999: The Forgotten Girls chronicles the untold story of 999 mostly teenage girls betrayed by their government. Told that by volunteering for “work” they would fulfill their patriotic duty, these innocent young women willingly bid their families farewell. Under the cloak of deceit, they were transported on a one-way ticket to Auschwitz. The few who survived endured more than three years in the death camp. In the film, viewers meet the last living survivors of the First Jewish Transport and learn their story.
Join the Museum for a screening of the film followed by a discussion with director Heather Dune Macadam and Dr. Rochelle G. Saidel, founder of the Remember the Women Institute.
