Heather Morris made the vow as the Holocaust survivor lay in hospital. It would be another 12 years before she published her book. Above: Morris and Sokolov.
As The Tattooist of Auschwitz becomes a TV series, we take a look at the true story of Lale Sokolov and Gita Furman and their story of finding love in the darkest of places.
Gary Sokolov s father Lali, a Slovakian Jew, was forced to work as the tattooist at the Nazis death camp in occupied Poland. Above: Harvey Keitel as Lali Sokolov in The Tattooist of Auschwitz.
Lali Sokolov encountered Gita Fuhrmannova - the woman who would become his wife - when she stood before him emaciated and robbed of her dignity at Auschwitz death camp.