Age: 11
Date: 1945
Location: Europe
Animals: Wolves
Misha Defonseca escapes the holocaust
When Misha Defonseca was seven years old, her mother and father were taken away and she was hidden in a safe house. But anticipating being turned over to the Germans, she ran off to look for her parents.
Across Europe with wolves
Misha's journey took her four years and across 3,000 miles of Nazi-occupied Europe, surviving by hiding in forests and stealing food and crops en route. Befriended by a pack of wolves, she shared their kill.