Vilma Grunwald wrote a letter to her husband, just before she and one of her sons were killed at Auschwitz-Birkenau. She was aware of her impending fate: “You—my only and dearest one—do not blame yourself for what happened. It was our destiny. … Take care of the golden boy and don’t spoil him too much with your love.” The letter, donated by Frank Grunwald himself, is now in our Permanent Exhibition. Recently, the Grunwald family visited the Museum to see the letter. Listen to Frank's encouter wi

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Vilma Grunwald wrote a letter to her husband and son just before she was killed in the gas chambers at Auschwitz-Birkenau. In December 1943, Vilma and Kurt Grunwald and their two sons, Jan and Frank, were deported from the Theresienstadt ghetto to Auschwitz-Birkenau. At Auschwitz, they lived with thousands of other Czech Jews of all ages in the so-called Czech family camp. In July 1944, the SS chose to liquidate the family camp. While a few were selected for labor, Jan, then 16 and walking with