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Decades after the Nazis murdered more than 1 million people at Auschwitz, survivors returned to the death camp, some for the first time. It’s a solemn journey, but they go to honor their lost loved ones.
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Auschwitz Survivors Return To Death Camp 75 Years Later | NBC Nightly News
Here's a sad reminder: We are the last generation that will have the opportunity to talk to these people. Learn from them. Let us make the best out of it.
Such a profound and true statement. I got chills all over my body when I read it. I have met a few Holocaust survivors in HS,when I was on a school trip to the Museum of Tolerance. A place that I will never forget.
@@julievanderleest I’m so glad you had that opportunity! I never did, but Heaven knows how much I wish.
What you mean the last generation.
@@kerry8248 it means that the survivors of the Holocaust have gotten older and in the next 5-10 years, give or take a few, they won’t be alive anymore to tell their story. However, hopefully their stories have been and will continue to be passed down to their kids, grandkids and their future kids, and so on. It just wouldn’t be the same as talking to the survivors themselves. There’s just no comparison really. I still remember the man that I talked to over 20 years ago and he was the only survivor of his family. He was just 6 years old when he was taken to the camps.
@@kerry8248 the survivors of the Holocaust are old now. Even if you were born in 1945, the year the war ended, you’d be 76 today. The next generation won’t be able to talk to them because these survivors will be dead by then.
When I hear Holocaust survivors say, "History can repeat itself" I'm going to take their word for it.
History did repeats itself since the end of the WWII. many genocides across the globe. But the saddest part is the ethnic cleansing that Jews are participating in, "Never again" it's just a slogan but the fact is zionists are repeating the same Nazi tactics with Palestinian population is astonishing
The one lady said “a sophisticated and intelligent group of people turned into monsters”. There’s no reason it couldn’t happen again.
Unfortunately it can, and it has happened since. Look at the concentration camps Churchill set up in countries after WW2. Many others have also carried out such disgusting and despicable acts since as well.
let’s all not forgot the holocaust happening in north korea as we speak.
People who say it could happen again are obviously delusional Despite the phrase "NEVER AGAIN" Ethnic cleansing has continued without opposition since 1945 even in today's world minorities are still being persecuted and murdered Or do we accept that unless those being persecuted and murdered number in the millions it doesn't count? Religion instead of bringing humanity closer together has driven a wedge between humanity The stupidity of the situation is the 3 main religions claim acknowledgement that Abraham is a prophet and they all believe in the same God of Abraham . It's like 3 kids arguing over which flavour ice cream is best, at the end of the day it's still ice cream at the heart. Christians need to acknowledge that they too have persecuted the Jewish people for 2000 years Muslims also have blood on their hands by persecuting anyone not following their doctrine, what's even was is they continue to murder those who don't submit to their doctrine . I sometimes wonder if perhaps God is actually evil After all what creator will allow the mindless violence and not step in to resolve the issue
Who Else can’t believe she’s 93?!! Absolutely gorgeous and brave of her to go back after what she and so many went through
Same I canr belive it.
My great uncle (grandfather's brother) was part of the US forces that helped to liberate some of the camps. I got him to talk about ONCE before he passed. He talked about how they were hip deep in bodies, and they heard cries from the people who hid underneath them. He always made me promise that I would always do everything I could to help the world not forget. As a middle school teacher, I talk to my students about the discrimination that they face and how it could escalate to something like this. They giggle...until I play some of the shorter survivor stories for them. This helps to bring home the Never Forget to them.
You're a good teacher and I'm sure your great uncle would be very proud
What worries me, a retired teacher and college instructor, is the antisemitism that is becoming systemic in American education. We need more teachers like you (and to remove the antisemitism in California's ethnic studies programs and to defund those universities that do nothing to stop antisemitism on their campuses).
"Those who do not learn from History are doomed to repeat it". Today, Adolf Hitler is Running for President of the United States of America!! His Campaign WREAKS of 1933 Germany.
rest in peace so sorry ops
rest in peace so sorry ops
So hard to believe that there are people who deny that these events existed
How can they deny it when Auschwitz still exists, and all of these survivors are still alive?
I know, I still get people denying that saddam hussein had weapons of mass destruction. Mentalists.
@@filiphelset872 Right. If it wasn’t real then the all of those camps like Bergen Belsen, and Auschwitz etc, wouldn’t be real places.
Gaslighting, they are gaslighting. A trait of narcissistic psychopaths. Of course it exists. It is true. My mind boggles each time someone says anything at all about 'denial'...of those evil acts. Nazism is an evil sect. Those who blindly follow through ignorance or willingness spread this evil; flying monkeys
@@filiphelset872 cough cough almost all
"The world chose to be silent" what an incredibly haunting and accurate statement.
Not entirely accurate
@@GardenGuy1943 wdym
@@nevaehlittle4296 it’s not an accurate statement
@@GardenGuy1943 yeah you said that I’m asking u to expand further pls. Why’s it not accurate?
