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Louis Bannet describes being selected for the camp orchestra in which he performed as the conductor in Auschwitz. This is the 48th testimony clip in the series 70 Days of Testimony: Leading up to the 70th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz. 
clip, music, jewish survivor, louis bannett, auschwitz, Auschwitz70 / Wednesday, December 24, 2014
Roma Sinti survivor Wellesina McCray remembers the terrible living conditions in Auschwitz especially how quickly lice spread throughout the camp. This is the 49th testimony clip in the series 70 Days of Testimony: Leading up to the 70th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz. 
clip, Roma Sinti, auschwitz, camp conditions, Wellesina McCrary, Auschwitz70 / Wednesday, December 24, 2014
Eugene Zinn recounts how he was forced to dig up mass graves because of the stench and his attempt to burn the bodies with wood and kerosene. This is the 50th testimony clip in the series
clip, auschwitz, male, jewish survivor, 70th Anniversary, Eugene Zinn, Auschwitz70 / Wednesday, December 24, 2014
Herschel Balter reflects on how important music was to him while imprisoned in Auschwitz II-Birkenau. He sings the same lullaby he used to sing while in the camp. This is the 51st testimony clip in the series
clip, auschwitz, male, jewish survivor, 70th Anniversary, Herschel Balter, Auschwitz70 / Wednesday, December 24, 2014
Anna Heilman remembers helping her sister, Ester Wajcblum, smuggle gunpowder to aid in the Sonderkommando Uprising at Auschwitz II-Birkenau. This is the 52nd testimony clip in the series 70 Days of Testimony: Leading up to the 70th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz. 
clip, auschwitz, female, jewish survivor, 70th Anniversary, anne heilman, Auschwitz70 / Wednesday, December 24, 2014
Huguette Frank describes the horrific treatment of prisoners by the SS in Auschwitz including executions, selections and beatings. This is the 53rd testimony clip in the series 70 Days of Testimony: Leading up to the 70th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz. 
clip, female, jewish survivor, treatment, Huguette Frankm Auschwitz, Auschwitz70 / Wednesday, December 24, 2014
Rachel Amit remembers when her friend was pregnant in Auschwitz and the horrific events after she gave birth. This is the 54th testimony clip in the series 70 Days of Testimony: Leading up to the 70th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz. 
clip, jewish survivior, pregnancy, auschwitz, Rachelt Amit, Auschwitz70 / Wednesday, December 24, 2014
Sientje Backer recalls the living conditions in Block 10 in Auschwitz. This is the 55th testimony clip in the series 70 Days of Testimony: Leading up to the 70th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz.
clip, Sientje Backer, jewish survivor, block 10, auschwitz, Auschwitz70 / Wednesday, December 24, 2014
Branko Lustig remembers hearing constant gunshots coming from the barrack next to his where many Polish political prisoners were killed. This is the 56th testimony clip in the series 70 Days of Testimony: Leading up to the 70th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz. 
clip, jewish survivor, Branko Lustig, executions, Auschwitz70, auschwitz / Wednesday, December 24, 2014
Moses Kantorowitz describes stealing rotten potatoes from the kitchen in Auschwitz - I and then he describes the camp punishment he received. This is the 57th testimony clip in the series 70 Days of Testimony: Leading up to the 70th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz. 
clip, jewish survivor, auschwitz, food, hunger, Moses Kantorowitz, Auschwitz70 / Wednesday, December 24, 2014