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Holocaust Survivor Finds Peace in Israel at 86

4/14/2026

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Penina Zeitchik, an 86-year-old Holocaust survivor, immigrated to Israel and now lives in Hashmonaim.
She was born in Lubieszow, Poland, and fled as Nazis invaded in 1941.
Her family endured hardships in Uzbekistan and spent years in Displaced Persons camps in Germany.
She moved to New York in 1951 and became a teacher.
After her husband’s death, she views living in Israel as revenge against wartime suffering.

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Story summary

Penina Zeitchik, an 86-year-old Holocaust survivor, immigrated to Israel and now lives in Hashmonaim.
She was born in Lubieszow, Poland, and fled as Nazis invaded in 1941.
Her family endured hardships in Uzbekistan and spent years in Displaced Persons camps in Germany.
She moved to New York in 1951 and became a teacher.
After her husband’s death, she views living in Israel as revenge against wartime suffering.