Holocaust Survivor Miriam Reitzenstein | USC Shoah Foundation

This testimony by Jewish survivor, Miriam Reitzenstein, is from USC Shoah Foundation's Visual History Archive. She is a member of the "1939" Club.
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[@MonicaM444]

Miriam passed away this January 23,3021. May she be at eternal rest and happiness in Paradise. 🙏🏼💜

[@theflaca]

Wow, so recent. And I'm thinking they all died years ago, just watching their videos now. Many more have also just passed on, but still some are alive. The persistence of life and its prosperity, is the greatest vengeance of all.

[@ToriJP]

Typo: you meant January 23, (20)21. :)

[@jlcollins7673]

​​@@theflaca they teach us as if it happened lifetimes ago. But....a lot of these survivors are younger than my grandparents!!

[@smokvicaberber8361]

Oh looks like her whole family survived they didn’t kill her whole family. Brothers and sisters survived this is exactly same what happenned to non Jewish families as well . We also had one child tortured and killed in concentration camp non German . 15 years old and one cousin same age.

[@ToCam-fl8ry]

Tendentious questions. This lady initially said that she had friends among the gentile population, and the interviewer only asked about hostile people, and nothing about friends.

[@jessa7323]

Yes. This is unfortunate. I'm not sure why they do that. I know they wanted to record the wrongs that were done to the Jewish people but also they ask about other things like how they lived as children etc. I have seen a lot of these though and some interviewers do ask about friends etc

[@xoe9190]

These are videos that should be played in school. It is so important to learn as many stories as possible to understand the horrors and the will of survival that human beings have in hard times. It would be amazing if the school curriculum wanted to educate young people about the disasters that come from power corruption but also to remember the stories of people their age going through such terrible events. I think this would invoke a better understanding of humanity and a want to change things in a step towards equality.

[@adrieneanders0n998]

I too believe that the holocaust should be taught in school because children and young people need to know and understand the holocaust. Otherwise, there is the danger of forgetting and or saying it didn’t happen.

[@lenamesis9126]

this woman touched my soul God bless her and her family!!

[@MrPaultopp]

I can offer you nothing but my tears and sadness........beautiful strong lady

[@roberthill4236]

I’ve listened to many of these stories where people from Poland wished they’d gone to Siberia. It’s wonderful to hear this story of someone who did go, and the different suffering of people who went east. May her memory be a blessing.

[@rayklein1125]

Incredible story. To watch your parents and then sister pass before your eyes. How can any human imagine the pain and suffering. I'm so happy you found a good man whom, like you survived the Holocaust. God bless you and your wonderful family always. I'm in awe of your courage

[@agatagoldy]

Love and light from Poland 💚✨🙏

[@schelliegris7481]

Thanks to this courageous woman for sharing her horrific experiences with the world. I lear so much watching these videos. Bless her and her family. 2023 Ontario Canada 🇨🇦 ♥️

[@ladygagafans731165]

May our father in heaven forgives and grant her eternal peace....remarkable life

[@nataliemeenakshithegreat7780]

She is 90. Today love her

[@Crystal-cs3gm]

As much as I want to listen to this beautiful lady testimony, I simply can't, unfortunately. Due to the interviewer. I really wished that before the interviewer conducts testimony. Someone would let the interviewer know how important the survivor is. They are to be treated with the most respect and compassion. Remember they are the victim. They experience something that was made to kill them in the worst way possible. For the survivors to not only survive such dark, hateful, terrifying, violent times. Is a miracle. And for the victims to be nice enough to take the time to relieve such suffering and horrors, and tell us their first hand testimony is incredible! Such strong and brave women and men. We should listen with are ears and try to imagine going threw such horrors. No interrupting. No asking questions tell afterwards. Only if the survivor agrees. I can imagine that after reliving this dark,evil, time she must be emotionally drained. So please respect and treat survivors with the upmost respect and most loving compassion ❤️

[@casmatori]

The interviewer was great. She helped her a lot in keeping her on track with the story and helping her with English words.

[@bridgetttubbs9959]

God bless and peace to you.