@@nevaehlittle4296 the fact that the Nazis aren’t still walking around as a military force is enough of an explanation
The fact that there are still people alive that lived through this blows my mind. It really wasn’t that long ago that these unimaginable things happened. We cannot let this happen again.
mine too
“Hate leads to destruction.” Well spoken by a survivor on this video. God Bless all the survivors and their extended family members.
There is a reason why they don’t knock the camp down. It’s a painful reminder of what humanity is capable of. We should never forget what happened. Honor those who survived and were able to tell their stories.
True. It may also be a way of reminding us that this can and will happen again in the future.
@@cw2497 they NEVER should. that's why they all say "NEVER FORGET". Does anyone know how close it is to the original? how do they maintain it?
God will release His wrath if we ever do.
@@vm4575 I've been twice to auschwitz, both the work and death camp. Both are kept in as close condition as possible though they sometimes have to do work on the structures. At the death camp it is mainly rubble, the nazis did that to cover their tracks but certain areas do still stand. In many buildings they have put raised platforms so the floors aren't damaged and have windows so you can look into the rooms but can't disturb them
@@katiee3975 Great information. I appreciate you taking the time to tell us this.
"I asked when I would see my mother, they took me by the arm and showed me the chimney and said *When you go out the same way."* Sick to my stomach...
Crying..
the chimney that was built by the soviets after the war?
Absolutely heartless. The ignorant, evil, hateful f**krs who have the GALL to DENY that this ever happened makes my blood boil🤬🖕!!!!
@@angelwild9145 The world is even more full of Soviet sympathizers who denies the hundreds of thousands of people being slaughtered and political opponents killed in Gulags. It seems like a lot of people aren't even aware of it.
indeed. I can't imagine so this much pain and so much hate. Why? 😞
My grandfather was a photographer with the US Army Air Corps during the war. The photos he has from the liberated camps , there are no words to express the sheer horror and inhumanity of them. He never talked about his experiences, we only found the photos after his passing. I can understand why he never spoke about that particular part of his service. It's unfathomable.
please post the photos
@@victorblock3421have at least a bit of respect.
@senhoretcon No I'd like to see the photos
rest in peace so sorry ops
@@senhoretconwhat’s wrong with wanting to see photos of history….
This is sad. I cannot comprehend why one people hate the other. Just blows my mind. Why can't people just love each other regardless? This breaks my heart.
Because it's much easier to make a scape goat than to try to improve your society
Say I got kicked out and banned from 109 restaurants. Would you think there was something wrong with me? or the restaurants?
@@kyleberlin6990 what a silly example. how can you compare things like that. the main reason for anti-semitism is envy. one always despises the one he/she envies.
There's a lot of envy behind anti-Semitism. The Jews are the smartest people in the world, thats why people hate them so I much. 😮
America is making poor people the scapegoats, while our politicians and the corporations create more and more of them.
Hearing the women speak about wanting her mom to hug and kiss her like she used to breaks my heart 💔💔💔
it gave me chills so sad
It's like a part of her just stopped growing when her mother disapeared...
Made me cry too 😢
Crybaby
@@Ghostmanetx Insecure guy
Even nearly a century later, you can see the pain and torment is still raw
Absolutely you don’t forget 10kdeaths in a day wondering when you are next. Horror
God, how could it not be. So difficult to live with this.
It never goes away when you experience and see such horrific things. Residential Schools were just as bad and they are only now discovering mass unmarked graves full of children stolen from their homes.
It was a holiday for her lol
it's unspeakably sad how they in some way have endured the most pain because they have lived with it for their entire life.
How incredibly brave to go back after all they endured. My heart goes out to them. We must never forget and must never let this happen again.
Hearing her say: "auschwitz is a cemetery, an I'm going to honor my people" 🥺🥺 God bless every single soul, living and passed. May they be at peace
The survivors guilt alone would be crippling. Knowing you were the only one out of your family who wasn’t murdered, and you got to leave alive.
The thought that they're inflicting the same horror on others, should do the job.
@@Younes07770 how
@@user-xb4cr1ym4f Really dude?
@@Younes07770 genuine question
@@Younes07770 lol elaborate please.
My girlfriend years ago asked me to go out for dinner with her grandparents. I had no idea that her grandmother was a survivor and grandfather was in the military. Seeing the tattoo on her grandmothers arm gave me instant chills. Hearing their story of how the grandfather had saved her and they married a year later. Something that people in years to come will only learn in history books or a documentary.
How many digits were on her arm?
@@freeyourmind9997 I really don’t remember, it was a 18+ years ago.
Honestly I don't care.
@@joshuaoldt5787 ?
@@joshuaoldt5787 who are you?
"I need a lot of sweaters" God she is just so adorable. The strength of the survivors is unbelievable. How any human being could survive that is beyond belief. I just wanna squeeze them so tight. I wish them nothing but the best.
I went to visit Auschwitz long time ago and I still remember that horrible feeling. You could still feel the burning in the air. It was surreal and so intense. Some of us felt sick after a while and we had to go outside to breath. I cried for days after that experience.
