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1 HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR VIDEO LIBRARY (YOUTUBE LINKS FOR WORKS CITED) Children of the Holocaust (Shimon Greenhouse - Uploaded by YadVashem on Apr 21, 2009) Child Holocaust Survivor Describes Family's Wartimes Experiences: Shimon (Sjema) Greenhouse was born in 1932 in Krasna, Belarus to a traditional Jewish Zionist family. His older siblings, Henya and Mendel, were active in Zionist federations and planned to emigrate to Mandatory Palestine. (Lea Weitzner Paz Uploaded by YadVashem on Apr 21, 2009) Child Holocaust Survivor Describes Rescue by Righteous Among the Nations: Lea Paz (formerly Weitzner) was born in 1930 in Lwow. Her father, Herman, a civil judge, passed away when Lea was five, and Lea and her mother Gusta moved to the village of Kochawina to live on her grandfather s large farm. (Uri Chanoch - Uploaded by YadVashem on Jun 2, 2008) Two Brothers Struggle to Survive the Holocaust: Uri Chanoch was 13 when he was forced to move with his family into the Kovno ghetto. Recruited into the underground movement in order to steal vital work permits, Uri was severely beaten by the Germans for refusing to divulge the hiding place of his younger brother. With the liquidation of the ghetto in July 1944, Uri and his family were deported to Germany. Losing his mother, father and sister in the Holocaust, Uri survived Dachau and Auschwitz. Escaping from a blown up transport and hiding in the forest until liberation by American soldiers, Uri was later reunited with his brother, Dani, and the two immigrated to Israel in Uri was recruited into the Palmach and participated in the battles for Jerusalem, later becoming an officer in the IDF. He was an active industrialist and is engaged in public service. (Yaakov Hollander - Uploaded by YadVashem on Apr 24, 2008) Surviving the Holocaust: Yaakov Hollander's Story: Ya'akov Hollander was a tenyear-old boy living in Krakow, Poland, when WWII broke out. Deported from his home and eventually crammed into the Krakow ghetto, Ya'akov passed through twelve 1

2 different concentration camps during the Holocaust. A walking skeleton when he was finally liberated, Yaakov had lost both his parents and most of his family in the Holocaust. With his world completely destroyed, Yaakov turned to music in an attempt to cope with his loss. Joining a children's choir in a camp for child survivors, Yaakov forged a lifelong bond with music, becoming a composer, musical arranger and choir conductor. Despite all of the horror he faced as a child, through the help of music, Yaakov has managed to remain an optimistic person. (Mirjam Schuster - Uploaded by YadVashem on Apr 21, 2009) Child Holocaust Survivor Describes Helping Other Survivors: Mirjam Schuster was born in 1935 in Zarojani, Moldova, to an observant Jewish family of six children. In 1941, the family was deported by Romanian soldiers and forcibly marched, together with all the Jews in the area, towards Transnistria. After more than two months of walking day and night, Mirjam and her family arrived at Balki, near the city of Bar, where thousands of Jewish prisoners were crammed into horse stables without windows or doors. The stables were terribly crowded, and rife with hunger and disease. Mirjam and her family slept on the exposed concrete floor. Her mother saw to Mirjams needs and those of the other children, while her older sisters smuggled in food from the adjacent village. (Dina Baitler - Uploaded by YadVashem on Apr 22, 2008) Holocaust Testimony: Murder of the Jews of Lithuania: Dina Baitler, age seven, was brought to the forest of Ponary outside of the city of Vilna, Lithuania together with thousands of other Jews. From morning till night the Jews were lined up and shot into pits located in the forest. Although wounded, Dina miraculously managed to escape. In her testimony here Dina describes here the horrors that took place that day in Ponary. Her eyewitness testimony ensures that the mass murder that took place will not be forgotten or denied. Concentration Camps (Zanne Farbstein - Uploaded by YadVashem on Apr 24, 2008) Surviving the Holocaust: Zanne Farbstein's Story: Zanne Farbstein was 16 years old when she was deported with her two younger sisters to Auschwitz. While working as a slave laborer, Zanne found her father's prayer shawl while sorting through the clothing of the prisoners who had been murdered in the camp. Zanne survived Auschwitz and moved to Israel with her few surviving family members, where she began a new life. 2

