Dita Kraus
Dita Kraus was born in Prague in 1929 and is a Holocaust survivor whose life is a testimony of resilience and strength. In 1942, when she was thirteen, she was deported with her parents to the Terezín ghetto and later to the Auschwitz extermination camp, where her father died. Later, Dita and her mother were sent to perform forced labor in Germany and finally to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, where her mother did not survive.
After the war, Dita married author Otto B. Kraus, also an Auschwitz survivor and teacher in the concentration camp. In 1949 they emigrated to Israel, where they worked as teachers and started a family with three children. Since Otto's death in 2000, Dita lives in Netanya, enjoying her four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
In 2022 she published her memoirs, "I, Dita Kraus. The Librarian of Auschwitz", where she recounts her extraordinary story of survival, love, and hope, inspiring generations around the world.
After the war, Dita married author Otto B. Kraus, also an Auschwitz survivor and teacher in the concentration camp. In 1949 they emigrated to Israel, where they worked as teachers and started a family with three children. Since Otto's death in 2000, Dita lives in Netanya, enjoying her four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
In 2022 she published her memoirs, "I, Dita Kraus. The Librarian of Auschwitz", where she recounts her extraordinary story of survival, love, and hope, inspiring generations around the world.
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