🤣🤣🤣
Those who forgets history, repeat it. Do not be ignorant of the evilness of human heart.
Sadly i think history will repeat itself maybe not like this but with something different.
THIS COMMENT IS UNDERATTED. Please help to like it so that it will be more visible to many. OH GOD, THIS SHOULD NOT REPEAT!!!!!!!!!!
Hey Israel do not justify Hitler, by Killing Innocent Palestinians, never.
@@CHOSENGODDESSVENTING98 i really don’t think a vaccination can be compared to burning so many innocent people…
@@JV-ut4fi It is already repeating. Ever heard of a Place called Palestine? Hitler's Body is dead but his soul is resting in Isaraeli Govt.
What an extremely brave thing to do...it's impossible to imagine the horrors of that place. And impossible to imagine how they feel seeing that place again.
@AC 428 What even are you talking about dude?
@AC 428 thousands of both nazis and prisoners lying about being and seeing torture there familys killed
@AC 428 Wow I never though I'd see a Neo-Nazi in 2021, people like you who deny history are dangerous and should be locked up. If you can't understand that millions of people were killed and tortured in these camps I don't think you should be allowed into society.
@AC 428 Absolutely terrifying that people like you exist…
@@gaecha u idiots who start a sentence with wow are always normies who believe whatever the narrative is
I will never forget them. Mad respect.
I went to Auschwitz about 6 years ago and whilst there you can truly feel the evil. These people display so much strength to ever go back there after everything they went through.
That the same feeling people have when they visit Ghana where they used to keep slaves before they put them in the ship, they said u can smell the death and feel the horror that happened there, I think it doesn't go away.
they’re so brave for going back, may the dead souls rest.
Visit Palestine sometimes, you will find the same fear, screams and blood there.
@@covid-19ultrapromax25 you’re horrific
Imagine how strong you have to be to go back and relive that horror.
@@a1productionsva I couldn’t imagine
I would never go back there
The cruelty of humanity is heartbreaking, I hope everyone dead and alive who suffered such unimaginable pain are now at peace
what are you specifically referring to sir?
@@theloniuspunk383 to anyone that has died due to suffering and torture…
You can never be at peace after witnessing such things
@@unitedbydeath8672 any specific claims?
@@theloniuspunk383 he’s probably referring to the survivors of the camps. Due to the fact that this is what the video is on.
You know what amasses me is the compassion the survivors have. God bless them all!
These people were so strong to return to such a place...a place that robbed them of so much...I pray that nothing like this ever happens again
I had a Language Arts teacher in 8th grade that dedicated a whole quarter year to teaching the horrors of the Holocaust. So thankful that she did this despite what the school county would have wanted. It taught us empathy
I had a teacher like this! I’m glad they took their time to teach us about the Holocaust.
I'm glad to the teachers who taught me about this as well. I learned of it during my years growing up in 98 I was 1 years old then and loved how teachers taught this to me. Each year I saw of this it broke my heart to know this happened history is sad and I am glad to those who believe in good.
I had a few teacher like this too.
That is specifically what more Americans need.... EMPATHY
I had an 8th grade teacher like this too. It was so hard but I'm glad I learned it.
I'm incredibly insulted & disgusted when some people try to compare the pandemic to what happened in the Holocaust.
Does the name Genrikh Yagoda mean anything to you?
@@edwardsedwards7145 some Soviet guy I think I remember faintly he was someone back in the day
The pandemic so far has had 5 million deaths, the Holocaust has an estimated 6 million to 11 million. It’s pretty close
Why? A government, and media picking a fight between its citizens is how it all began.
Well…some governments are building camps for select groups of people….soooooo is it truly that different?
These people are so amazing. I hope everyone who lost someone or experienced this will find peace. I pray for these people every night. I hope no one will have to experience this again and this will not repeat.
I can't begin to imagine what these people went through here during WW2... RIP to all that were murdered there and may they rest in peace.
“They ran out of gas so they decided to let me go.”
Very sad history..Should have never happened .World could have anticipated it earlier and acted in proactive manner..Such negative hatred ideology should have no place on earth anywhere.
Wait you’re a survivor
@@marcyau164 no hes quoting it that is why it has these “...” marks
That got me. The luck is insane
@@krishnamohan5109 Why wasn't there more leaders like Churchill????????? I cannot believe, many people did not show more 'insight, empathy, compassion' to their fellow man. FEAR is overwhelming in many individuals. Those good people, in Germany, allowed so much evil to thrive. Why was it acceptable to allow so much death to surround them? IS it that easy to brainwash people? Or were they charmed, by Hitler, for many years and were happy with what they heard? I've also heard stories about Germans being threatened too. It started and progressed for years !! How can there be any validation for such Evil?? In the end the cowards dispersed. Some killed themselves AND their families; which proves how insane they were. Others ran away and HID. Why wasn't there more leaders like Churchill?????????
