Love During the Holocaust

Clips of survivors recalling times in their lives during the Holocaust when they still managed to find love.

Ferdinand Tyroler

Jewish Survivor

Hear Ferdinand Tyroler tell the story of how he and Edith Weiss, two teenagers who met in the Auschwitz III-Monowitz slave labor camp, fell in love under unimaginable circumstances. Ferdinand recalls how, in spite of fear and constant threat of death, he and Edith managed to find hope in each other, dreaming of their future together.

 

  • Ferdinand Tyroler

    Language: English

    Jewish Survivor

    Hear Ferdinand Tyroler tell the story of how he and Edith Weiss, two teenagers who met in the Auschwitz III-Monowitz slave labor camp, fell in love under unimaginable circumstances. Ferdinand recalls how, in spite of fear and constant threat of death, he and Edith managed to find hope in each other, dreaming of their future together.

     

  • George and Giselle Weiss - A Love Story

    Language: English

    George and Giselle Weiss are both child survivors and natives of Belgium. George describes when he first met Giselle after he returned to Belgium from his military service in the Israel. Giselle explains how her grandmother disapproved of their romance because George was not orthodox.  Two years later George and Giselle married in Belgium and then moved to the United States.