Holocaust Survivor Ernest Lobet Testimony Part 1/2 | USC Shoah Foundation

[@beverleygailluen4714]

I can’t believe that this poor man.. firstly NEVER found his heartless father, who has so many struggles in life. He is a HERO for all he survived. My heart breaks for him ❤

[@maisonreybaud2797]

Mr Lobet's interview is one the harshest i watched here on the Shoah Foundation channel ,may be because of Mr Lobet's sensitivity . Reliving the tragic events of his youth was obsiously a challenge for him . Thanks to you Mr Lobet !

[@mandi0804]

Such a sweet man, so much respect. It is simply heartbreaking. I found out about Mr. Lobet by reading a book called The Man Who Broke into Auschwitz by Denis Avey. Mr. Avey helped save Mr. Lobet by smuggling cigarettes to him which he used to get his shoes mended which helped him survive the death March. Simply amazing.

[@jennifernorton5885]

I have listened to many of these heartbreaking but inspirational testimonies and must congratulate Louise, the interviewer. She has been the best at allowing this man to just tell his story with no interruptions and limited questions.

[@redwater4778]

She fell asleep.

[@AjayTaylor-tg7wi]

​@@redwater4778 no words for your kind

[@janemarson8671]

This Man is so lovely .He is born on same year as my father ,Also my father also called Ernest .This man so honest ,Tells The story so well .He has been to hell and back manner of speaking .But he is So Brave .I salute this genuine peaceful hero .This has Really Touched my Heart.

[@connieparli1799]

I have just discovered these interviews and have listened to several. What courage it took to survive and to relate those memories to the interviewer. This interviewer is superb. She doesn't push Mr. Lobet and gives him the opportunity to remember and tell. I would have loved to shake this man's hand.

[@wandaburkenhagen336]

I can't watch one full episode,I have to have a breather,then come back and and watch bit more. This is terrifying. So sad. Truly sad

[@Majickcharm]

Dear Mr Lobet I am sorry you had to go through this experience. Thank you for sharing your story. It is an honour!

[@shenanigans_beacon]

😂😂kuguuyyyyyyyyyyyyh

[@johannesnicolaas]

First I read the story of the English soldier in his Autobiography. Then I saw this. It moved me greatly.

[@andydocwra7242]

Denis Avey's story brought me here. So disturbing what Ernst went through and amazing he survived. I wished that he and Denis had been able to meet 😢

[@blackwings715]

What an incredible human being

[@annahoover5296]

So thankful for the survivors who lived to tell what happens,not easy I know reliveing all the horror.we will never forget.

[@petrazimmermann999]

I am so thankful to all the men and women who took the time to record their testimony and the things that happened to them during the Second World War. It was a great privilege to hear their stories. These recordings will be of great value for generations to come. And, I hope that we have learned from the past and that we, the people of Germany, take responsibility for what has happened to the Jewish people during the Third Reich.

[@aaliyahlenoraa]

Wow, I’m jawdropped at this story!!

[@mks6148]

Most of this history is buried by most countries. These testimonies need to be HEARD and taught in history classes everywhere, especially in the US.

[@InglésconRobert2025]

The US schools teach this. They don‘t teach the horrors of Communism.

[@WhetHadHappenedWasBLOG]

Nor do they teach about the horrors of this country! The US has bigger fish to fry! Slavery is US history that they don’t teach about as well!

[@loditx7706]

Never again! Always remember!

[@music0326]

@@InglésconRobert2025 And that it's the same ideology - freemasonry, supreme race, the rich get richer the poor poorer.

[@damonmelendez856]

Nonsense. The horrors of communism are instead swept under the rug.

[@tyejoyce2226]

Mr. Lobet, it was astonishing hearing your testimonial. Rest well sir.

[@catherines2421]

This testimony is spellbinding. God bless you, sir, for sharing your story with us. It’s so important for the subsequent generations to hear first hand testimony about the Holocaust. It starts with bullying and ends up with torture, murder and madness.

