Rachel Levy remembers the moment as vividly as if it were yesterday, taking a deep breath as she prepares to relive her harrowing escape.
At just 14 years old, she and her friend were selected for the gas chambers at the Auschwitz concentration camp by infamous Angel of Death Josef Mengele and nurse Irma Grese, dubbed the Hyena of Auschwitz.
When there was a sudden commotion, with gunshots fired, the two terrified girls ran for their lives, hiding behind kitchen staff carrying big pots of soup until they could reach their barracks.