I had a holocaust survivor, a lady came to speak at my school about her experiences and what she went through and it is a memory I will never forget. Humanity as a whole should never forget these atrocities and ensure that they never occur again
but they have happened over and over again and every bit as bad. Moa Tse Tung murdered between 40 and 80 million men, women and children through starvation, persecution, prison labour, and mass executions. Stalin murder millions of his own people, then the Cambodian Genocide Program (about 3 million deaths), then the Rwandan genocide, the Serbian genocide and there's quite a few others.
Have you had any survivors from the Zionist created concentration camp called Gaza telling you their story at your school. Young 8 year old children playing football on the beach having their heads and limbs blown off by an Israeli missile attack. Do you Jews think that's funny because I don't. As a race you are not fit to sit at the table if humanity.
I wish people felt this way about the conversation that correlates to segregation, police brutality etc. Thank you for this comment. Never forgetting history is very important.
@@pureblood9477 WTF BRUH
@@pureblood9477 did you just say you hope it happens again?
I saw the museum when it traveled in the U.S. and it was so hard not to tear up or full on cry. I hope this never happens again. We are living in such a spiteful world full of hate towards one another. Goodness must prevail.
Seeing and hearing those survivors talk about their pain and trauma just makes me want to cry , you could see the pain in their eyes and hear it in their voices , it's sad that they had to go through such a thing , and the fact that they went through it as kids is even more heartbreaking . May the Good Lord BLESS & Protect them . 🕊️🙏
Off topic: I thinks it’s disrespectful to the people who died at the Holocaust to be seeing graffiti on the walls were peoples families, friends or strangers died.
@#LizardFace give me a break snowflake
@#LizardFace So what you are trying to tell me is that we should destroy history?
I think its disrespectful that this ever happened and continue on as long as it did
@#LizardFace it’s history that people need too know and remember
@#LizardFace yes delete history and have people eventually forget it only for it to repeat again
This is why you can’t erase history. Whether it’s good or bad, we need it to learn from it. Hard not to shed a tear watching this.
i didnt shed a tear.
@@144hz_sleepyYou're probably a murderer. Or someone who's not well known of the holocaust. I'm also a person who is very hard to cry even if the situation is very emotional. I never cry. But by watching this video, or any holocaust videos or movies, it makes my eyes teary. I never cry but my eyes will make a little of tears.
I've learnt so much. The hate, jealously and propaganda is present now, even in the hearts of billions. Anti-semitism is rising. Globally.
@@144hz_sleepy Same, but regardless it’s a powerful reminder that we need today more than ever before, that NOTHING like this should be allowed to happen ever again
Humanity learns nothing...the mass slaughter of innocent people happens over and over and will happen again and again.
Man I cried for the first time in a while, truly terrifying to have gone through that. Wish them truly all the best in the future!
My heart hurts for all of them, it had to be so hard to be there again. It is so hard to imagine how hateful humans can be. This should NEVER be forgotten, so many families torn apart, not knowing what happened to their loved ones, it is unimaginable. I have tears in my eyes and they are for all of those who were killed there and those who lived with those horrific memories.
75 years is a long time but its not that long ago, It's truly brave of them to show back up at that place.
No it's not
It's your grandparents era or your parents era and they could be alive to tell the tale my grandma told me of the bombings
@@tammajamma5820 its still truly brave
things like this you never forget not in a million years its so evil that even the devil could learn a lesson from it.
As a student I feel the Holocaust is not emphasized enough in our education system. *For context I am American
I absolutely agree!
So true
I agree. That’s why I spent two months on it teaching 5th grade.
@DanaAK47 They teach us to be observant and critical about our country and government, and to also draw parallels from history to make educated guesses. It's not our fault we notice things like extreme nationalism and racial prejudice when we're literally taught to because of the holocaust and similar events. If you'd take the time to listen to those you may think less of you may understand their side a little better. We don't call stuff out to be snowflakes, we do it so hatred doesn't spread and cause mass suffering on that scale again.
i’m also a student, but I think it is emphasized enough tbh
My heart goes out to every single person who was affected here,,,,
Knowing this place was even thought of and brought into reality makes my heart sink and my blood boil. They were loved ones, children, parents, spouses. How- on the face of this planet someone could be so heartless as to commit these atrocities- I could never and will never fathom. All I can say is that I am sorry no one got to you faster, and that I am sorry you carry with you the haunted memories of such an awful place.
If the walls could speak, they would scream in horror. Don't know how this place isn't haunted, it has an aura of evil and darkness
I’m sure it is haunted. How could it not be
No birds sing there I’ve heard from people that have visited
@@tomkbullybully Probably becasue animals can sense good and bad energy from people. Knows tragic event happened there.
I believe all the souls that were lost went to a better place they were stuck their in life. In death they are free. God bless all
A spirit box in that would be crazy
When I was younger I attended a private school in California. I was 14 years old. In our church we had a holocaust survivor speak to all the kids 14 and over about her story. Her horrific story brought chills down everybody’s spine. Everybody was in tears. All the adults and teachers as well. I’ll never forget that 💔
cherish those memories and pass them on!