3 (George Gottlieb - Uploaded by USCShoahFoundation on Jan 23, 2009) Holocaust Survivor George Gottlieb Testimony Clip "Camps" In this testimony clip from the archive of the USC Shoah Foundation Institute, Jewish Survivor George Gottlieb discusses life in a concentration camp. (Erna Anolik - Uploaded by USCShoahFoundation on Jan 23, 2009) Holocaust Survivor Erna Anolik Testimony Clip "Camps": In this testimony clip from the archive of the USC Shoah Foundation Institute, Jewish Survivor Erna Anolik discusses life in a concentration camp. (Rita Weiss - Uploaded by YadVashem on Feb 10, 2010) Holocaust Survivor Testimonies: Daily Life in the Concentration Camps: Holocaust survivor Rita Weiss describes daily life in the concentration camps. The video is an excerpt from the film "Daily Life in Concentration Camps" in the Holocaust History Museum in Yad Vashem. (Yosef Neuhaus - Uploaded by YadVashem on Feb 24, 2010) Yosef Neuhaus: Arrival and Daily Life in Auschwitz-Birkenau during the Holocaust: "My Lodz No Longer Exists" - The story of Yosef Neuhaus. This film chronicles the Jewish community in Lodz, Poland, through the story of Yosef Neuhaus. Yosef was born in Lodz in 1924, to Tova and Zvi Hirsch. In May 1940, he was forced to enter the Lodz ghetto along with his parents and younger sister Sofia, where they lived for four years until their deportation to Auschwitz-Birkenau. All of Yosefs family members were murdered in the camp. Yosef survived and was imprisoned in several other camps. In 1946 he immigrated to pre-state Israel, fought in Israels wars including the War of Independence and started a new family. This touching film documents the major turning points in Yosefs story, his persistence in choosing life, and his contributions to the State of Israel. (Jacki Handali and Rita Weiss- Uploaded by YadVashem on Feb 10, 2010) Holocaust Survivor Testimonies: Selection in Auschwitz: Holocaust survivors Jacki Handali and Rita Weiss describe their arrival in Auschwitz and the selection process. The 3

4 video is an excerpt from the film "The Selection Process" from the Holocaust History Museum in Yad Vashem. Witness: Voices from the Holocaust (Discovery Video with Various Testimonies) Segment is Life in the Concentration Camps. (Longer 4:52) "Witness: Voices from the Holocaust" is a prize-winning documentary, nationally broadcast by PBS in which testimonies of Holocaust survivors and witnesses some recorded as early as 1979 archival footage, and personal photographs and documents reveal the Nazi era through the memories of those who were there. Ghettos Witness: Voices from the Holocaust. Prod. Stories to Remember. Stories to Remember, Discovery Education. Web. 9 May (Henry Greenblat - Uploaded by USCShoahFoundation on Jan 23, 2009) Holocaust Survivor Henry Greenblatt Testimony Clip "Ghettos": In this testimony clip from the archive of the USC Shoah Foundation Institute, Jewish Survivor Henry Greenblatt discusses life in the ghettos. (Daily Life in the Lodz Ghetto - Uploaded by YadVashem on Feb 10, 2010) longer (4:42) Holocaust Survivor Testimonies: Daily Life in the Lodz Ghetto: Holocaust survivors Shimon Srebrnik and Tola Walach Melzer describe their experiences in the Lodz ghetto. The video is an excerpt from the film "Life in the Lodz Ghetto" from the Holocaust History Museum in Yad Vashem. (David (Yorek) Plonski - Published on Apr 4, 2012 by YadVashem) Holocaust Survivor Testimony: David (Yorek) Plonski: David Plonski (A.K.A "Yorek") was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1926 to a family of three children. In his early childhood, his family moved to Otwock, a suburb of Warsaw. With the outbreak of the war, Yorek and his sister who both looked "Aryan" and spoke fluent Polish assumed financial responsibility for the family, trading food and 4

