FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — Holocaust survivor Samuil Manski believes strongly in fate, having been in the right place at the right time after fleeing Europe with a visa granted by a Japanese diplomat before ending up in Boston.

"How can you not believe in fate?" asked Manski, 90, during a recent interview. "I don't fight fate."

He vividly recalls what happened almost 70 years ago and hopes the world will not forget what he endured.