2021 First Person with Holocaust Survivor Estelle Laughlin

Estelle Laughlin was ten years old when the German army invaded her hometown of Warsaw, Poland. Her parents bravely dedicated themselves to trying to shield her from the unimaginable events they were experiencing.

Hear Holocaust survivor Estelle’s experiences in her own words recorded on September 1, 2021. First Person is a monthly hour-long discussion featuring a live interview between journalist Bill Benson and a survivor and including questions from the audience, available on the Museum’s YouTube channel.

Read more about the German invasion of Poland https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/conten...
Learn about the Warsaw ghetto
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/conten...
Read Chaim Kaplan's diary entry from September 1, 1939
https://www.ushmm.org/collections/the...
Learn more about the Warsaw ghetto uprising https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/conten...
Read Estelle's reflections on the last time she saw her father https://www.ushmm.org/remember/holoca...