I Was a Child in the Holocaust Prof. Aharon Barak (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | Documentary

I Was a Child in the Holocaust

Prof. Aharon Barak (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | Documentary

Born in 1936 in Kovno, Lithuania, Barak survived the Children's Aktion in March 1944 and was later smuggled out of the ghetto in a sack of potatoes. He and his mother were hidden by two farming families until the end of the war. In 1947, ...See moreBorn in 1936 in Kovno, Lithuania, Barak survived the Children's Aktion in March 1944 and was later smuggled out of the ghetto in a sack of potatoes. He and his mother were hidden by two farming families until the end of the war. In 1947, at the age of 11, he immigrated to Israel. He went on to serve in key public roles - including as a negotiator in the peace talks with Egypt and later as a Supreme Court judge for 28 years, 11 of them as President of the Supreme Court. Written by Ananey See less