Marí Dawidowicz

Marí Dawidowicz (F / Belgium, 1929-2021), Holocaust survivor

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Biography (March of the Living)

Marí Dawidowicz z"l (1929-2021) for some, María or Myriam for others was born in Belgium in 1929. She was 9 years old when the war broke out. Her childhood was marked by constant changes, while her father fought as a volunteer in the army first and then as a member of the French resistance. She survived the Second World War sheltered and hidden by different families in the French countryside. When she ended the war, she returned to Belgium with her mother and from there she traveled to Argentina. She participated in the March of the Living in 2014 with Argentina Delegation. Marí was encouraged to tell the terrible childhood story of her, which she had hidden in the trunk of her memories. She had 7 grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Mari passed away on January 26, 2021.