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Joseph Horn describes the Auschwitz camp orchestra, which was made up of some of the best musicians in Europe. He distinctly remembers that the orchestra's concerts every Sunday were scheduled so the local townspeople could come into the camp after church and attend the concert. 
/ Friday, October 16, 2015
Vera Laska describes how, as a teenager, she helped Jews and French political prisoners cross the mountains from Slovakia into Hungary. This clip is part of the new Facing History and Ourselves IWitness activity Choosing to Rescue.
/ Monday, October 19, 2015
Bronia Furst talks about being reunited with her family in the concentration camp in Pechora, Soviet Union. She says that her daily life was terrible because the camp was like a starvation camp and she would watch dead bodies be taken from the barracks everyday. Everyone continuously lived in fear.
/ Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Liesl Loeb describes how her home was attacked during Kristallnacht. Her family's non-Jewish tenant hid the family upstairs and they listened as vandals destroyed the entire first floor of their house. This clip is part of the new IWitness activity Information Quest: Kristallnacht.
/ Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Polish Jewish survivor Martin Becker speaks about meeting the nephew of the great mufti al-Husseini while he studied in Egypt before World War II.Becker's testimony was recorded in 1993 by Jewish Family and Children’s Services’ (JFCS) Holocaust Center in San Francisco.
clip, jewish survivor, al-Husseini / Thursday, October 22, 2015
Marika Abrams talks about her experiences speaking to students about the Holocaust.
clip / Thursday, October 22, 2015
Sonya Perl discusses the Great Famine of Ukraine in 1932-1933. She says that in the years leading up to the famine, people were so hungry that they would sometimes resort to cannibalism.
/ Friday, October 23, 2015
Edith talks about what she has learned about her life because of the Holocaust and how it has impacted her relationship with her children. She talks about trying to open communication with future generations and serving as a role model.
clip, life after the holocaust / Friday, October 23, 2015

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