▁who ▁told ▁her ▁that ▁her ▁parents ▁and ▁brother ▁had ▁been ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁Hol oca ust , ▁and ▁that ▁her ▁two ▁sister s , ▁who ▁had ▁both ▁surv ived ▁Aus ch witz ▁and ▁Ber gen - B elsen , ▁had ▁contract ed ▁ty ph us , ▁and ▁were ▁in ▁extremely ▁poor ▁condition . ▁ ▁Her ▁sister s , ▁Made le ine ▁and ▁Sim one , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁imprison ed ▁initially ▁with ▁their ▁mother ▁at ▁the ▁Aus ch witz ▁concentration ▁camp ▁in ▁Occ up ied ▁Poland , ▁had ▁been ▁separated ▁from ▁her ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Naz i ' s ▁Ber gen - B elsen ▁concentration ▁camp ▁in ▁Germany , ▁where ▁she ▁died ▁from ▁ty ph us ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁just ▁prior ▁to ▁that ▁camp ' s ▁liber ation . ▁Their ▁father ▁and ▁brother , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁deport ed ▁to ▁Lith u ania ▁by ▁con voy ▁number ▁ 7 3 , ▁were ▁never ▁found . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁Den ise ▁Jacob ▁test ified ▁about ▁her ▁experiences . ▁R ough ly ▁translated ▁from ▁the ▁original ▁French , ▁she ▁said : The ▁pain , ▁the ▁cold , ▁the ▁hung er , ▁the ▁th irst , ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁sleep , ▁the ▁ins ur mount able ▁mis ery ▁that ▁is ▁overcome , ▁the ▁body , ▁except ▁serious ▁sequ ela e , ▁forget s ▁them ▁in ▁an ▁un cons cious ▁space . ▁ ▁The ▁images ▁that ▁will