
Miriam Tauber’s testimony was filmed on Tuesday September 11th, 2001 in New York City. Miriam and her interviewer talk about the terrorist attacks before continuing with her testimony.
Miriam Tauber’s testimony was filmed on Tuesday September 11th, 2001 in New York City. Miriam and her interviewer talk about the terrorist attacks before continuing with her testimony.
Rena Finder remembers arriving at Oskar Schindler’s factory after spending weeks in Auschwitz. Rena recalls how the Schindlers risked their lives to save so many Jews during the Holocaust.
Phansy details how she was affected by losing both her parents and children during the genocide.
Born: December 10, 1950
City of Birth: Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
Country of birth: Cambodia
Cooperatives: Kandal province (Cambodia); Pursat province (Cambodia)
Liberated by: Vietnamese armed forces
Liberation location: Pursat province (Cambodia)
Nine months into USC Shoah Foundation’s Visual History Archive Restoration project, technology staff have finished restoring nearly one third of the damaged tapes in the Visual History Archive.
Kurt Messerschmidt, a cantor, reflects on the observance of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, in the Theresienstadt ghetto, Czechoslovakia, in 1944. He describes the significance of the concluding service of Yom Kippur, the Neilah service (closing of the gates) followed by the long sounding of the shofar (ram’s horn).
Marga Randall describes how life changed for her family and the Jewish population in Germany following the implementation of the Nuremberg Laws on September 15, 1935.
Lisl Appel reflects on immigrating to the United States from Germany and becoming an American citizen.