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Erwin Herling describes how he used his resources to bribe SS officers to help him leave Auschwitz when the camp was being evacuated. This is the 59th testimony clip in the series 70 Days of Testimony: Leading up to the 70th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz.
clip, male, jewish survivor, auschwitz, erwin herling, escape, Auschwitz70 / Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Arek Herszlikowicz made a split-second decision after getting off the train that surely saved his life.
a70, survivor, auschwitz, apip / Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Israel Arbeiter discusses how he pretended to be an auto mechanic to trick guards into giving him a work assignment at Auschwitz so he could get food and live another day.
a70, survivor, auschwitz, apip / Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Jack Rosenthal remembers his arrival at Auschwitz, where he was separated from his family. He and other prisoners did not know they were targeted for death, so they wrote their addresses on the bundles the guards took from them.
a70, auschwitz, survivor, apip / Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Lilly Tykocinski Butnick talks about the ordeal she was forced to endure when she first arrived at Auschwitz.
a70, auschwitz, survivor, apip / Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Susan Pollack recalls what it was like to be selected for life or death by Dr. Josef Mengele in cursory fashion.
a70, auschwitz, survivor, apip, QueenHonors / Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Emerich Fuchs remembers how, upon arriving at Auschwitz, he saw families together on the premises, leading him and other new arrivals to believe that their own families would be able to stay intact.
a70, auschwitz, survivor, apip / Wednesday, January 14, 2015