The phrase “Together we stand, divided we fall.” This sentence best describes how Lily and her two sisters managed to survive the cruel Nazi concentration camps of Auschwitz-Birkenau and Buchenwald. Reading about the Holocaust reminds us that in this jungle of humanity, humans are the worst when it comes to inflicting pain on each other.

Thousands experienced what I experienced, yet everyone remembers something different. Keeping this in mind, Holocaust survivor Lily Ebert shared her ordeal with the world and people alike in her book, Lily’s Promise. A story about optimism, perseverance, the human spirit, and togetherness. I highly recommend this book to all readers. The language is easy to read. It also contains several photographs of Lily and her family. I also suggest readers read this book on the Holocaust, The Tattooist Of Auschwitz. A 98-year-old Holocaust survivor built a massive TikTok following to combat deniers: 'It happened' ". Washington Post . Retrieved 10 February 2022. Ebert was born in Bonyhád, Hungary. She was the eldest daughter in a family of six children. [1] The Holocaust [ edit ] As a Holocaust survivor, Lily has experienced the worst of humanity. Still, there is not a single line in the book where it feels like she has expressed any kind of hatred or malice against any country or religion. Forgive, but don’t forget—that’s the message she gave through her story.Ebert and Forman have collaborated with various departments of the UK Government (including the Department for Education, the Foreign Office, the Home Office and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities) and in November 2020, they spoke at the UK Parliament in favour of the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre. [8] Ebert and Forman have also appeared on international radio and television, giving interviews to over 180 news outlets in more than 35 countries. These are a few quotes from the book, “Lily’s Promise,” that I found very appealing and would want to share with you. In 2023 the volume of Shemot (Hebrew name for the Book of Exodus) with the signature of Lily Ebert's younger brother Bela, who was murdered in Auschwitz, was found. It remained in Eberts’ hometown of Bonyhád for decades and someone whose father had an antique shop recognised the surname, bought the book, and got in touch with Lily's great-grandson Dov Forman. Dov Forman travelled to Bonyhád and brought the book to London. [11] Honours and awards [ edit ]

Ebert and Forman were awarded with the community award, from Andrew Neil, at the Jewish Care and Topland business lunch in March 2022, at the Grosvenor House Hotel. [18] Auschwitz was hell on earth. We must never forget its horrors' ". standard.co.uk. 2020 . Retrieved 14 August 2021. Nonagenarian TikTok star shares Ausschwitz experiences". dw.com. 2021. Archived from the original on 14 August 2021 . Retrieved 14 August 2021.Egan, Elisabeth (26 May 2022). "Dov Forman Wants You to Know His Great-Grandmother's Holocaust Story". The New York Times . Retrieved 29 May 2022. In fact, the book’s title, Lily’s Promise, refers to a promise Lily made to herself on Yom Kippur in 1944: if she survived the Nazis’ brutality, she would not only tell the world her story. But she would also ensure that whatever happened to them wouldn’t happen to anyone again. Ebert's great grandson Dov Forman received the Points of Light award from the UK Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street, in November 2021, in recognition of exceptional services to Holocaust education. [16] [17]

You have to do your best to survive. Of course. But it’s hard to survive alone. Your best chance of life come from working together.

Holocaust Memorial Day: Portraits of last remaining UK survivors unveiled". BBC News. 27 January 2022 . Retrieved 27 January 2022. The Holocaust not only killed the people who died during the war, more people than the mind can take in, but also killed something in everybody who lived through it.