Hitler survivor has a warning for America

Kitty Werthmann was born in Austria and lived under Nazi rule for seven years, eventually immigrating to the United States in the 1950s. Currently residing in South Dakota, Mrs. Werthmann recently told her story to the South Dakota Family Policy Council, sponsored by Eagle Forum.

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“It dawned on me. It’s freedom.”

Kitty Werthmann tells this story of her arrival in the United States:

“I was processed in New York. I stayed in a hotel the first night, and the next morning asked the concierge for directions to the nearest police station. I asked if it was in walking distance, and it was.

“I walked in and told the desk sergeant I wanted to register. He said,’What are you talking about?’ I said I wanted to register, so they’d know where I was. How would they find me if I broke the law? He said don’t worry, they’d find me. And then he said, ‘Lady, get *** out of here.’

“I walked outside and it was a January day with a blue sky.

“I looked up and said, ‘What kind of country is this?’ All of a sudden it dawned on me. It’s freedom.”