Herman Shine describes the many close calls he and a friend faced when he escaped from the Auschwitz concentration camp complex. It was a perilous journey, but he became one of the very few prisoners to make it out of the camp alive.

Jewish Holocaust survivor Agnes Adachi shares a story about the antisemitic name-calling she endured as a child attending school in Hungary during World War II.

Stefania Podgorska Burzminski appears at the end of the testimony of her husband, Josef Burzminski (right), to share thoughts on why she risked her life to save him and many others during the Holocaust. Stefania grew up Catholic in Poland.  Their son, Edward Burzminski, looks on as she speaks.

Stefania Podgorska Burzminski appears at the end of the testimony of her husband, Josef Burzminski (right), to share thoughts on why she risked her life to save him and many others during the Holocaust. Stefania grew up Catholic in Poland.  Their son, Edward Burzminski, looks on as she speaks.

Hungarian Holocaust survivor Mike Terezia describes life after liberation. Her testimony is among several being used in a study by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences about the effectiveness of testimony in the classroom.

Danish Holocaust survivor Silja Vainer describes the comfort she derived from joining a Jewish-Muslim-Christian interfaith group that engages in community outreach.

Holocaust survivor Leon Leyson describes working in Oskar Schindler’s factory, and his interactions with Schindler himself when the German industrialist strolled through the work stations on the factory floor. This testimony clip is featured in the IWitness Video Challenge activity.

Emmanuel Ndashimye, a survivor of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi, talks about three times he came close to death during the genocide, but somehow managed to survive.