[@MartyCostello]

Thank you for posting all of these stories. It must not ever be forgotten. If we forget the past, we are DOOMED to repeat it. My father was with the British front lines that were part of the troops that saw what happened, smelled the stench of burnt flesh and told me the story from what he saw firsthand. Men he knew that would force a line were crying like children and hugging their comrades as they couldn't believe what they found. Men he knew that had seen the worst fighting in the war were turning away their heads and some just fell upon the ground trying to emotionally and mentally cope with the horrors that they saw. Everyone heard of the "rumors", but to see it first hand, my father said that it changed every one of his men, all of them. There is nothing on this planet that will ever make what happened to these people right, nothing. Blessings to all. Ernst, you are not just a survivor, but you are an example and a credit to civilization.

[@patriciacole8773]

And now the world’s leaders are talking about 15 minutes cities. Ghetto? Worldwide?

[@vertywertyy]

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[@bellcampe59]

Bless his big giant heart!!! His grandmother holds a very special place in his memory. This is a great testimony.

[@cassidydunn3218]

God bless each and every person who endured the pain and suffering of these cruel wicked evil people....

[@snjezanamarkov6976]

Ernest Lobet thank you for you story.My greate respect.love from Croatia

[@iangreenberg5101]

So thankful for these interviews on KZbin. So thankful

[@lorismith621]

I have only just started watching this video and my heart goes out to this man and his family

[@findingbrandy]

Thank you Ernest Lobet for sharing your story. Thanks to those who took the time to record and interview and to share with us.

[@lizs1724]

What caused Mr.Lobet to temporarily lose his vision?

[@findingbrandy]

@@lizs1724 I can't remember, it has been a while since I watched this.

[@philippelahaussedelalouvie6107]

What a story, what a life - what a remarkable person! I salute you and your survival, God bless you and all those who were killed so atrociously.

[@DanaSellsLA]

What an amazing man! The detailed recounting of his experiences is simply riveting.

[@syntaxsoulbender9908]

I think he feels bad for how lucky he was and it makes me sad. I hope he knows that his pain and struggles were valid and I hope he doesn't suffer too much from survivors guilt.

[@jdrex6473]

COULD IT HAPPEN AGAIN? YOU BET IT COULD. YOU JUST HAVE TO LOOK AROUND, AND YOU REALISE WE STILL HONOR GONERMENT AND LEADERS WITHOUT QUESTION. WE ALLOW OURSELVES TO SAY, EVERYTHING IS OK, WHEN DEEP DOWN WE KNOW THAT GREED AND CORRUPTION IS RUNING RAMPANT. WE PREFER TO LOOK THE OTHER WAY AND IGNOR WHAT IS IN FRONT OF US. I AM JUST AS GUILTY OF THIS AS ANYONE ELSE. IN OUR COUNTRY (USA), WE HAVE TO GET SERIOUS AS TO WHO WE ELECT INTO HIGH OFFICE, NO LONGER CAN WE JUST FOLLOW PARTY LINES WITHOUT QUESTION. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE PERFORMED DUE DILLIGENCE WHEN WE ENTER THE VOTING BOOTH. WE AS A PEOPLE MOST IMPORTANTLY HAVE TO STOP PRE-JUDGING OTHERS, THUS PLANTING THE SEEDS OF HATE. I HAVE LISTENED TO MANY OF THESE TESTIMONIALS, AND ALSO HAVE SPOKEN WITH INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE THERE DIRECTLY EFFECTED BYTHIS INSANITY. THE SHOAH FOUNDATION IS A VERY IMPORTANT TOOL OF EDUCATING THE FUTURE GENERATIONS OF WHAT CAN AND WILL HAPPEN IF WE LET OUR GUARD DOWN.

[@halcyonlyricsandslowedsong347]

its happening right now in china with the uyghurs, just google it

[@shikhalemuel6802]

Happening now in USA. If you don't get vaxxed...

[@maryannluke7168]

Very well said

[@jacquelynskye295]

@@shikhalemuel6802 Except vaccinated saves lives! And the life you save may be your own.

[@jlcollins7673]

@@shikhalemuel6802 we have been vaccinating people in the US for YEARS. Dear God. You believe that is what is happening right now??!! Compared to the blind following of our previous leader!???

