A Holocaust survivor who calls South Florida home shared her journey of faith and resilience, and her message of strength comes days before the Jewish New Year.

Speaking with 7News on Friday from her home in Fort Lauderdale, Ruth Di Stefano said she survived one of the darkest chapters in human history.

“I lost all my relatives. They were all murdered except for one aunt. Her husband was not Jewish, and he was able to rescue her,” she said.

Now at 97 years old, the Holocaust survivor still recalls those days

“I was born in Hamburg in 1928 and lived in Germany until 1940,” she said. “When the Nazi regime took over, our life in Hamburg became a bit different.”

As a young girl, Di Stefano said, she was confused at first about what was happening,

“Jewish children who used to go and play

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