Testimony Clip Viewer
View short segments of testimony from the Institute’s Visual History Archive (full testimonies average 2.5 hours in length). Here, survivors and other witnesses of the Holocaust, survivors of the genocide in Rwanda, and a survivor of the Cambodian genocide share memories of their experiences. Segments are organized according to topics, which include life before genocide, hiding, ghettos, camps, liberation, life after genocide, and loss of family.
Clip Topics
- Life Before Genocide
Alex ChevionJewish Survivor
Steve LewkowiczJewish Survivor
Margaret LambertJewish Survivor
- Hiding
Hy AbrahmsJewish Survivor
Marcia SpiesJewish Survivor
Kristine KerenJewish Survivor
- Ghettos
Henry GreenblattJewish Survivor
Nathan PetersJewish Survivor
Helen FaginJewish Survivor
- Camps
Erna AnolikJewish Survivor
George GottliebJewish Survivor
Ellis LewinJewish Survivor
- Liberation
Esther BemJewish Survivor
James HayesLiberator
Irene WeissJewish Survivor
- Life After Genocide
Miriam TauberJewish Survivor
Romana FarringtonJewish Survivor
Malka BaranJewish Survivor
- Loss of Family
Phansy PeangCambodian Genocide Survivor
Emmanuel GataliSurvivor of Genocide in Rwanda
Venuste KarasiraSurvivor of Genocide in Rwanda
- Women and the Holocaust
Vladka Meed
Julia Lentini
Anita Lasker-Wallfisch
Agnes Kun
Anna Heilman
Esther Bem
- Music
Victor AitayJewish Holocaust Survivor
Klara Benjamin-BelkinJewish Holocaust Survivor
Chaim GoldbergerJewish Holocaust Survivor
Ruth ApfelJewish Holocaust Survivor
Henry RosmarinJewish Holocaust Survivor
- Religious Holiday Observances
Morris OstreicherJewish Holocaust Survivor
Ruth BrandJewish Holocaust Survivor
Nechama ArielJewish Holocaust Survivor
Rita HiltonJewish Holocaust Survivor
Esther JungreisJewish Holocaust Survivor
William SternJewish Holocaust Survivor
Jacob JungreisJewish Holocaust Survivor
Stefan EinhornJewish Holocaust Survivor
Manfred StraussJewish Holocaust Survivor
- Kristallnacht
Esther CliffordJewish Holocaust Survivor
Kurt MesserschmidtJewish Holocaust Survivor
Esther GeverJewish Holocaust Survivor
Fred KatzJewish Holocaust Survivor
Eva Abraham-PodietzJewish Holocaust Survivor
Herbert KarlinerJewish Holocaust Survivor
Jacob WienerJewish Holocaust Survivor
Robert BehrJewish Holocaust Survivor
- Love During the Holocaust
Ferdinand Tyroler
- From the Visual History Archive
On the anniversary of the liberation of BuchenwaldLiberation Witness, WW2
In honor of National Sibling Day, April 10Jewish Holocaust Survivor
Remembering the liberation of Bergen-Belsen Concentration CampJewish Holocaust Survivor
For National Librarian's DayJewish Holocaust Survivor
Remembering the Cambodian GenocideCambodian Genocide Survivor
Remembering The Nuremberg TrialsWar Crimes Trial Witness
Remembering the Warsaw Ghetto UprisingJewish Holocaust Survivor
Remembering the Warsaw Ghetto UprisingJewish Holocaust Survivor
On Armenian Genocide Remembrance DayJewish Holocaust Survivor
Teacher Appreciation WeekJewish Holocaust Survivor
Remembering the first Paris Roundup of 1939Jewish Holocaust Survivor
Recalling the Hungarian Deportation of Jews to Auschwitz-Birkenau on May 15, 1944Jewish Holocaust Survivor
Recalling the Hungarian Deportation of Jews to Auschwitz-Birkenau on May 15, 1944Jewish Holocaust Survivor
How to Use the Viewer
Click on one of the topics above. A window will appear that displays a series of thumbnail images. Click on an image to begin watching the video clip.
