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Claudine Schwartz-Rudel was seven years old when she fled from Paris to Southern France with her parents. Before they left Paris, Claudine's parents gave her a doll named Colette opening Tens of thousands of Jews sought shelter in lofts, cellars, bunkers, sewers, and similar places. Many equipped themselves with forged papers, while children were often concealed with Christian families. The survival ratio was low: most fugitives were discovered and murdered. The number of Jews who survived by going underground is estimated in the thousands.
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In the Shadow of the War
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Yael (Zofia) Rosner's doll

Zuzia

Yael (Zofia) Rosner

Zofia at age eight

Yael (Zofia) Rosner spent months hiding with her doll Zuzia in a cellar in the Warsaw Ghetto. The doll was given to the little girl

 by her mother, who was active in bringing children out of the ghetto. Yael’s mother came to visit her every few days, bringing food and.fabric. Yael used the fabric to make arts and crafts, helping to pass the long hours in hiding. Her only companion was her doll Zuzia, with whom she developed a special bond.  Zuzia was her friend, her confidante, and her family during the lonely and frightening time that she spent hiding in the cellar in the ghetto.

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