I had the same experience, I broke down in tears. I do the same with this video...im glad I was exposed to this at the proper age, which I believe is 14/15...while going through puberty, you understand the hatred of man.
@@alexandriamahoneyy24687 wow. That's really sad :( nobody deserved it.
@@Gigi_857 of course!! but I do think that at that age you must be exposed to such evil to understand the world, in my opinion. its crucial in shaping an individual because the holocaust was such an extreme historical event that isn't as emphasized in education as it should be. regardless of how sensitive the content is, its so important to learn about this as early as possible, at the same time as learning about slavery...its history that unfortunately needs to be shown. If anything, i'm glad I had to endure such exposure because, although I was shocked and dismayed, I realized how real and imperative it is to truly understand and study such evil in society.
Don’t forget it was a German death camps
I remember A survivor coming to talk to my class about it in elementary school it was such an amazing experience a couple years later she passed rip
These people have an incredible strength. I cried through the entire video. We must never allow this to happen again.
You will understand one day that they deserved every bit of pain they felt. If only yuo knew the hundreds of millions of us pure whites that have suffered because of them.... Only then yuo would understand the ideology of Nazism.
you didn't cry through the entire video, you're just a liar just looking for attention. You should be ashamed of yourself.
Sickening how the front gate says "Work will make you free", even though that freedom was death!!
Yes. Another camp had a sign that said "Everyone gets what he deserves".
That's the German sense of humor for ya!
And that people held that sign during anti Covid protests
In another death camp, the walkway from the changing room to the gas chambers was labelled with “Himmelsstraße” what means road to heaven. It’s unbelievable
It’s hilarious lmfao
This is so heartbreaking. Innocent people treated that way is shameful.
And people think that a god exist...
@@dq7853 It's their beliefs
Hey Israel do not justify Hitler, by Killing Innocent Palestinians, never.
It's shameful to treat people that way, period. Innocent or not. Death penalty and torture is inhumane.
@@dq7853 God does exist
Bless her what a amazing woman the courage it took to return there
Profoundly moving. If we listen to anybody about how to deal with the world, we listen to these amazing, wise people.
I was a child when my family and I visited Auschwitz. Even as a child it hit hard. The scale and the overbearing atmosphere is extremely crushing to the very core. The darkness eats a part of your soul and you never forget. I hope that these poor souls found peace.
So do I god bless them all
You survived Auschwitz back in the 1940s?
@@kittydogcalendar8090 they said they visited so probably just a trip
@@mrduck4623 oh okay
My dad and mum took me and my sister there when I was 9 months old but obviously I don’t remember that. I went there again today and it brought millions of tears to the eyes
Makes you sick man. Can't imagine how horrific that must have been.
@The Big no it's really not, they weren't prisoners, they were beaten, starved, worked, experimented on, gassed, murderd need I go on? They were treated as inhuman, not prisoners
Have u been? I can't even describe the feeling u get, its just incomprehensible man
@The Big are u sick
@Vaccinated Kid Oh you're trying to be an edgelord 🙄
Imagine living through the fire storms of Tokyo and other cities. Of you think living in these camps was horrific....
So sad how these people suffered decades ago and yet it feels so fresh for many. This disgusting massacre cannot happen again. We shall not forget!
It is hard to imagine how horrific this was for them but for the children! I can't think about it. How could anyone treat another human let alone children this way. It's a miracle they are even mentally healthy. The trauma the children endured is unfathomable.
I’m a 16 year old girl from Australia and I always find myself watching these everyday or every so frequently because it truly kills me inside. I have grown a deep sorrowful connection with these survivors stories, and I would want them to know how sorry I am that they had to go through such pain. My heart and prayers go out to you all and your young ones💓
What about the aborigines of Australia?
Good on you sweety, keep researching it.
@@sionelaungaue4881 don’t worry them too
@@meagancarmichael3892 but don’t focus all your attention on it not because you shouldn’t research it but because the mind can only take so much of this kind of stuff at once before it starts to really affect us
With the new camps being built here and the laws they are passing we are next to experience this. The difference is we won’t be remembering it. Anyone who thinks those camps are for anything but detainment is sadly mistaken. Maybe I will see you in Mickleham.
I've always been a ww2 enthusiast. I always wanted to see Auschwitz. I went there in 2010. It was nothing that i expected. The tracks & the work will set you free sign just makes you freeze when you see them. It took me almost 2 hours to be able to walk in. The size of that camp is endless. The thing that really got me was the claw marks on the walls in the gas chamber. It is insane the ceiling must ne 20 ft high, you can see claw marks all the way up & on the ceiling. The realty hits you how desperately they we're trying to survive. They had to climb on top of people to reach the ceiling. That is an image I will nevet get out of my head. The feeling walking down the stairs thru the changing rooms to the showers is unimaginable. Than when you see all the pictures, shoes, glasses, lugage, dishes, silver/gold, all the piles of teeth they pulled for gold filling, the piles of hair & clothing. I went in as a enthusiast & came out scared for life. You can watch all the videos, look at pictures but the reality of it hits you when you see it first hand. I dont regret going there & think everybody should see it so they can understand.
