This document discusses families during the Holocaust and efforts to maintain family units. It profiles the stories of Marie and Rita, who were both hidden as children during the Holocaust to escape persecution. Marie was hidden in the village of Albi, France, which saved her life. Rita was separated from her family and transported between camps, but was eventually reunited with her twin sister. The document also discusses how some families were hidden together in non-Jewish homes, convents, and orphanages. In the camps, some prisoners retained family bonds or formed new relationships and families in the dire circumstances.

1. The Family Unit Maintaining and Building Families During the Holocaust Yulanda Au Evelyn KesslerOsose ObohSarah Peters

2. OverviewIntroduction

3. Marie’s story

4. Hidden children in non-Jewish families

5. Rita’s story

6. Retention of the family unit in the camps

7. Formation of families in the campsFamilies in hiding

8. Marie’s StoryBackground

9. Albi, France- Location of the village that hid her and her family, consequently saving their lives

10. Post-war life in the family unit

11. Going back to visit her rescuers or her second family

12. Reflections Albi