Auschwitz survivor Menachem Bodner is using Facebook to search for the identical twin brother he last saw in Josef Mengele's brutal laboratory.
Philly.com reported that Menachem Bodner believes he and his twin brother were victims of Dr. Josef Mengele, who experimented on twins in his gruesome Auschwitz laboratory. Bodner was 4 when he was liberated from the camp and separated from his brother, according to the report.
Mengele was known for his obsession with twins. The Candles Holocaust Museum compiled a list of twins who were brought to his Auschwitz lab. There, Bodner is listed by his birth name: Elias Gottesman.
The listing shows "A-7733 Gottesmann, Elias," age 4. Below that, the record shows a Jeno Gottesman, also age 4 and paired with Bodner.
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According to The Daily Beast, Bodner, today a retired tax-service employee living in Israel, got help in his search from Ayana KimRon, a genealogist. She took scraps of information, and Bodner's memories, and created a Facebook page called A7734, based on the tattooed number Jeno Gottesman may still bear.
On the page, KimRon says Bodner was transported to Auschwitz with his twin in May 1944. There, they were subjected to medical experiments, but both survived until the camp was liberated.
The page says Bodner was taken out of Auschwitz and spent the next 68 years assuming a new life and identity. It suggests that Jeno may have been adopted by a Christian family and could be living in the U.S.
Bodner's search has piqued interest on the internet. Since March 2, hundreds have shared Bodner's tale in the hopes of helping him find his brother. The story has also appeared on Reddit.
According to Philly.com, KimRon has already found other members of Bodner's extended family. Philly.com said Bodner plans to travel back to Auschwitz with some family members this summer for the first time since his liberation.
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