Yehudith Kleinman was born in Venice in 1939; her mother and grandmother moved to Milan shortly thereafter. In January 1944, she was taken to a convent for safety, where she was hidden and raised as a Christian.
After the war, Yehudith had to make a fateful choice – to remain at the convent, or to immigrate to Israel as a Jew. She spent several months in a children's home in Selvino, in northern Italy.
Yehudith grew up in Israel, joined the IDF and became a teacher. She has lived much of her adult life in Kfar Saba, and is the mother of two children. (fonte: Yad Vashem)

Yehudith Kleinman nasce nel 1939 a Venezia, in piena legislazione antisemita da parte del fascismo Italiano. Pochi mesi dopo, coi genitori si stabilisce a Milano. Nel 1944, la famiglia le fornisce documenti falsi facendola passare per cattolica e sistemandola in un convento, così salvandola dallo sterminio nazista. Dopo la liberazione, si apre la scelta se continuare a vivere come cattolica o partire per Israele. La scelta cadrà sulla seconda chance, e dopo alcuni mesi passati a Selvino, Yehudith raggiungerà Israele. Una volta cresciuta, la donna si arruola nell'Idf e forma una famiglia nella località di Kfar Saba.