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en Interview with Esther Bejarano, conducted by Linde Apel on March 4, 2003, FZH/WdE 744. https://keydocuments.net/source/jgo:source-271 Institute for the History of the German Jews Online Ressource Esther Bejarano, née Loewy, was born on December 15, 1924 in Saarlouis. She grew up in Saarbrücken and Ulm, where her father was the cantor of the Jewish congregation. Due to the Nazi persecution, three of her siblings fled to the USA, Palestine, and the Netherlands. Esther Bejarano also wanted to leave Germany and went on hachschara in Brandenburg, i.e., she prepared herself for emigration to Palestine. Starting in 1941, she had to perform forced labor and was deported to Auschwitz on April 20, 1943 – from there to Ravensbrück six months later. Unlike her parents and sister, who had fled to the Netherlands, she survived. After her liberation, she emigrated to Palestine, where she worked as a singer and music teacher. In 1960, she returned to Germany with her husband and children and moved to Hamburg. She performed as a singer and got involved in the Auschwitz Committee. Esther Bejarano died in Hamburg on July 10, 2021. 2024-07-31