Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the former President of Iran, gained international attention for his controversial remarks about the Holocaust. In 2005, he called the Holocaust a “myth” and questioned the extent of the genocide perpetrated by the Nazis during World War II. After years of suppressing the fear, sadness, and emotional distress that defined most of her childhood, the diminutive, demure, and humble Cecylia discovered a voice that even she was surprised to find. “This powerful man, that millions of people listen to, is trying to invalidate all that I endured as a child Holocaust survivor. He is telling people that the bodies I saw as a child, the torture I witnessed, the horrific memories that I can’t erase -never happened! I can’t sit quietly any longer.”
