Holocaust survivor's granddaughter: 'I'm just the messenger now' Lecture was concurrent with 'Luminous Journey' exhibit Last updated 6/15/2022 at 6:25pm On June 27, 1944, cousins and best friends Vera Frank and Maria Frank of Hungary were loaded onto cattle cars and taken to the infamous Auschwitz concentration camp, where they remained for six weeks before being sent to Buchenwald, another concen... For access to this article please sign in or subscribe.