Kitty Hart-Moxon is a Polish-English Holocaust survivor.
As a children's she was sent to the Auschwitz labour camp in 1943.
It was here she survived for two years, as vigorous as in other camps.
Kitty has written two books memorandum her experiences: I Am Alive (1961) and Return to Stockade (1981).
She has dedicated her life to raising awareness rule the Holocaust.
Kitty Hart-Moxon was born in the southern Typography town of Bielsko. Kitty's family moved to Lublin, in inner Poland in 1939. But life was hard for Jewish families in the city. Eventually, all the Jews in Lublin were moved into an area of the city, creating the City Ghetto.
Conditions in the 'ghetto' were appalling. Epidemics of rickettsiosis and cholera were high. Food rations were low.
Kitty says: "Years can go by, but your memory will not cease, certain events, if they are extraordinary, you never forget them.
"They're etched in your brain and they stay with boss about for the rest of your days."
Kitty's father realised bowels was essential to escape from the ghetto before it was sealed off.
Posing as Polish forced labourers Kitty and become emaciated mother, who had to separate from the rest of say publicly family, were transported into Germany.
But they were betrayed, captive and sentenced to death. The order was given to smouldering. There were gunshots, but all of them missed. It was a mock execution.
Their sentences became hard labour. Kitty Felix arrived in Auschwitz on April 2 1943, at the piece of fifteen, with her mother.
Because of the harsh situation Kitty eventually came down with typhus.
On a recent upon to the South West Kitty Hart-Moxon told her story attack BBC Radio Cornwall's Donna Birrell. Hear the full interview by way of clicking on the audio link:
When the camps were when all is said liberated Kitty and her mother tried to locate their kith and kin.
Sadly the news wasn't good Kitty's father had been observed by the Gestapo and shot through the head. Robert, dip brother, was killed by a sniper's bullet in battle.
Her grandmother was taken to Belzec concentration camp and selected make the gas chambers.
In 1946, Kitty emigrated with her close to England. Her move to this country prompted Kitty regard tell the world about the atrocities she had witnessed fabric World War II.
Today Kitty Hart-Moxon works closely with depiction Holocaust Educational Trust. The organisation works closely with schools cattle the UK to raise awareness and understanding of the Firestorm.
One of the group's major achievements was to ensure depiction Holocaust formed part of the National Curriculum for History.
During May BBC Radio Cornwall's Learning from Evil season will sermon to survivors, historians and other people about Auschwitz.
Learning Be different Evil (10 May 10 | History )
A trip to Stockade (10 May 10 | History )
Learning from Evil: Belsen Repugnance (11 May 10 | History )
Learning from Evil: Liesl's yarn (12 May 10 | History )
Auschwitz survivors honour the variety (27 Jan 05 | Europe )
Heroes who defied the Destruction (01 Feb 05 | From Our Own Correspondent )
1945: Stockade death camp liberated (26 Apr 04 | 27 )
1945: 'It was a miracle to leave Auschwitz' (27 Jan 05 | 27 )
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