now, let me introduce you to an awe-inspiring woman -- philomena franz. 3, she was sent to the nazi auschwitz concentration camp. while most of her family was killed in the concentration camp, philomena managed to save herself from the gas chambers. she had mustered up the courage to sing in front of her tormentors. just a few weeks ago, philomena franz took her last breath, aged 100. ♪ >> auschwitz concentration camp. between 1940 and 1945, the nazis murdered more than a million people here. the majority of whom were jewish. but many among them were roma and sinti. like philomena franz, who, until her recent death, kept bearing testimony to the torture and humiliation she witnessed in auschwitz. >> you know, it was inhumane. we were kept in the barracks down below. the crematorium, where people were burned, was above us, and our barracks just underneath. that's where i was held, too. but somehow, my time was not up. >> almost her entire family was murdered by the nazis. philomena franz herself was only 21 years old when she was deported to auschwitz. ther

now, let me introduce you to an awe-inspiring woman -- philomena franz. 943, she was sent to the nazi auschwitz concentration camp. while most of her family was killed in the concentration camp, philomena managed to save herself from the gas chambers. she had mustered up the courage to sing in front of her tormentors. just a few weeks ago, philomena franz took her last breath, aged 100. ♪ >> auschwitz concentration camp. between 1940 and 1945, the nazis murdered more than a million people here. the majority of whom were jewish. but many among them were roma and sinti. like philomena franz, who, until her recent death, kept bearing testimony to the torture and humiliation she witnessed in auschwitz. >> you know, it was inhumane. we were kept in the barracks down below. the crematorium, where people were burned, was above us, and our barracks just underneath. that's where i was held, too. but somehow, my time was not up. >> almost her entire family was murdered by the nazis. philomena franz herself was only 21 years old when she was deported to auschwitz. th