[@marymenatti9175]

Just a beautiful mind. A man who has been introspective for many years. So truthful. Thinks in details. His smile is sooo beautiful.

[@GoldNava]

It breaks my heart so much what he had to endure! :( He's so strong and is such a good hearted man!

[@MB-NC1967]

Thank you for your testimony. God preserved you in times of horrific demonic times. Isaiah 53

[@maryloufremlin4152]

Amen ! No luck God was with this dear Man 🌹

[@glendasmith3704]

Ernest tells us how he witnessed and survived the Holocaust so that we were there with him, for every step of his nightmare.

[@WeRNthisToGetHer]

I love all of these and so grateful this was done and is available online

[@Olican71]

This gentle yet suffering soul was lost in 2002.RIP Ernst

[@ericahalmai8490]

Thank you Mr Lobet your testimonies, you are a remarkable men, I hope we all learn from your experience , God bless you & family 🇦🇺🙏💕🌻

[@lauracarpenter5283]

So glad you have saved these memories.

[@alexandradane3672]

I am here merely wish to pay my absolute and greatest respects . I am now of age and I can remember the horror of the reports of the death camps . Indeed, a member of my family was one of the first liberating Officers in command into Dachau. He only spoke of the devastating horrific cruelty endured by the “survivors “ but he never spoke of the effect it had on him and that is right way to behave . (Of course though, our family quietly understood his feelings of horror and also guilt that nothing was done sooner to know about it and prevent it . He was not alone in those feelings and I /we (family and friends similar ) agreed that whilst our Allied war govt of the time did their best , they must have known and they did nothing .

[@annbicknell236]

ouoxhogufuoofuuf

[@annbicknell236]

😛😛😉

[@annbicknell236]

i am still trying not to be a happy camper and for a long week or a months

[@phillamoore157]

Well said, and if they’re still alive please pass on my gratitude for your family member’s service. They’re truly apart of the “Greatest Generation”. That said…..you’re right. Those camps, and what they were doing in them, was known for 7mo before our troops actually reached them. And, the first part of the story is just how many flee’ing Jewish refugee’s that America (and many other countries) turned away, that were sent back, and eventually died in those camps. To this day, that story is rarely told.

[@bebacaribena]

Ernst, May Lord Almighty bless you and your family....

[@jlcollins7673]

I hear he passed away a few years ago....what a heartbreaking story. So thankful so many testimonies are here for us to learn...and pass on....

[@meeka3312]

Incredible story teller..fantastic interviewer...thank you for sharing.

[@rositahuff4858]

….please dear god…if he comes to you…grand him eternal joy and peace!

[@katepassman]

Every time he got emotional I just wanted the interviewer to tell him it was OK to cry and comfort him

[@Crystal-cs3gm]

I seen so many of these testimonies. Im obsessed with WW2. Specifically the Holocaust.. it amazes me how they survived this horror. It makes u think of what would u do if this was u. To walk in their shoes being a Jew. Death was at every corner! All the villages that the death squads rounded up. And shot thousands. Escaping that and making it into the ghetto was a miracle alone.

[@dess9ether]

awww he is so brave when he got emotional I started tearing up

[@lizs1724]

This should be a model for future interviews.Interviewer did not interrupt or push the religious ideology. TY Louise🕊️

[@stst77]

I have not heard any interviewer push the religious narrative but I have heard them ask if their family was religious and allow them to talk about it if they are and move on if they aren’t.

[@christopherbarnett7265]

i have watched this for research five times, ernest is sublime, a real man, the real truth with all its nuance & character translating as much as he can the terrible times that are still present i wish the usc shoah foundation would delete all the scribblings by neo nazis, the very least these witnesses can be offered for their gift of telling for it to be respected i had been a rigorous student of hilberg in concentrating only on perpetrators but these archives prove without question the verifiability of witnesses testimony, those from the same village & towns, the camps, it is clear that so few have ever really spoken i regard it as solid evidence, to be listened to attentively, to be trusted

[@claudiaperfetti7694]

