Some 65 years ago, teenagers Menachem Sholowicz and Anshel Sieradzki stood consecutively in a queue in Auschwitz and had serial numbers (of the sort pictured below) tattooed on their arms. Sholowicz’s number was B-14594; Sieradzki’s was B-14595.

The two Polish Jews had never met, they never spoke and they were quickly separated. Each survived Auschwitz, moved to Israel, married, and became grandfathers.

A few weeks ago they stumbled upon each other via the internet and met up. “This is my victory,” Sieradzki said.

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