Tova Friedman, who is a survivor of the Holocaust, talked about her experiences at the Sidney and Pauline Friedman Jewish Community Center

KINGSTON — Tova Friedman, one of the youngest people to survive the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp, spoke Wednesday evening during an event to honor Yom HaShoah at the Sidney and Pauline Friedman Jewish Community Center. More than 150 members of Friedman’s family on her mother’s side were murdered in the Holocaust. Her book, titled “The Daughter of Auschwitz,” was a bestseller in the New York Times, holding the number one spot for many weeks.