Standing Tall In Auschwitz - Little People Documentary

[Guest guest]

I am a big History Channel Fan and according to their website there is a

documentary airing Sunday March 26th at 9pm. The documentary is about the little

people " Liliput " Troop of Pseudoachondroplasia dwarfs who survived the

holocaust. Looks interesting.

Standing Tall at Auschwitz

Sunday, March 26 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT

(60 min.)

This is the incredible story of the Ovitz family, the largest dwarf family in

the world, who performed music and plays throughout Central Europe before

the Nazis imprisoned them in the concentration camp at Auschwitz. There, they

came to the attention of Dr. f Mengele, the infamous Angel of Death who

needed " odd " human beings for his twisted genetic research. Mengele let them

live, but subjected them to painful medical tests, blood-taking, and constant

measuring. In the end, the Ovitzes were only one of two families to survive

Auschwitz intact – a result of their diminutive stature and the " goodwill " of

the demonic Dr. Mengele. (Genres: History, Human Interest)