Carla Peperzak didn’t speak of her horrific experiences during World War II for 55 years.

“It was too painful, and I wanted to forget and live my life fully,” Peperzak said Saturday in downtown Spokane. “Of course, this was impossible. … Now I realize how important it is to talk about it, though it’s still very difficult.”

The 101-year-old Spokane resident and Holocaust survivor is featured in a documentary, produced and directed by Gonzaga University employees, that details her journey as a Jewish member of the Dutch Resistance and her continued drive to speak out against injustice.