5 goods in the Warsaw markets. In 1940, with the establishment of the Warsaw ghetto, 14- year old Yorek became the family's sole supporter, smuggling kosher meat into the ghetto, at great peril and with much abuse from Polish youths. In 1942, the ghetto's size was reduced; the frequency of aktions increased, and life became progressively more unbearable. Smuggling became increasingly difficult and dangerous (possible only through the ghetto walls), but Yorek continued to smuggle in goods. On 18 August 1942, Yorek returned to Otwock from "work" to find his parents packing. They told him that they were being sent on one of the transports. His mother began screaming hysterically that he must leave, and pushed him out of the window. Yorek fled his family's house and never returned. The following day the Jews of Otwock were killed and Yorek never saw his family again. (Michael Urich - Published on Apr 4, 2012 by YadVashem) Holocaust Survivor Testimony: Michael Urich: Michael Urich was born in 1934 in Tarnopol, Poland the only son of a well-established family. Following his birth, the family moved to Warsaw. In 1940, all Warsaw Jews were transferred to a ghetto. Frightened and anxious, Michael was left at home alone each day wondering whether his parents would return. (Yosef Neuhaus (Lodz Ghetto) - Uploaded by YadVashem on Feb 24, 2010 "My Lodz No Longer Exists" - The story of Yosef Neuhaus: This film chronicles the Jewish community in Lodz, Poland, through the story of Yosef Neuhaus. Yosef was born in Lodz in 1924, to Tova and Zvi Hirsch. In May 1940, he was forced to enter the Lodz ghetto along with his parents and younger sister Sofia, where they lived for four years until their deportation to Auschwitz-Birkenau. All of Yosefs family members were murdered in the camp. Yosef survived and was imprisoned in several other camps. In 1946 he immigrated to pre-state Israel, fought in Israels wars including the War of Independence and started a new family. This touching film documents the major turning points in Yosefs story, his persistence in choosing life, and his contributions to the State of Israel. The Holocaust: In Memory of Millions (Discovery Video with Various Testimonies) Jewish Ghettos and Deportations. (Longer 4:38) Students hear interviews with concentration camp survivors and the soldiers who liberated them. Produced by Discovery Channel School. 5

6 The Holocaust: In Memory of Millions. Prod. Discovery Education. Discovery Education, Discovery Education. Web. 9 May The Holocaust: In Memory of Millions (Discovery Video with Various Testimonies) The Lodz Ghetto. (Longer 4:03) Students hear interviews with concentration camp survivors and the soldiers who liberated them. Produced by Discovery Channel School. The Holocaust: In Memory of Millions. Prod. Discovery Education. Discovery Education, Discovery Education. Web. 9 May Anti-Semitism (Marga Randall - Uploaded by YadVashem on Feb 24, 2010) longer (4:40) Holocaust Survivor Testimonies: Kristallnacht in a Small German Town: Marga Randall was born in Lemfoerde, Germany, in Margas father had a fatal heart attack upon hearing of his imminent arrest by the Nazis. Marga sought refuge with her mothers family in the small town of Schermbeck, and after Kristallnacht Marga moved with her mother and sister to Berlin. They eventually immigrated to New York in 1941 via France, Spain and Portugal. In addition to establishing a family, Marga widely lectured on her experiences during the Holocaust, publishing her memoirs under the title Grandfather Didnt Come Home. Marga Randall passed away in (Raphael Blumenfeld - Published on Apr 4, 2012 by YadVashem) Holocaust Survivor Testimony: Raphael Blumenfeld: Polish anti-semitism peaked in the Kielce pogrom of July 4, Rioting Poles surrounded the youth movement building and murdered 42 young Jews. Raphael, seriously wounded, only escaped by posing as dead. Having lost all his family and witnessed this latest massacre, Raphael decided to emigrate to Eretz Israel without delay. He settled in Kibbutz Tel Yitzhak and for 30 years directed the Nitzanim youth village. Later he worked in the Central Zionist Archives, Jerusalem. He devotes much of his time to research on the Kielce pogrom. (Fanny Rozelaar - Published on Apr 9, 2012 by YadVashem 6

