    [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 10, 2018)]
    [House]
    [Pages H91-H92]
    From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

         HIGHLIGHTING THE COURAGE AND PERSEVERANCE OF SONIA WARSHAWSKI

      (Mr. YODER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1
    minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
      Mr. YODER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to highlight the courage and
    perseverance of Sonia Warshawski, one of the few remaining Holocaust
    survivors in the Kansas City community and a constituent of mine. Now
    91 years old, as a Polish teenager, she was forced into concentration
    camps, ripped from her family, and even had to watch as her mother
    walked into the gas chamber.
      Her life is being highlighted in a recent documentary showing in
    American movie theaters called ``Big Sonia,'' co-directed by her
    granddaughter, Leah Warshawski. This beautiful film tells the story of
    her struggle and heartbreak and the power of love to overcome hate.
      I have known Sonia for years as a friend, but also as a customer, as
    she runs the small tailoring business started by her husband, John, who
    is also a Holocaust survivor.
      Sonia's story reminds us of the unspeakable evil that she and others
    in the Holocaust had to endure and that we must never forget today. But
    her story as a survivor also reminds us of humanity's beauty and
    kindness and the power to endure and overcome unspeakable tragedy.

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      Thank you for sharing your inspirational story with America, Big
    Sonia.

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