Pina Frassineti Wax, a 100-year-old Holocaust survivor, was honored by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for her resilience during World War II. Wax revealed how she and her family hid from the Nazis in a convent, with her brother even disguising himself as a nun to avoid detection. Wax's story highlights the horrors of the Holocaust and the importance of remembering its victims.
A 100-year-old Holocaust survivor revealed how her family hid from the Nazis inside a convent — as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer honored the “living legend superwoman” on Long Island Monday.
Frassineti Wax’s family went into hiding as Italy’s then dictator, Benito Mussolini, joined with Germany and Japan during World War II. The family were “Italkims,” or Italian Jews, Gavin Wax said.Texas Gov.
Frassineti Wax wound up in the United States as a war bride with her husband, Mario Wax, who had fled Italy and joined the US Army to fight in North Africa. Having survived war herself as a teenager, Frassineti Wax called for focus on all children entrapped by the ongoing Israel-Hamas War.
HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR SCHUMER CONVENT WWII
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