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Survivor of Genocide in Rwanda
Venuste describes losing his daughter right before his eyes.
Born: 1953
City of Birth: Kabagali (Gitarama, Rwanda)
In hiding: Kicukiro (Kigali, Rwanda)
Liberated by: Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF)
Liberation location: Nyanza (Kicukiro, Kigali, Rwanda)
family loss, rwandan survivor, clip, male, Venuste Karasira / Sunday, May 5, 2013
These are survivors’ accounts of losing loved ones in the midst of genocide.
family loss, tcv / Sunday, May 5, 2013
Jewish SurvivorVladka was involved in the illegal youth organization, Zukunft, which helped to clandestinely provide literature, music and education in the Warsaw ghetto. Their contributions lifted the spirits of the ghetto inhabitants and encouraged them to believe that their current situation would eventually pass.
united nations, un, women, clip, jewish survivor, female, vladka meed / Sunday, May 5, 2013
Roma-Sinti SurvivorJulia describes how her family’s lack of awareness of war events led to their incarceration at Auschwitz II-Birkenau.Gender: FemaleDOB: 4/15/1926City of birth: EisernCountry of birth: GermanyCamps: Schlieben (Germany), Auschwitz II-Birkenau (Poland)
united nations, un, women, female, clip, Julia Lentini / Sunday, May 5, 2013
Jewish Survivor
Anita was selected to become a member of the women’s camp orchestra as a cellist. Despite being out of practice, she felt no danger in auditioning for this role since they desperately needed a cellist. Playing in the orchestra kept her safe during the war.
DOB: 1/1/1925
City of birth: Breslau
Country of birth: Germany
Camps: Bergen-Belsen (Germany)
Other exp: prisons, identity concealment
united nations, un, women, female, clip, Anita Lasker-Wallfisch / Sunday, May 5, 2013
Jewish Survivor
Agnes describes her experience working in the camp hospital at Auschwitz II-Birkenau and her good fortune for her work assignment as a medical assistant. She attributes her survival to her cousin, a prisoner doctor, for giving her this opportunity.
DOB: 5/3/1926
City of birth: Satu Mare
Country of birth: Romania
Ghettos: Satu Mare (Romania)
Camps: Salzwedel (Germany), Auschwitz (Poland), Braunschweig (Germany)
united nations, un, women, female, clip, Agnes Kun / Sunday, May 5, 2013
Anna helped to smuggle gunpowder collected from the factory where her sister worked to Sonderkommando prisoners at a crematorium in Auschwitz II-Birkenau. The Sonderkommando led a revolt that destroyed the crematorium, and almost all of them were killed along with Anna’s sister and three other female prisoners who helped to organize the uprising.
united nations, un, women, clip, female, anna heilman / Sunday, May 5, 2013
Jewish SurvivorEsther points out the people who, even in those difficult war years, inspired great acts of altruism. She recognizes the courage and compassion of those who offered help to victims of the Holocaust.DOB: 6/23/1930City of birth: OsijekCountry of birth: YugoslaviaWent into hiding: YesOther exp: identity concealment
united nations, un, women, female, clip, esther bem / Sunday, May 5, 2013
A collection of clips featuring women speaking about their experiences during the Holocaust and that appears in the study guide "Women and the Holocaust: Courage and Compassion," produced in partnership with the United Nations in 2011.
women, united nations, tcv / Sunday, May 5, 2013
Jewish Holocaust Survivor
Mr. Rosmarin plays Schubert's Serenade on his harmonica, one of the pieces he played during his incarceration in the concentration camps. His ability to play the harmonica helped save his life during the war.
music, jewish survivor, clip, male, performance / Sunday, May 5, 2013
This set of clips from the Institute's archive showcases survivors before the camera performing music that helped sustain them during the Holocaust.
music, tcv / Sunday, May 5, 2013
Jewish Holocaust Survivor
Morris talks about spending Rosh Hashanah—the holiday commemorating the start of the Jewish New Year—in a labor camp in Frankfurt an der Oder in 1944. He recalls pleading with the camp barber not to shave his hair, because it was Rosh Hashanah.
religious, religion, holiday, rosh hashana, male, clip, morris ostreicher / Sunday, May 5, 2013
Jewish Holocaust Survivor
Ruth talks about the decision to fast on Yom Kippur—also known as the Day of Atonement—in Auschwitz II-Birkenau as a form of resistance.
Gender: FemaleDOB: 1928City of birth: CuheaCountry of birth: RomaniaGhettos: Dragomiresti (Romania)Went into hiding: NoOther experiences: Concentration camps: Auschwitz II-Birkenau (Poland), Bergen-Belsen Germany); Displaced persons camps
religion, religious, holiday, yom kippur, female, clip, ruth brand / Sunday, May 5, 2013
Jewish Holocaust Survivor
While in hiding in Poland, Nechama chose to sneak into the ghetto so that she could celebrate Rosh Hashanah, pray with other Jews, and hear the shofar being blown. She recalls the atmosphere in the ghetto and her interactions with family and friends who were living in the ghetto.
religion, religious, holiday, rosh hashana, female, clip / Sunday, May 5, 2013
Jewish SurvivorRita describes the clandestine celebration of Kol Nidrei services on Yom Kippur in the Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp. She remembers it to this day, especially during Kol Nidrei services on Yom Kippur.
