On June 8th, 1944, Sonia was liberated by the Americans and the British. Her mother took the train to fetch her two daughters, while Sonia and her sister simultaneously took a train to Brussels. Her mother returned to Brussels with flowers and potatoes from the countryside, finally reuniting with her daughters. Sonia's father had been arrested and spent three months in Caserne Dossin. His fake ID was a “Palestine paper,” enabling him to potentially be exchanged for a German prisoner in Palestine. Thanks to this false identification, he avoided deportation. However, he returned with an angina, a harmful medical condition that persisted until the end of his life.
Gilbert’s father came to fetch him from his foster family in May 1944, very unexpectedly. Gilbert and his father left Gilbert’s cousin’s house for a long walk across the fields. Gilbert recalled feeling very tired, but his father encouraged him to continue as they needed to get home before dark. They arrived in a village in the north of France where he reunited with his mother. Despite living in a very small room together, Gilbert was overjoyed to be with them. They stayed there until the liberation.