Yes it is a true testimony. He is honest about the fact he suffered less compared to his fellow prisioners. In all this there is not a single event in which he helped anyone, maybe he did and didn't share it. So when at the end when he says you have to stand up to what you believe, to me it sounds quite empty. What does he believe in. Whatever is convenient for him at that moment. So he has not matured at all after all these years. Of course it has great merit to have reconsttucted his life and has a beautiful family. We can quite understand him not going to Israel, but he never humbled himself with his Maker. The way he talks about the war of his adopted country. I wouldn't want to hear his stories of that war. I am not a jew but I love Israel and admire the courage of them and how they share their advances in water,. Cultivation, desalinization, etc,etc. I am from Argentina where we have one of the biggest jew populations of the world, but also sinned harboring nazies. We can each do our part, we have to give ourselves out for other's needs. "You shall love the stranger" says the Torah.

[@feliciamccarron300]

I think these testimonials are amazing to listen to. It makes me feel like I can endure anything that comes my way. The fact that he actually mentions his flaws and how he was kind of a bad boy in school... is very honest and endearing

[@nursen2106]

@@claudiaperfetti7694 it is hard, to expect from somebody to act to his believes, when he is rock bottom and has nothing except that uncomfortable thrive to live. the act on believe part - that should happen earlier. but those in there comfort zone. if they would stand up more or support those in opposition, they would have been a great support. . also - in the camps itselve, in some there were suspected to use medicine (bromine) to keep the prisoners calm at least in lethargy. not sure which and from which year on

[@shellibelli4387]

@@claudiaperfetti7694 I disagree. He helped people by giving them extra food. He was also good friends with people who helped each other. Until you’ve walked in his shoes, you have no business criticizing.

[@andrewmaccallum2367]

A beautiful human.

[@laurap.5804]

one of the most heart breaking of every testimony I hear..

[@jlcollins7673]

How many have you watched? This is about my 15th. They are all so devastating....but there are some far worse than this. I cannot imagine his horror or that of the rest.

[@tamaramorton8812]

He certainly had it rough but he seems to have no self pity. He sounds as if he had realistic expectations about his situations. He must be a strong person. He’s very intelligent. He doesn’t speak ill of his grandmother but I don’t think very highly of her at all. Imagine leaving your own grandchild - much less any child - alone in the world to fend for themselves. Of course, I haven’t adopted any children lately myself. I’m just feeling concern for this man and his childhood.

[@tamaramorton8812]

@@jlcollins7673 This is probably my eighth one. Most of the other Holocaust videos I’ve watched have had more than one episode per person. I don’t even remember now. As you say, they are all so devastating. A part of my mothers family perished in one of the camps. That’s, at least, part of the reason of why I’m watching all these videos. I’ve been watching them for a couple of years now. It’s hard to watch and I can’t do it for more than a couple of hours at one time.

[@widsonsabourin9560]

It’s scary and disgusting how cruel human beings can do to each other!

[@teresawoodward6173]

It’s now 2023 but his words and life and spirit lives on through his precious testimony! RIP sweet man! We are listening and learning!

[@lorrainemonaco4216]

Incredible survival, miracle of God🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@danaesquires7571]

what a courageous thing for Mr Lobet to do.

[@mamierouthier5697]

I wish I could increase the volume and not struggle to hear these videos.

[@InglésconRobert2025]

Amen

[@jacquelinemccabe7433]

I listen through headphones that allow me to increase the volume. Set the volume to maximum on your computer/tablet and then increase the volume on the earphones. It definately works.

[@cherylmccarthy2932]

Thank you so much for sharing your testimony. You are incredible.

[@ParttimePilgrim]

Hes ver precious. His poor mother

[@thed.z.a.4658]

extraordinary story telling...........thankyou

[@London_miss234]

The Holocaust was awful, evil. I’m glad Ernest Lobet survived. This interview was very good.

[@andomikel1]

According to the info available on line his father didn’t have any other children in South Africa . Rest in peace Ernest , we will not forget you .

[@misiasert1348]

Very very clever man..well articulated.