Fantastic comment it says it all, I never got why the Jews were so hated amongst others, the pain of the survivors in this was so emotional. You should watch about Nicholas Winton and others who save lives, God Bless them all
@@josephmuir2366 I was talking to one of the guards that spoke english. He said that they don't open it until 2 hours after sunlight & start removing people 5 hours before the sun goes down. The last 2 hours of the shift are for searching every inch of the grounds & every building to make sure nobody gets locked in over night. He said nobody will come within 2 miles of the camp after dark. He said at night people have smelt the ashes & seen the smoke from the stacks & can here screaming & crying, gun shots outside the gates. He was dead serious & at closing they were locking up & telling everybody to leave. You can basically drive up to the parking gates at night. We went back after dark because we w5ere curious. We didn't make it anywhere close. We seen spot lights in the sky coming out of the camp & stopped. We sat in the car for about 2 minutes looking & turned around & left. We prob didn't get within 3 miles of the camp & had this overwhelming feeling we we're not welcome & needed to leave now.
How do people have the strength to go to Auschwitz because I don’t
@@nicolelawless9942 it's not easy. As soon as you see the tracks & selection area it's a reality check. Than when you see the work will set you free at the gates it really hits you. It took me almost 2 hours before I could go in. I just told myself I'm going home today, the people that died here didn't. I felt I owed it to them & honoring them by seeing their pictures & the horrors they when thru. The size of the camp which it actually 2 camps is unreal. It's a spiritual journey in a way. To see what they went thru & the ones that survived.
@@craigmapel1415 I remember when Mummy warned me about the trama I could’ve had and London gave me pretty bad mental health
Extraordinary strength and integrity to recount their suffering and return to its source.
Imagine returning to a place that only raised personal memories of horror and extreme sadness, and it all looks the same has it did 75 years earlier...(apart from the absence of those 'evil' people ran it) ....how emotional it must be. R.I.P to all those who lost their lives there, and God bless those who survived this pure evil.
I’m so proud of my grandad, I man I never met but will always remember, bless his heart. He was an American soldier who helped in the liberation of one of the Nazi concentration camps after the war. He himself was also a prisoner of the Nazis shortly before, and survived the torture and starvation. I learned through my father that when granddad liberated the camp, the prisoners came out in hordes and attacked the now disarmed Nazi wardens. My granddad and his friend turned a blind eye, walked around the corner, and let it happen.
Much respect towards your grandad. ❤️
God Bless your grandfather🙏🏼❤️
And i am Donald Trump
That's so true what u say about ur grandad bc they did that to the nazis
No WAR, only peace! Parabéns pelo relato!
“Scar on my soul” is the most poetic way I’ve heard it put
Hey Israel do not justify Hitler, by Killing Innocent Palestinians, never.
is it though?
This is so heartbreaking… god bless them and their loved ones
@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?
I was 10 years old when a neighbor where I grew up asked my mother if she could tell me her experiences of Auschwitz. I had asked about the number on her arm, mom said yes. I went home in tears but the most important story I've ever listened to!
What was her number ?
@@darkzombie5641 i don't remember since I was very young. Sorry!
@@mtnmagic1998 you don't have to apologize. 😇
@@darkzombie5641 what can I say...I was raised polite. Lol! Have a good day!
In a way, you're lucky to have heard it about first hand. I saw the first film footage of camp Prisoners when I was 12. My father was in a camp, but like so many others, he said so little about his time there. Too traumatizing. He had nightmares for many years, and was still afraid of starving to death.
People shouldn't ever be treated like cattle, nor slaughtered like them. Breaks my heart looking at this video, hearing all of their stories.
Cattle are treated better than this
@@belleparker7519 Not!
@@ginaone6601 do you work in the farming industry? If not you have no place to comment on it
Animals shouldn’t be treated like that either. Science is hopefully advancing where they use stem cells or plant based meat
@@delaney5721 Personally, I do agree with you to a certain degree. In the sense that we raise animals simply for slaughter oftentimes, it is a little odd - although necessary to meet food demands. In nature, too, animals are killed by each other - but if there were an alternative that was as efficient as cattle farming, I feel like it'd be a good call.
Never forget, never again, rest in peace the millions of beautiful souls
This was an absolute unforgivable act of terror and horror that cannot be repeated ever again. I cry watching the pain of the people who survived to tell their stories, and God bless them all.
Their pain must be unimaginable🕊
Visit Palestine sometimes, you will find the same fear, screams and blood there.
@@covid-19ultrapromax25 its nothing the same
@@covid-19ultrapromax25 no comparison compared to this
@@covid-19ultrapromax25 No comparison.
@@k4yl4mc1nn1s Your lack of historical and political knowledge is very amusing to me. What you just said was equivalent of a 9 year old who Just learned about WWII in a 25 minutes long documentary he saw on NBC . Just as shallow and Just as funny to people who’ve read actual history books.
