Mila Dorchik was born on May 12, 1924 in Szydlowiec, Poland. After the Nazis came into her town, they imposed a curfew and forced citizens to work for them. They did various jobs, such as cleaning the streets, houses, offices, and washrooms. In 1942, she was taken to Skarzysko-Kamienna labour camp and forced to work in an ammunition factory, producing bullets and lethal gas. In 1944 she was transferred to Czestochowa where she continued to do the same work. Mila was liberated in Czestochowa, on January 16, 1945 by the Russians. After the war, she returned to her hometown and stayed there for a short time and then moved to Germany. She lived there in a DP camp until 1948, when she immigrated to Israel. In 1961, she immigrated to Canada. Crestwood students visited Mila in her room at Baycrest in February of 2016 to hear her story.
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- 1. Mila's Early Life in Poland; Anti-Semitism.mp4
- 2. The Peace Ends.mp4
- 3. Conditions during the Holocaust.mp4
- 4. Skarzysko.mp4
- 5. Skarzyskjo to Czestochowa.mp4
- 6. 1945.mp4
- 7. Kindness; Family.mp4
- 8. Postwar Conditions .mp4
- 9. Strength; Israel.mp4
- 10. Thoughts on Poland; The Experiences that Have Shaped Mila.mp4
- 11. Health Problems and Mistreatment.mp4
- 12. Remembering.mp4
