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Roman Kent on arriving at Auschwitz
Roman Kent describes the moment the cattle car door’s opened and the utter chaos of arriving to Auschwitz.
Branko Lustig on returning to Auschwitz for a film shoot
Language: English
Branko Lustig, producer of Schindler’s List and our 50,000th interviewee in the Visual History Archive; recalls returning to Auschwitz during the filming of the TV mini-series War and Remembrance. Branko also describes how important it is not only to remember the Holocaust but also for future generations to learn from it.
Dario Gabbai on being a Sonderkommando
Language: English
Dario Gabbai recalls his experiences as a Sonderkommando in Auschwitz II-Birkenau. He was forced to usher people into gas chambers, and then haul out the bodies, take them to the crematorium, and clean up the room for the next group of victims.
Celina Biniaz on being added to Oskar Schindler's list
Language: English
Celina Biniaz describes how she and her parents were added to be on Schindler’ List. She also recalls when the women transport from Plaszow was sent to Auschwitz instead of to the Schindler factory in Brünnlitz.
Eva Kor on her experience with Josef Mengele
Language: English
Eva Kor and her twin sister Miriam were experimented on by infamous Nazi doctor Josef Mengele. She describes how one experiment had nearly killed her but she promised herself she would survive.
Roman Kent on arriving at Auschwitz
Language: English
Roman Kent describes the moment the cattle car door’s opened and the utter chaos of arriving to Auschwitz.
Paula Lebovics remembers a caring action from Soviet Liberator
Language: English
Paula Lebovics speaks on the liberation of Auschwitz as a child and remembers feeling cared for, the first time in her life.