These sisters were born into a family where seven out of ten families members were born with dwarfism 😲😲 At that time, doctors still did not understand why so many children with dwarfism were born in one family 😱
Because of their special appearance, the sisters and their other relatives performed on stage, entertaining people 😲 And are you interested in what the rest of this unique family looked like? Their family photo and story were told in the first comment 👇👇
The Ovitz family was more than just a family – they were a real troupe of performers, known as the “Lilliputian Troupe”, and traveled throughout Europe performing music and theater.They were Jews from a small town in the Carpathian Mountains,and seven out of ten family members suffered from a rare form of hereditary dwarfism.
Despite their peculiar physicalities , they did not withdraw into themselves. On the contrary, they turned their uniqueness into talent: they sang, played instruments , joked and entertained the public.
But the world they lived in was changing rapidly , and with the arrival of the Nazis, their lives turned into a real nightmare.
In 1944,the family was arrested and deported to Auschwitz.The Ovitzes suffered a different fate, no less terrible.
Foram notados pelo Dr. Joseph Mengele , apelidado de ” anjo da morte “, obcecado por experiências médicas em humanos , especialmente gémeos e anões . Ele decidiu usá- los como ” material científico “.
Os membros da família foram sujeitos a experiências cruéis e sem sentido . Foram radiografados sem proteção, tiveram os dentes extraídos , produtos químicos injetados nos olhos, foram recolhidas amostras de medula óssea e cada centímetro dos seus corpos foi medido .
O médico estava interessado em saber porque é que havia tantos anões numa família e também como é que os anões conseguiam viver entre pessoas de altura normal .
E , no entanto , a família Ovitz sobreviveu . Apesar da dor, do medo e das condições desumanas , mantiveram – se unidos . Além disso , tentavam ajudar outros prisioneiros , partilhando migalhas de comida e apoio moral .
Quando o campo foi libertado, a família estava entre os poucos que escaparam com vida. O mundo inteiro aprendeu sobre estas pessoas corajosas e pequenas , com corações enormes .
A última dos Ovitz, Pearl , morreu em 2001 .