7 "From Where Shall My Help Come?": This film depicts the story of central- European Jewry during the Holocaust era, as experienced by two sisters: Fanny Rozelaar and Betty Meir (née Ichenhäuser), born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Following the Nazi rise to power in 1933, and with the growing anti-jewish measures in Nazi Germany, Fanny, born in 1919, was ejected from her school. This film is part of the "Witnesses and Education" series, a joint production of the International School for Holocaust Studies at Yad Vashem and the Center for Multimedia Assisted Instruction of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In this series, survivors recount their life stories -- before, during, and after the Holocaust. Each title is filmed on location where the events originally transpired. (Malka Rosenthal - Uploaded by YadVashem on Feb 24, 2010) Malka Rosenthal: On Being Ostracized as a Child during the Occupation of Stanislawow: This film chronicles the Jewish community in Stanislawow, Eastern Galicia, through the story of Malka Rosenthal. Malka was born in Stanislawow in 1934, the eldest daughter of a wealthy, intellectual family. Over the course of the German occupation, she lost her mother and younger brother. Her father joined the partisans, and Malka was handed over to a Polish family. For one and a half years, she was kept hidden in a barrel underground. After liberation, she was one of the survivors aboard the illegal immigrant ship Exodus, and eventually arrived in Israel in Malka rebuilt her life through her work and education, and by starting a new family. Her touching life story has been published and translated to many languages, portrayed on stage and in childrens books. Witness: Voices from the Holocaust (Discovery Video with Various Testimonies) Segment is Hitler Comes to Power: The Rise of Anti-Semitism. (Longer 5:46) "Witness: Voices from the Holocaust" is a prize-winning documentary, nationally broadcast by PBS in which testimonies of Holocaust survivors and witnesses some recorded as early as 1979 archival footage, and personal photographs and documents reveal the Nazi era through the memories of those who were there. Witness: Voices from the Holocaust. Prod. Stories to Remember. Stories to Remember, Discovery Education. Web. 9 May

8 Nazi Propaganda &list=pl718b27a4dbb744b2 (The Power of Nazi Propaganda - Uploaded by ReasonTV on Dec 2, 2010) longer (5:46) The Power of Nazi Propaganda (Not survivor testimony) -- From radio and film to newspapers and publishing, the Nazi regime controlled every aspect of German culture from Through Josef Goebbels' Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda, the German state tightly controlled political messaging, promoting deification of the leader the Führerprinzip and the demonization of the ubiquitous and duplicitious "racial enemy." A new exhibit at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., examines "how the Nazi Party used modern techniques as well as new technologies and carefully crafted messages to sway millions with its vision for a new Germany." Reason.tv's Michael C. Moynihan visited with museum historian and curator Steve Luckert to discuss the role and effectiveness of propaganda in the rise of fascism and what lessons can be drawn from the Nazi experiment in mass manipulation. (World War 2., German Propaganda Anti-Semitic - Uploaded by peter1979sk on Jun 20, 2007) World War 2., German propaganda Anti-Semitic (Not Survivor Testimony) -- BBC Documentary. (History: Nazi Propaganda - Uploaded by StudyGuys on Jul 7, 2010) History: Nazi Propaganda (Not Survivor Testimony) -- A guide to the most effective methods employed by the Nazi party between in ensuring support for the regime. Liberation of the Jews Witness: Voices from the Holocaust (Discovery Video with Various Testimonies) Segment is Waiting for the American and Russian Forces to Arrive. (Longer 4:35) "Witness: Voices from the Holocaust" is a prize-winning documentary, nationally broadcast by PBS in which testimonies of Holocaust survivors and witnesses some 8

9 recorded as early as 1979 archival footage, and personal photographs and documents reveal the Nazi era through the memories of those who were there. Witness: Voices from the Holocaust. Prod. Stories to Remember. Stories to Remember, Discovery Education. Web. 9 May Witness: Voices from the Holocaust (Discovery Video with Various Testimonies) Segment is Liberation of the Concentration Camps. (Longer 5:18) "Witness: Voices from the Holocaust" is a prize-winning documentary, nationally broadcast by PBS in which testimonies of Holocaust survivors and witnesses some recorded as early as 1979 archival footage, and personal photographs and documents reveal the Nazi era through the memories of those who were there. Witness: Voices from the Holocaust. Prod. Stories to Remember. Stories to Remember, Discovery Education. Web. 9 May Witness: Voices from the Holocaust (Discovery Video with Various Testimonies) Segment is After Liberation: The Reality of Being Alone. "Witness: Voices from the Holocaust" is a prize-winning documentary, nationally broadcast by PBS in which testimonies of Holocaust survivors and witnesses some recorded as early as 1979 archival footage, and personal photographs and documents reveal the Nazi era through the memories of those who were there. Witness: Voices from the Holocaust. Prod. Stories to Remember. Stories to Remember, Discovery Education. Web. 9 May The Holocaust: In Memory of Millions (Discovery Video with Various Testimonies) Liberation. (Longer 5:56) Students hear interviews with concentration camp survivors and the soldiers who liberated them. Produced by Discovery Channel School. 9

10 The Holocaust: In Memory of Millions. Prod. Discovery Education. Discovery Education, Discovery Education. Web. 9 May