religion, religious, holiday, yom kippur, kol nidrei, female, clip, rita hilton / Sunday, May 5, 2013
Jewish Holocaust Survivor
Esther explains how cigarettes were obtained in her barrack in exchange for a shofar. She remembers the joyful feeling upon hearing the shofar blowing during a celebration of Rosh Hashana- the holiday commemorating the start of the Jewish New Year- in the Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp.
religion, religious, holiday, rosh hashana, clip, female, esther jungreis / Sunday, May 5, 2013
Jewish Holocaust Survivor
William recalls the joyful celebration of Simhat Torah-the holiday marking the completion of weekly Torah readings- with Rabbi Teitelbaum, the Satmar Rebbe, holding a Sefer Torah (Torah scroll) - in the Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp. The celebration took place even though the barrack was surrounded by German soldiers.
religion, religious, holiday, simchat torah, simhat torah, male, clip, William Stern / Sunday, May 5, 2013
Jewish Holocaust Survivor
Rabbi Jungreis remembers the ritual circumcision, Brit Milah, performed on a baby eight days after his birth in front of the Holy Ark at the synagogue in the Szeged ghetto. Jacob relates that rather than a joyous occasion, it became a sad one in which the quorum of ten Jewish men—a Minyan—cried bitterly and pronounced that “now his fate is sealed.” The baby, however, survived the war and later became a Hasidic Rabbi in Williamsburg, New York.
religion, religious, jewish survivor, ritual, ceremony, brit milah, bris, male, clip, Jacob Jungreis / Sunday, May 5, 2013
Jewish Holocaust Survivor
Mr. Einhorn remembers the observance of Yom Kippur- also known as the day of atonement-at the Schwientochlowitz Concentration Camp. He explains how the candles were made and of the use of potatoes as candle holders. He recites the Jewish prayers chanted quietly and so emotionally by the prisoners in the camp. He believes that even G-d was crying with them.
religion, religious, holiday, yom kippur, clip, male, jewish survivor, stefan einhorn / Sunday, May 5, 2013
Jewish Holocaust Survivor
Mr. Strauss remembers the observance of Shabbat in Buchenwald as a form of spiritual resistance. The prisoners continued to chant the Jewish prayers even under the threat of death.
religion, religious, observance, shabbat, shabbos, clip, male, Manfred Strauss / Sunday, May 5, 2013
This theme focuses on the ways in which survivors observed Jewish holidays in the ghettos and camps.
religious, religion, holiday, observance, tcv / Sunday, May 5, 2013
Esther Clifford discusses events of the Kristallnacht pogrom, November 9-10, 1938 and recalls the state of fear that drove her to flee her hometown of Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
kristallnacht, pogrom, clip, female, esther clifford / Sunday, May 5, 2013
Jewish Holocaust Survivor
Kurt describes what he observed in the aftermath of the Kristallnacht pogrom in Berlin, Germany, in November 1938.
kristallnacht, pogrom, clip, male, Kurt Messerschmidt / Sunday, May 5, 2013
Jewish Holocaust Survivor
Esther Gever remembers trying to protect her father from being arrested.
Gender: FemaleDOB: April 14, 1930City of birth: ViennaCountry of birth: AustriaGhettos: NoWent into hiding: YesOther experiences: Displaced Persons Camps
kristallnacht, pogrom, female, clip, Esther Gever / Sunday, May 5, 2013
Jewish Holocaust Survivor
Fred Katz remembers his birthday coinciding with the Kristallnacht Pogrom.
Gender: MaleDOB: November 10, 1927City of birth: OberlauringenCountry of birth: GermanyGhettos: NoWent into hiding: NoOther experiences: Kindertransport
kristallnacht, pogrom, male, clip, Fred Katz, jewish survivor / Sunday, May 5, 2013
Jewish Holocaust Survivor
Eva Abraham Podietz went to school as usual during the Kristallnacht Pogrom only to be sent right home again. On her way home, she encountered Nazi youths.
Gender: FemaleDOB: May 22, 1927City of birth: HamburgCountry of birth: GermanyGhettos: NoFled Nazi Occupied Territory: Yes
kristallnacht, pogrom, female, clip, Eva Abraham-Podietz / Sunday, May 5, 2013
Jewish Holocaust Survivor
Herbert Karliner's family business was destroyed during the Kristallnacht Pogrom, prompting the family to leave Germany.
Gender: MaleDOB: September 3, 1926City of birth: PeiskretschamCountry of birth: GermanyCamps: Boussac (France : Concentration Camp)Went into hiding: Yes
kristallnacht, pogrom, male, clip, Herbert Karliner / Sunday, May 5, 2013
Jewish Holocaust Survivor
Jacob Wiener recalls being taunted by his classmates during the Kristallnacht Pogrom.
Gender: MaleDOB: March 25, 1917City of birth: BremenCountry of birth: GermanyGhettos: NoWent into hiding: NoFled Nazi-occupied Territory: Yes
kristallnacht, pogrom, male, clip, Jacob Wiener / Sunday, May 5, 2013
Jewish Holocaust Survivor
Robert Behr describes how the events of Kristallnacht shook his family's belief in a civil Germany.
Gender: MaleDOB: March 1, 1922City of birth: BerlinCountry of birth: GermanyGhettos: Theresienstadt (Czechoslovakia)Camps: Zossen-Wulkow bei Trebnitz (Germany : Concentration Camp)
kristallnacht, pogrom, clip, male, Robert Behr / Sunday, May 5, 2013
Jewish SurvivorHear 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.
love, valentines, clip, male, Ferdinand Tyroler / Sunday, May 5, 2013