Kuttekoven (Borgloon), Belgium. Sunday, January 26th, 2014. At nightfall, Simon Gronowski recounts to people of Kuttekoven, his daring escape – helped by his mother Chana Kaplan that rainy night of April 19, 1943 – from the 20th deportation train to Auschwitz, at this very spot on the railway track bed (of the so-called ‘Fruitspoor’) where it enters the village of Kuttekoven.

Many thanks to the people of Kuttekoven who contributed to this documentary, especially Mia Valkeneers and her brother Marcel Valkeneers, who lived nearby along the railway line that night in 1943 as children and experienced this.
Event organized following Simon Gronowski’s talk at Clee Castle in Kuttekoven with the help of Mrs Angélique Broux.
Film by : Michel van der Burg, assisted by an anonymous lady holding the umbrella during filming. Excerpt from a 12 min talk by Simon Gronowski.

French talk with English subtitles.

Citation info : Escape | Miracles Docs #4 | Miracles•Media | 20240705 | ISAN 0000-0007-329C-0004-K-0000-0000-E | TakeNode fd801051-3e31-4a4e-9828-7894d70c3625