[@archinat0r1994]

@ 2:22:15 he starts talking about Denis Avey

[@woutleus]

I was reading his book and that made me look for this video. Sad that they had to go through this. I learned ernst passed away already a couple of years ago but I'm thankful for his testimony here. Let's hope we keep this and learn from it so make sure this will not happen again.

[@Grace.allovertheplace]

@@woutleus hi 👋 do you remember what his book is called? Kindly Grace

[@pachadela]

@@Grace.allovertheplace it’s called “the man who broke into auschwitz”

[@Grace.allovertheplace]

@@pachadela Hi Adela, many many thanks for taking your time to help me with the title of the book 📖 I appreciate you a lot 🙏✨ I wish you a happy day 🔆

[@stst77]

He said he didn’t make friends yet he cried like a baby at the 3 hr mark over someone not being transported with him. I think mentally he must have told himself didn’t have friends to survive but actually he made deep bonds in his heart. He just couldn’t let his mind to accept it.

[@shikhalemuel6802]

So well spoken with clear thoughts.

[@alexandradane3672]

My previous comment went too soon before I could say , how still to this day , in my dotage now, the horror and sorrow lives with me. I was but a child during this but I retain a childlike horror of the atrocity .

[@alexcarter8807]

2:35:00 anyone who's marched knows you always want to be at/near the front because the front moves at a steady pace while further back there's an "accordion" effect where you're going slow, fast, slow, fast which is more tiring.

[@lewisner]

The sound is far too low. I am trying to watch it on my phone but it is barely audible.

[@lizs1724]

Try using headphones

[@timkimball793]

a wonderful story, a wonderful storyteller. no bragging, some understandable tears--always fore others, never for himself. i feel like i knew him. denis avey's book drew me originally. avey is a braggart, but was dead on about ernest and his encounters with him in buna. ernest's story is much better than avey's book. like primo levy, ernest says his survival was a matter of luck, speaking german as a native, being young, and never losing hope. do listen to 2/2.

[@teemarie5478]

I can’t find the second part😭

[@DanaSellsLA]

@@teemarie5478 see comment above by @soilmanted

[@lorismith621]

Where is the second half of this interview?

[@britlew5933]

Danke, Ernst.

[@shandahathaway112]

The movie about his great uncle is "Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet" starring Edward G. Robinson.

[@soilmanted]

This is labeled part 1 of 2. There is a cut-off at the end in the middle of an anecdote. I can't find any description for the video. I can't find any link to part 2.

[@christistruth705]

This is part 2: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3evlq2wo5qWZ9k

[@billiebergmann8835]

i am so thankfull that you keep the history

[@Noname-ew9js]

I was very interested in this but the volume was too low.

[@gerrymarmee3054]

What horrors. I just cannot fathom how the Germans could be so unbelievably cruel.

[@polishlass5067]

Nazis were not human.

[@freedomfries6618]

@@polishlass5067 No, they were human but they stopped seeing their victims as such.

[@marianarosales8688]

Look at what’s happening now. If you have watched enough of these testimonies it starts ever so slowly just wear a mask, just sign in, just stay at home, just get a jab, get another, get a booster, show your certificate…These testimonies are cautionary and no one ever thinks they would act like the Nazi’s did unfortunately most people will.

[@dougstyles]

Salute to the lost

[@vemcomigoler]

A Brave Man! Wonderful. ❤️👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽I Saw his history in The book written by his friend: The Man that wins Auschwitz.

[@pamneff7541]

Bravo

[@galaezia1]

Very sad every testimony. It would be very hepful these videos had subtittles, because there are many words I dont understad them.

[@kittywaymo]

G-d Bless him❤️

[@ffrancesca28]

Vi prego mettete i sottotitoli in italiano 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@livingdeadgirl8074]

Wow.

[@dorrybrewin6012]

The survivors of the horrors that the Germans inflicted upon them is just horrible . To me all the victims are hero

[@philippeceline984]

*NO FORGET NO FORGIVE* *. . . ...*

[@Anonymouscpa2]

Isn’t it impressive how they speak such fluent English given the fact Jewish refugees like him arrived in the states as an adult but still managed to pick up English pretty well. Some would say you should be able to speak this well if you live in the states for decades but linguistically how LONG really doesn’t matter compared to how EARLY in their life they immigrate. remember those random immigrants nowadays in your town who moved to the states in their 20s, 30s and above. Almost none of them can speak English as fluent as these Jewish folks. Having Yiddish as their first language is a huge advantage obviously because Yiddish and English both are Germanic language, but it really is impressive how he and other Jewish interviewees all of them can articulate what they experienced pretty well.

