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Holocaust survivor Petr Polacek, 88, poses with a painting he made during an interview in Buenos Aires on December 20, 2024. Polacek was born on July 6, 1936 in Praga, Czech Republic. Pedro and his parents where deported to Terezin - Theresienstadt (Czech Republic) camp on November 19, 1942, and separeted fom his parents to live in the Kinderheim (Children's house) though later he was allowed to live with his mother. They worked in agriculture, and he was nine years old when the Soviet forces freed the camp on May 9, 1945. Polacek, who arrived in Buenos Aires with his mother in 1949, has 2 sons, 1 daughter, and 4 grandchildren. (Photo by JUAN MABROMATA / AFP) (Photo by JUAN MABROMATA/AFP via Getty Images)