Anton Mason Testimony

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The testimony I picked was Anton Mason’s. He Lived in hungary with his mother,Father, and little brother. Before they were sent to the camps Antons father was told by the governemnt he had to get rid og his shop because jews were not allowed to own businesses. Just like Eliezer, him and his fahter where split from his mother when they were sent to the concentration camp. When Anton left the cattle car the first thing he saw was German soldiers throwing live people into the creamatory. At first he did not beleive what he saw but later in life it was confirmed in a broadway play he did in fact witness that. The holocaust was a tragic time when fimalies were torn apart, when seperation was forever, and many were killed as if it was an ordinary

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