"Because You Must Live": The Story of Shlomo (Solly) Perel

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Published 2022-10-30
Shlomo Perel was born to in Germany in 1925 to a Jewish family. In 1936, his family moved to Lodz, Poland. Following the outbreak of World War II, Shlomo and his brother fled eastwards to the territories of the Soviet Union. Shlomo was taken into a children's home in Grodno, escaping following the German invasion in 1941. He was captured, and then assumed an identity as an ethnic German. Shlomo was drafted to the German military as a translator, and later sent to a Hitler Youth camp in Germany. After liberation, he reunited with his brother who had survived Dachau, immigrated to Israel, and took part in Israel's War of Independence. Shlomo married Dora and they have children and grandchildren.
All Comments (21)
  • @IvayloPetrovOFFICIAL
    I am Bulgarian and I am proud that we did not allow the deportation of the Bulgarian Jews to the German concentration camps. Thus the Jews were saved. Glory to the Jewish people!
  • @nayashams6845
    I am Muslim but I strongly against any type of religion to discriminate against any others. We can live peacefully with each other even we don’t know what others believe in. Peace to all human beings.
  • @mfarruco7426
    Some one who went through so much and his face still conveys happiness. Mr. Shlomo is a great narrator also. God bless him
  • @EngPheniks
    I watched his biography movie of Europa Europa portrayed by Marco Hofschneider and I admire his wit and courage. RIP Solly Perel. 🙏
  • @chrispowell5879
    L'chaim, Mr. Perel, thanks for your astounding story, and blessed be the memory of your parents.
  • @christophermiraldi8758
    Real-life stories beat out fiction. You can't make this stuff up! God was with him the whole time. Love will always triumph over evil. God bless him!
  • @lornestein7248
    I saw his autobiographical film Europa, Europa as a teenager and always thought about the choices he made and what I would've done in his place to survive. A brave and courageous man.
  • @MalikaIC
    Because we are here to LIVE let no one bow to evil..It is powerless and uses violence to intimidate..true power acts and does not need to intmidate and steel our power by force it is contradicting itself!! You are a powerhouse mr Shlomo Perel..Gods infinite blessings !
  • @hughpaton8839
    I am Canadian. Thank you for capturing this story. It is motivating and I am sharing it with my children.
  • @carolyndombeck6469
    Extraordinary account ! Never came across anything like this! Thank you!
  • @seemarajderkar3019
    What an aweful and unbelievable twists of events Shlomo Perel faced in his early years!! His story of survival is really breathtaking as well as inspiring !Really hope, he is still around. I wish Shlomo healthy, peaceful years ahead!!
  • @adhardino9781
    I went to school not farfrom Peine, his birthplace, we had friends there, never knew about his origin. Watched hitlerjunge Salomon in 1990 in Munich, city of Hitlers movement. Very moving contribution, thanks and regards from Berlin!
  • @ewablaszkiewicz1629
    Bardzo dziekuje za Pana opowiesc, zupelnie niezwykla!!!!Serdecznie pozdrawiam!
  • @johnmartin5096
    Absolutely amazing story. Thank you for putting on Youtube.
  • @zwijntje3010
    WOW!!!! Just WOW, what a fantastic story, what a very brave boy, both, Schlomo and Jupp! What a wise man he becomes, unbelieveable! Le Chaim, dear sir Schlomo, Shalom from the Netherlands 💜🇮🇱✡️🫶🏻💋🫶🏻💋🥀🙏🏻