During his time at the hospital, Schaecter never found another survivor in his family.
For two and a half years, he had an index card with his information on a billboard in Prague, as did countless...
David Schaecter was born Aug. 4, 1929, on a farm in Czechoslovakia. With his grandfather escaping the Austria-Hungarian War in 1812, Schaeter's life revolved around his nearest village, called Snina. This...
Children screamed and dogs barked. He watched as his family members got ruthlessly torn away from him, most of which he would never see or hear from again. The imminent threat of death lingered as the...