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Dorit Oliver-Wolff was given a British Empire Medal for services to Holocaust education and awareness in 2020Dorit Oliver-Wolff was given a British Empire Medal for services to Holocaust education and awareness in 2020
A Holocaust survivor who hid in a cellar with her mother for nine months without light or heating says she will continue to educate people "as long as I have a breath in my body".A Holocaust survivor who hid in a cellar with her mother for nine months without light or heating says she will continue to educate people "as long as I have a breath in my body".
Dorit Oliver-Wolff, who lives in Eastbourne, East Sussex, resided in Budapest when she was first forced to hide from the Nazis at the age of five.Dorit Oliver-Wolff, who lives in Eastbourne, East Sussex, resided in Budapest when she was first forced to hide from the Nazis at the age of five.
The 89-year-old continues to tell her story as Sussex, Kent and Surrey honours Holocaust Memorial Day, which marks the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp, where more than a million people were killed.The 89-year-old continues to tell her story as Sussex, Kent and Surrey honours Holocaust Memorial Day, which marks the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp, where more than a million people were killed.
Eighty years later, Ms Oliver-Wolff - who was given a British Empire Medal in 2020 – said she was adamant that "anti-Semitism must not be repeated again".Eighty years later, Ms Oliver-Wolff - who was given a British Empire Medal in 2020 – said she was adamant that "anti-Semitism must not be repeated again".
From 1941, Ms Oliver-Wolff and her mother spent four years in hiding - including nine months in a cellar.From 1941, Ms Oliver-Wolff and her mother spent four years in hiding - including nine months in a cellar.
She was caught twice, managing to escape both times. On one occasion, Ms Oliver-Wolff was turned into the Nazis by the woman who looked after her while she was working. She was caught twice, managing to escape both times. On one occasion, Ms Oliver-Wolff was turned in to the Nazis by the woman who looked after her while her mother he was working.
She recalled: "The door burst open, 'this is the stinking little Jew who is hiding here, she is contaminating the air. I just want to get rid of her'."She recalled: "The door burst open, 'this is the stinking little Jew who is hiding here, she is contaminating the air. I just want to get rid of her'."
After being taken away by Adolf Hitler's SS group, she was taken to a processing house in Budapest from which she managed to escape in excrement-filled sheets.After being taken away by Adolf Hitler's SS group, she was taken to a processing house in Budapest from which she managed to escape in excrement-filled sheets.
"The smell of ammonia made my eyes water," she said."The smell of ammonia made my eyes water," she said.
Memorial events were held on Monday in Tunbridge Wells and Woking, while people can attend a candle vigil in Brighton city centre until 17:00 GMT.Memorial events were held on Monday in Tunbridge Wells and Woking, while people can attend a candle vigil in Brighton city centre until 17:00 GMT.
Later on Monday evening, there is to be an event in Eastbourne, while Medway's commemoration will take place at a school near Rochester.Later on Monday evening, there is to be an event in Eastbourne, while Medway's commemoration will take place at a school near Rochester.
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