Halina Peabody was about nine years old when the Nazis carried out their first mass execution against the Jewish people in her town of Zaleszczyki, in German-occupied Poland (today, Zalishchyky, Ukraine).

Hear Holocaust survivor Halina’s experiences in her own words recorded on February 16, 2022. First Person is a monthly hour-long discussion featuring a live interview between journalist Bill Benson and a survivor and including questions from the audience, available on the Museum’s YouTube channel.

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