Deported to Auschwitz in 1943, she volunteered for the girls' orchestra despite originally being a pianist.
The orchestra was forced to play as new arrivals were marched to the gas chambers, a memory she carried "with tears in [her] eyes". Deported to Auschwitz in 1943, she volunteered for
She quickly learned the accordion to join the group, which spared her from the grueling labor of carrying heavy stones. Deported to Auschwitz in 1943
Bejarano survived the Holocaust through a combination of chance and musical talent. Deported to Auschwitz in 1943, she volunteered for