She saw her family members marched off to their deaths while she went to a forced-labor camp. It took her almost 60 years to begin telling her story.
Author: NEIL GENZLINGER
Rodriguez, Singer Whose Career Was Resurrected, Dies at 81
Two albums in the early 1970s went largely unnoticed in the United States, but not overseas. Then came the 2012 documentary “Searching for Sugar Man.”
Kemal Dervis, Who Eased Turkey’s Economic Crisis, Dies at 74
Changes he spearheaded in 2001 helped avert disaster. He later led the United Nations Development Program.
Elisabeth Kopp, Swiss Politician Who Made History, Dies at 86
In 1984 she became the first woman elected to the country’s governing council, but a scandal prevented her from being the first woman to serve as president.
Robert Hébras, Last Survivor of a 1944 Massacre in France, Dies at 97
Dead bodies shielded him as the Nazis killed 643 people in Oradour-sur-Glane. He spent his life keeping the memory of the slaughter alive.
Oscar White Muscarella, Museum ‘Voice of Conscience,’ Dies at 91
An archaeologist at the Met, he warned about plundered and fake antiquities and about the acquisition practices of collectors and museums, including his own.
Stanislav Shushkevich, First Leader of Post-Soviet Belarus, Dies at 87
He helped formalize the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991, led his country until 1994, then became a vocal critic of his successor, Aleksandr G. Lukashenko.
Stanislav Shushkevich, First Leader of Post-Soviet Belarus, Dies at 87
He helped formalize the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991, led his country until 1994, then became a vocal critic of his successor, Aleksandr G. Lukashenko.