Sara Aldouby was originally known as Sara Schindler. Her mother's family was from Romania and her father's family was from Poland but settled in Hungary. She was one of ten children. When the Nazis came into Hungary, they quickly rounded up the Jewish families. Aldouby's family was sent to a factory for a week before they were sent to concentration camps. Her father was sent to Bergen-Belsen [Annotator's Notes: Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Belsen, Germany], while Aldouby, her mother and siblings were sent to Auschwitz [Annotator's Notes: Auschwitz concentration camp in Oświęcim, Poland]. However, on the train ride to Auschwitz, the train switched courses to Terezin [Annotator's Notes: Theresienstadt Ghetto and transit camp in Terezin, Germany] due to bombing on the railroad. While at Terezin, her mother and the children did various jobs, from sewing clothing to cutting down trees. They were there for five months before the Russians liberated the camp. Her family returned to Hungary for a short period of time and then her family prepared to move to Israel.

Sara Aldouby grew up in a small village in Hungary. Her family called her "my pillow" because she used to carry around a pillow. Her father worked for a wood merchant and was well off financially. Aldouby's father lost his job as antisemitism increased in the communities. Her mother ended up becoming the financial support while her father stayed home. Aldouby recalled that her grandmother lived with them, but she was killed in a concentration camp. She was six years old when the Nazis took over the country. She recalls walking to the train station with her family and all the Jewish people in the community when they were rounded up by the Nazis. Her family was put on a cattle car train and the conditions were horrible. When she reached the Terezin concentration camp [Annotator's Notes: Theresienstadt Ghetto and transit camp in Terezin, Czech Republic], she recalled being told that they would be protected, and they would be going to a good place. She can remember that her mother worked at a sewing table in a factory and she would sit under the table. She can remember playing around in the dust and the dirt. She felt protected by her mother and did not fear for her life. Her mother would save food for the children. They slept in barracks that were in poor condition. Aldouby recalled when the American Red Cross came to visit. People staged things to show off. They played a game of soccer and had a concert on a stage, however outside the area there was a crematorium. She was told that it was a factory for making shoes.

After being liberated from the concentration camps, Sara Aldouby's father wanted to go to Israel while her mother wanted to go to the United States. They relocated to Italy for two years while waiting to make it to Israel. They finally moved there in 1948 by way of a ship. They settled in a small village and started a normal life. She went school and graduated from high school. When she was 18, she joined the Army [Annotator's Notes: Israeli Defense Force] and served for seven years before retiring as a Captain. She loved her experience in the military. She shared her experiences with her children when they started asking about the Holocaust.

After Sara Aldouby served in the Israeli Defense Force for seven years, she decided she wanted to go back to school. She became a physical education teacher. She discovered a talent and a way to express her feeling about the Holocaust using sculptures. She has sculptures on display in various places around the world. Aldouby believes that we need to teach the history of the Holocaust so it never happens again.