The fact that this even happened literally breaks my heart for these people :(
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The construction of 4 large gas chambers and crematoria began in Birkenau in 1942. They went into operation between March 22 and June 25-26, 1943. The gas chambers at crematoria II and III, like the undressing rooms, were located underground, while those at crematoria IV and V stood at ground level. Source: Memorial and Museum Auschwitz-Birkenau
My Great-Grandfather was a POW survivor, I'm so empathetic for the survivors and can't even imagine what they went through.
I went to the museum and it was sad that i saw what I heard it just brakes my heart. And it is hard to feel the emotions that they felt. Seeing your family die in your face is hard.
I can not even imagine the pain of losing your whole family and the only one to survive. I can't imagine the horror of seeing those you love being taken to the gas chamber, or seeing them dying next to you. How anyone can disrespect those who died and survived makes me mad!
MANY SUCH CASES
@@theloniuspunk383 that doesn’t make it better
@@youtubewatcher8982 I was just joking dude, what the guy was referencing did not actually occur. I mean that, it's not a throwaway comment it didn't happen.
Stay sad
Happens in America all the time and nobody cares.
I was so scared to click on this video when it came into my feed. I thought it would be too emotional BUT, they deserve to be seen. ALL of the witness statements and stories deserve to be told over and over again. It breaks my heart to think of ANY human being, treated badly in any way. LEST WE NOT FORGET. This can never happen again - EVER! RIP all those poor souls that did not make it.
We're you really "so scared"?
Beautiful words! Congratulations on the story
♥️🇮🇱🙏🏾
never should have went down like this im crying so hard seeing the reminder and what i was taught in school before i graduated no words can ever make things better wise
unimaginable, there are no words to describe what they went thru. so extremely sad
My high school teacher (11th grade) back in 1982 taught us about the Holocaust. I took my 21 year-old son to the Holocaust museum a couple years ago. There were hundreds of people there. It was completely silent. No one spoke as we all shuffled through looking at the historical records. I've never witnessed such a huge group of people walking as quietly as possible, each cognizant of the others around them. It was as though the entire museum was a sacred place. When we got to the hall of remembrance, where people went at the end to contemplate and honor one or the millions who were murdered, the room was less for remembrance than it was a place of emptiness and sadness. There was no relief offered by this place. My son and I left. While there, I felt much older than my age of 54 (at that time) and my wonderful son held his arm stiff and strong for me to hold onto. Part of the horror for me was showing him what I guessed he'd only been introduced to in high school. As we silently looked at and read each display, I saw the sadness and horror on his face. My son and I went on a long walk together every night after dinner for years throughout his early to late childhood. We still go on long walks. Many times he told me about school, his thoughts, plans, hopes. After the long walk through the museum I saw a change in him. He became more conscious of how his behavior effects others. He calls me sometimes to say he loves me.
That's so sweet💕
Wonderful
That was such a lovely story, thanks for sharing it. You've raised a wonderful man. We must never forget what happened in WW2. It's a lesson to all of us even today. 😓
Lies again? App Store
@@MS-lj4px Wow way back in 2015? Wow that was so long ago 😯 WW2 was I think what 1645?
As a German, I feel utterly ashamed for what my country did all these years ago and I will make sure that I will never grow ignorant, barbaric or selfish like my ancestors were. Nothing but respect for all these brave human beings in this video Edit: The comments I got on this leave me feeling conflicted because either poeple seem to hate my entire existence or try to understand/ sympathize with me. Also it's interesting that poeple think my grandparents were involved. They were not even alive that time and my great-grandparents were children/young adults. Goes to show how time passes
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You're an embarrassment to your German ancestors.
That's very noble of you, my friend, but it is just as important that you don't feel any kind of personal guilt. No-one is ever responsible for his or her ancestors' actions. All the best from the UK.
@MSM4U2POM you handed your country over to savages and at one point tried to take our guns. Shut up
The bolsheviks were the real enemy. you have nothing at all to be ashamed of
My heart breaks hearing the speechless survivors with no words, just tears. 😢 I do pray that we never see such terror and pure evil take over ever again.
This should never ever happen again. We cannot let it happen. I am so sorry for the victims and their families❤️ Sending love to them all❤️ #🟦STOPJEWISHHATE
“Evil triumphs when you let it triumph” “Hate leads to destruction” These two people said it so well.
My father was a young British soldier who on his duties had to go to one of these camps he only spent a few hours there, what he saw affected his mind and health to the day he died aged 91. This is a awful reminder but the story of what happened must never be forgotten!
Thank you for sharing, I am sorry for your loss. Your father is resting in peace. ❤
Your father didn't understand lines of communication had collapsed in Germany. No food was being transported resulting in both Germans and Jews starving to death!
I wasnt aware so much of how liberators were impacted. if you dont mind, could you share some information to that point
@@johnhickton7944 Did he need to?? Human beings were put in camps and had been murdered all over europe in their millions. Starvation and typhus was only the main killer in the very last few months of the war. Ignorant fool.
But Churchill was a lovely guy right, according to your grandfather?
So important to remember for so many reasons.
