Last week, I was finally able to watch the documentary, “Eva: A-7063,” which follows the story of Eva Mozes Kor. I’ve followed the progress of this project almost since it was announced and have waited to see it for maybe two years now. It debuted this year on PBS and has been shown several times. Narrated by Ed Asner, it shows the life of Eva Mozes Kor like we have never seen it before. Often when you read about Auschwitz, or WWII, or the Holocaust and Eva is mentioned, her story is cut off at the liberation of Auschwitz. Which is unfortunate, because the Holocaust and her time in Auschwitz was only part of her journey. Her story certainly didn’t end there.
Born in Romania, in 
1944, Eva and her family were transported to Auschwitz. On her arrival, she and her twin Miriam were selected by Dr. Mengele to be used for experimentations. Eva and Miriam remained in Auschwitz until its liberation on January 27, 1945. Eva tried to resume her life, fell in love, married and had children, but the loss of their family and the inhumane torture haunted her for years. Until something truly miraculous happened.
I don’t want to go too in depth about the documentary and risk spoiling for those who haven’t seen it. I only wanted to shed some light on it and to do my small part of sharing Eva’s story with others. If you get the opportunity, you ought to watch it. From the way it was put together, you can tell it was a labor of love. Eva is a remarkable woman. I have met her in person a couple of times, I went on her tour to Auschwitz-Birkenau and Krakow in 2015, and she has been a constant inspiration to me.
For more information on the documentary, go here: https://www.thestoryofeva.com/. Or if you are interested in the museum she founded, go here: https://candlesholocaustmuseum.org/.
Veronica Leigh 