‘It Was Like He Was My Brother': Holocaust Survivors, Once Imprisoned Together, Reunited 80 Years Later

By Karli Barnett, CBS Miami

March 23, 2022

Two Holocaust survivors had an unexpected reunion at a South Florida dinner, almost 80 years after being imprisoned together in Poland.

Jack Waksal and Sam Ron attended the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s South Florida Dinner on Sunday.

Ron was one of the dinner’s honorary chairs. When speaking at the podium, he mentioned his original name: Shmuel Rakowski. That was a name Waksal immediately recognized.

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