Born in 1924 in Lodz, Poland, Saba Feniger lived in a loving, extended family network which, when she lost her mother at a young age, was a source of solace and consolation for her. Life was comfortable and enriched with strong friendships and fine culture. When Saba was 15, Germany occupied Poland and life as everyone knew it ceased.

The Jews of Lodz were forced into a ghetto where overcrowding, poor sanitation, disease, hunger, fear and death characterised their lives for over four years. Saba lost her beloved father in the ghetto, but worse was to come when transportation to the camps began. Saba and her aunts were first transported to Auschwitz and then to Stutthof. She suffered unimaginable horrors and more loss of loved ones.