Monday, June 16, 2008

Holocaust Survivor Anita Dittman: Trapped in Hitler's Hell, Saved by Jesus Her Messiah


Anita Dittman was just a little girl when the winds of Hitler and Nazism began to blow through Germany. Raised by her Jewish mother, she first heard about Jesus when she was just six years old. By the time she was eight, she came to believe that He was her Messiah. By the time she was 10, the war had begun. Trapped in Hitler's Hell is the true account of holocaust horror but also of God's miraculous mercy on a young girl who spent her teen-age years desperately fighting for survival yet learning to trust in the One she had come to love. You will never read another story like this one, and you will be changed forever through the life of this courageous and lovely young woman.

Here's an awe inspiring story of faith and courage of a young girl and Holocaust survivor Anita Dittman. Can you imagine what it must be like to be only a young teenager, forced to dig ditches in the hot sun for 10 hours a day in one of Hitler's camps? That's what Anita had to do to survive until that fateful day when she bribed a Nazi that opened the door to her freedom. Anita's story follows:

The Holocaust saw over six million Jews killed and millions more tortured.The survivor's from that time are becoming fewer and fewer as generations change hands. one of those survivor's is eighty-one year old, Anita Dittman..  Anita now lives in Northern Minnesota and recently sat down with us to tell us what it was like to live under Hitler's oppression...here is Anita's story:

Anita reflects, "I remember a time sitting outside, I must've been about eight years old or so...i was just waiting for a playmate to come out, instead six other girls came out and beat me up and called me "Jew Bread".Anita Dittman's childhood was filled with memories of discrimination and hatred, simply because she was Jewish. Adolf Hitler rose to power telling Germans they were the Master Race. Anita states, "and all undesirables had to be eliminated and of course the Jewish people were at the top of that list."Soon, neighbors and friends disappeared. They were pulled from their homes and sent to so-called "work camps" never to be seen again. Anita and her family waited.Anita recalled, "What was tough was that fear that at any moment there might be that knock at the front door."One day the knock on the door came. First, Anita's mother was taken, seven months later, Anita...herself.

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Related Story: Anita Dittman's Christmas Experience In A German Labor Camp During WWII

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3 comments:

  1. Anonymous8:19 PM

    What a story. Thank you for sharing. How many today could go through what Anita went through, and not hold a grudge? What a testimony to her Messiah, Yeshua.

    JoAnn

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  2. Vanessa MacLeod5:11 PM

    Dear Anitia,
    I just finished reading"Shadow of His Hand"through my tears.
    You were such a brave young woman,and to read how the Lord preserved you,even though you went through such horror,we can never imagine.I am so honored to be able to send this to you.Anita,I am also a Christian and excepted the Lord Jesus as my Saviour,21yrs ago.
    God Bless you.
    Love in Christ,
    Vanessa MacLeod
    Nova Scotia

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  3. Anonymous12:58 PM

    Anita i am 11 years old and i finished reading the shadow of his hand and that book made a huge impact on my life i just wanted to thank you and say that you are a huge insperation for anyone who reads your book

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