[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 27, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H4563]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING GERDA WEISSMANN KLEIN

  (Mr. JACOBS of New York asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. JACOBS of New York. Madam Speaker, today, on Holocaust 
Remembrance Day, I honor the life of Gerda Weissmann Klein, who passed 
away on April 3.
  Gerda was born in Poland in May 1925 and was only a teenager when her 
homeland was invaded by the Nazis. In 1942, she was sent to the Gross-
Rosen camp system.
  In 1945, Gerda was taken on a 3-month death march through 
Czechoslovakia. Luckily, the failed ignition of an incendiary device 
saved Gerda and 120 other women, who were liberated soon after.
  After the war, Gerda immigrated to western New York, my home, to 
raise her family, and she traveled the country sharing her story. 
Gerda's first book, ``All But My Life,'' told her story and was adapted 
into an Oscar-winning documentary called ``One Survivor Remembers.''
  Gerda has received numerous honors and awards, including the 
Presidential Medal of Freedom. Gerda also spoke before the United 
Nations General Assembly on the first International Holocaust 
Remembrance Day.
  Gerda is survived by 3 children, 8 grandchildren, and 18 great-
grandchildren. May her memory be a blessing to us all.

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