Zisblatt Told her Diamond Story…Because She Feared her Son Would Read Mein Kampf
In this 5 minute clip, Irene Zisblatt relates her wartime experiences, as per her book "Fifth Diamond". She states that her mother sewed 5 diamonds in her clothes, in case she needed to buy bread. Zisblatt was taken to Auschwitz-Birkenau, and having her hair shaved, showered, and her clothes taken, she hid the diamonds in…