[@lordharry423]

They should have interviewed the guards and functionaries

[@tatonemio6388]

Just watch the movie "Shoah" kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZ-akJqJirt2rcU

[@Snafuski]

Extraordinary witness.... One thing: The Germans and the Austrians feared each other more (2:54:00), so throwqing bread to the prisoners could result in death... and did in some cases, if I recall, from the death march from Dachau through Munich/Pasing. The Czechs did not have that problem as much: denunciations.

[@Bear_Arms]

Thank G-d for the State of Israel and especially the IDF! That's all I can say after watching these testimonies. Am Yisrael Chai!!

[@jennyambler8593]

All of these have poor sound sadly

[@jacquelynskye295]

I've noticed! I have the volume all the way up and still not great.

[@iangreenberg5101]

Less the 150k views in a 10 year period of being on KZbin. . Sad that everyone forgot or don't care.

[@stst77]

I think the most tragic thing about his story is his dad could have sent for him and his sister and got them safely to South Africa as soon as he heard of the rising antisemitism going on but his dad just abandoned his children to a holocaust.

[@nataliaoliveira9382]

I would love to see this testimony with the portuguese legend! 😌

[@Hellyan35]

me too

[@diouranke]

At the end of the day, humans are merely animals, although im not sure what that means since other species are not intentionally cruel and hateful

[@sharondavis9196]

My dad was in Germany at this time in a tank Battalion

[@shellibelli4387]

Which side was he on?

[@ramonab2029]

all these interviews of Holocaust survivors are interesting and unvaluable but too bad for the low volume of the recording

[@sueannebrown2709]

So sad when he had to leave his grandmother, knowing that he would never see her again and couldn’t survive without him 😢 Such cruelty, and WHY 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️. Hate and Hitler 🤬 the interviewer was wonderful ❤

[@jesuslovesyou919]

Voices too low

[@sheripacori2097]

The ss men that picked him up were nice but with evil intentions. In the beginning wolf's in sheep's clothing.

[@gokhalemayur1]

Poor sound #KZbin...sorry

[@walquiriagalhardo7477]

Legend portuguese please🙏🙏

[@Arthur-kx9fh]

Difícil de entender né 😅

[@venutube5791]

I have always heard abt English saying " What's in a name" My doubt clarified in the first few minutes 😁

[@borninvincible]

I wonder what his thoughts are on how the State of Israel is committing a genocide now against the Palestinian people?

[@tatonemio6388]

there is no genocide , just do "street view" of any city in Gaza/West Bank. Yes, there is a lot of violence from both sides.

[@borninvincible]

@@tatonemio6388 sorry, but you're wrong and I can list all the reasons why, but you're just an apologist

[@tatonemio6388]

@@borninvincible You know already you can't defend your claim, now you just need an excuse to save face. There are about 2 millions Palestinians living in Israel and growing. The Palestinian population is also growing in the Gaza and West Bank. This is the first case in history where a "genocide" increases the population.

[@borninvincible]

@@tatonemio6388 your rotten hasbara has no power here. you and the rest of Zionist belong in The Hague.

[@MH-zq4nl]

What is happening under the veil of the pandemic and what Schwab and Soros intend for us feels remarkably similar in essence, though less traumatic

[@trehugr4life]

I think less traumatic only because we're in the beginning.. I think it will get far worse

[@janemarson8671]

@@trehugr4life yes me to dreading the next few years .it's coming ,

[@elyacohen7548]

So annoying the music in background....difficult to concentrate...

[@MH-zq4nl]

What has happened in the pandemic, and what Schwab intends to do feels remarkably similar, though far less traumatic.

[@sharonolivotti6283]

😩👍😍😜🎂😡