – The Tattooist of Auschwitz
In April 1942, Slovak Jew Lale Sokolov is deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau. Because he speaks several languages, he is assigned to assist the camp’s tattooist and eventually becomes a Tätowierer, marking identification numbers on incoming prisoners. The position gives him limited movement and access to goods, which…
#2 – Cilka’s Journey
In 1942, sixteen-year-old Cilka Klein is deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau, where sexual coercion and the attention of senior SS officers place her in a position that other prisoners may misread as privilege. She survives the camp, but liberation does not bring freedom: Soviet authorities accuse her of…
#3 – Three Sisters
As children in Slovakia, Cibi, Magda and Livia Meller promise their father that they will remain together. When Livia is ordered to report for deportation in 1942, Cibi goes with her, while Magda hides from the authorities before she too is captured. The sisters are eventually…