Irene Gruber
Irene Gruber. I was born in Passau, Germany in 1946, raised in Australia where I lived till the age of 24 when I immigrated to Israel after completing my law degree from Melbourne University. Both my parents were Holocaust Survivors from Poland and endured painful losses and suffering. My mother’s father and brother perished, my mother and grandmother survived Auschwitz together. My father's first wife and infant son were murdered by the Nazis at Auschwitz in 1942; my father experienced many adventures and acts of bravery throughout the years of the Holocaust. At a later stage, both my Parents wrote the stories of their experiences during the Holocaust years, for which I am forever indebted to them. I have always been very aware of my Parents' Holocaust history and feel that it is deeply imbedded in every cell in my body. I have been involved with the largest 2G organization in Israel and spend much of my time these days learning about the history of the Holocaust and telling the stories of my parents, mainly in local schools, to our soldiers and to as many other audiences who wish to hear these testimonies.