I‘m absolutely sick to my stomach. What these people survived in the face of pure evil… I just want to cry my soul out watching this.
The war just didn't end soon enough for so many. So many that fought so hard everyday just to get through one more day.
Many died weeks after liberation due to their health conditions caused by neglect
this is probably not the right thing to talk about rn but she looks amazing for 93!!
And after all she has been through, she is a tough lady.
Visit Palestine sometimes, you will find the same fear, screams and blood there.
@covid19ultramax I hear what your saying and it’s terrible How can you even say such a thing!? The comparison of what and, how they did back then to now can’t even be compared. They’re both terrible but not the same
Its all the adrenochrome she drinks
@@covid-19ultrapromax25 no, you will definetly not. Don't even compare the 2.
Such a terrible history...How anybody treat human like this.. I can't imagine the pain and suffering of the people there...😢😢
God bless you all! I’m never totally sure if the poor souls who were murdered suffered less than those haunted survivors! I can’t imagine living with watching family and friends being systematically eradicated and tortured. Bless every soul alive and in heaven.
What she did is true bravery. She walks in the ashes and memories of our people. That is true strength. To walk thru trauma, not just for herself, but for her family who swiftly we're murdered, and a lot of others she saw just disappear. This lady is a hero.... NEVER FORGET!!!!!!!
Why, what happened?
I already forgot. Dwelling on catastrophic events is what drives people crazy.
Shut up yid
And now you guys are doing the same in Palestine. Free free Palestine 🇵🇸
give an example of how this is similar in any way@@cloudgaming4905
I was in the 8th grade and I asked my teacher, "Are we going to learn about the Holocaust?" She said and I quote, "No. I do not believe it and we will not learn about it." I brought it to the principal and she was fired. We don't learn about it but talk about it. Fix the education system..
Man🔥
You cost a hard working women and her family their income because of something political, I hope your happy.
@@user-iw1oj6to4r She didn’t cost anyone’s job the teacher lost her own job
@@davemurphy6605 thank you for writing that. Exactly right.
@Snevets Elie Wiesel spoke at my middle school around 95-98, i can't remember the date.
It doesn't matter how many years have passed - when someone experience something so horrible and tragic, it will be a disaster they will NEVER forget. God bless those survivors. So sad...😔
These survivors are so brave for going back
93 years old she looks good :)
that’s what i was thinking too
Yeah no kidding she’s pretty hot. GILF
@@AlMai222 😂
@@AlMai222 Jesus dude
This made me cry and I'm a muslim we should all unite and defeat the evil
I agree with you! Evil has no place here
@@SSPanzee that isnt the fault of muslims ffs
@@SSPanzee At that time it was a different story. But He still respected and took care of everyone.
@@eminal2189 they still worship him.
@@Bearzerk330 no we worship god
I will always love deeper, stand up against hate and remember the great loss! There really are no words to express ...
My father and I visited that former camp in Poland in early September 2019. It's a very sad place but worth visiting. God bless those poor people. I feel dreadfully sorry for them. 🙏 😞 😔 This always makes me feel depressed. We are the visitors from Dublin, Ireland 🇮🇪
The woman who smiled when she mentioned her grandchildren and great grandchildren made me tear up. I was already emotional, but to find joy in your descendants in light of the horrors you witnessed to try to destroy that chance is very special.
I cannot imagine the horror, the PTSD, the absolutely terrifying memories these survivors have had to live with for decades and decades. They survived but also have to relive it in their minds every day.
I have ptsd from attending the Holocaust memorial in London and every time Mummy leaves, I start panting heavily as Mummy is standing there emotionally not knowing what to do, I can’t believe my mother has to see me suffer from it
Yet, they were still able to prosper. Don’t let your weaknesses destroy your life.
REAL PTSD not phony outrage snowflake ptsd.
they still carry the pain after all those year, omg what a tragedy, what a pain!!!!! How i wish to meet someday a survivor!!!!!!!!
Truly a moving video. Thank you
it’s so surreal to watch this because my brain, i pray, will never be able to comprehend this type of horror. it doesn’t even seem real. it’s hard to wrap your head around. how beautifully powerful that all of these incredible humans gathered and honored their loved ones and their people. how incredible
Jesus in the Torah: written 800 years before his existence Isaiah 53 1Who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? 2He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him. 3He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised, and we held him in low esteem. 4Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, stricken by him, and afflicted. 5But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed. 6We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all. 7He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth. 8By oppression a and judgment he was taken away. Yet who of his generation protested? For he was cut off from the land of the living; for the transgression of my people he was punished. b 9He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death, though he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth. 10Yet it was the Lord’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer, and though the Lord makes c his life an offering for sin, he will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will of the Lord will prosper in his hand. 11After he has suffered, he will see the light of life d and be satisfied e ; by his knowledge f my righteous servant will justify many, and he will bear their iniquities. 12Therefore I will give him a portion among the great, g and he will divide the spoils with the strong, h because he poured out his life unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors. For he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
Beautiful words! Congratulations on the story.