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She quickly learned the accordion to join the group, which spared her from the grueling labor of carrying heavy stones.

Bejarano survived the Holocaust through a combination of chance and musical talent. She quickly learned the accordion to join the

Deported to Auschwitz in 1943, she volunteered for the girls' orchestra despite originally being a pianist. She quickly learned the accordion to join the

She later survived a death march after being transferred to the Ravensbrück camp. A Life Dedicated to Resistance She quickly learned the accordion to join the

After the war, Bejarano emigrated to Israel before returning to Germany in 1960. Her activism was sparked in 1979 when she saw German police protecting neo-Nazi protesters.

The orchestra was forced to play as new arrivals were marched to the gas chambers, a memory she carried "with tears in [her] eyes".