Born into a loving family of five children in Barycz, Poland, Morris Rubell’s childhood was shattered when Nazi forces occupied his country in September 1939. Just nine years old at the time, he was living at home with his family when war upended their lives.
During the Nazi occupation, as Jewish homes were seized, Morris witnessed unimaginable brutality. His father was tortured and killed, and his family—along with other Jewish residents—was forced into the Krosno ghetto.

At just eleven years old, Morris was separated from his mother and sisters, left to navigate the horrors of the Holocaust alone. He endured the brutality of the Plaszow, Mauthausen, Melk, and Ebensee concentration camps, surviving against all odds until his liberation in 1945 one month before his fifteenth birthday.

In the years that followed, Morris dedicated himself to ensuring that the atrocities of the Holocaust were never forgotten. Passionate about educating future generations, he shared his experiences with youth groups, schools, and community gatherings, instilling awareness and fostering a commitment to remembrance and tolerance.