[@shelbidickson8244]

I can’t believe this was recorded back around 1996. Here is am 24 years later listening to her story ❤️ I hope she knows I listened! Also I can’t stand that the reporter kept cutting her off!

[@christineaygin6701]

Shelbi hi , this isn't just her testimony, this is a "documentation of the facts:" this is why the narrator is interrupting her to keep some chronological order. Xx stay safe , stay strong

[@GenevieveGarbutt]

I found the reporter quite not nice

[@jessa7323]

​@@GenevieveGarbutthate to say it but she isn't even close to the worst 😭 some are downright hateful. I found this woman okay until around the end when she kept interrupting her and rushing like they were running out of time.

[@janreid1629]

A very interesting testimony, thank you so much. God bless her family.

[@debbiehuser9056]

God bless her and keep her. She endured such hardships. I can’t imagine the hunger she and others felt. We think we’re starving if we miss one meal!

[@paulvanhelmond3104]

Very touching recount of her life. Thanks to Miriam and the Shoah Foundation for sharing it.

[@marekdudek]

Ja jestem polakiem i nie moge Cie sluchachac do konca.Wygladasz jak moja matka przepiekna kobieta.Jestes piekna kobieta .Dzieki BOGU.

[@shivaya7573]

Prayers Never Again 🙏

[@whimsyrt]

I'm so disgusted but unfortunately not surprised at the way my country, Britain, treated this lady and many many like her. As if they hadn't been through enough already. Every survivor is one in the eye to the nazis. May god bless every day you live xxx

[@annkelly6643]

Do you know the sacrifice made by millions of British who against massive odds went to war to protect us and free Europe from the monstrous nazi regime? You may feel that way, I'm proud of what we helped achieved. Don't be an apologist for me. What the Nazi regime did was horrific, blame them not us.

[@Pommy1957]

Yeah, maybe you'd rather we'd have remained neutral like Sweden & made a fortune out of selling stuff to the Nazis', instead of sacrificing our young men & women, eh?

[@johnforeman634]

My god! This is just unbelievable! That story of her burying her sister! I couldn’t keep it together. This is so horrific. I’m sitting here going “you’ve got to be kidding”! What this poor lady went through is so mind boggling it just defies belief. How could you have a sane mind after this?? She’s an incredible woman.

[@middle-ageaintnothinbutanu4129]

Dear God .... We pray for your grace and your mercy . We know these things are done under your advisement and we know not your purpose .Even today hatred exists for people that are not like them 🙏

[@arthurpineapplepen5209]

May Jehovah God reserve a place for all Holocaust victims in His paradise earth!

[@luciusjohnson384]

God bless her.

[@agatalisiecki7156]

I with she was given more time to talk! She remembered so many details and was ready to describe them. Too bad...

[@marty7978]

Such an Incredible story, such an expirerence for such a young lady at that time,

[@marekdudek]

UR i dont know how to say you are the best woman i swear.UR looking like my mother exaclly like her I SWEAR god i swear.You are like my mother from the face the way you think , look etc..kobiece rzeczy wiesz co mam na mysli z cala powaga dla kobiet.

[@karenbrandenberger517]

They didn't respect her religion. Many countries don't respect other religions now. Several. Clearly hateful. You can see it now.

[@schelliegris7481]

December 7th is my anniversary also!

[@omgomg1665]

So there was a two ladies with the same name one was her auntie Adela and then her sister Adela?

[@luisacarrasco6883]

EL TESTIMONIO EN ESPAÑOL POR FAVOR

[@marekdudek]

You look like my mother.Ja jestem polakiem.Jestes piekna kobieta.

[@nataliemeenakshithegreat7780]

Oh myryam you are such a gorgeous woman darling love you you look so much like we are related

[@marnewf]

I'm Polish and I agree that some Polish people were or are anti-Semitic but calling like that all Poles is not nice. Statements like that will never heal wounds between are nations.

[@kaitlynndee4895]

magda boo hoo, they can say whatever they need to say. Your irritation with her generalization is minuscule in comparison to their suffering.

[@norml6874]

I think it’s quite audacious to presume the atmosphere of a past time when we were not there nor even alive. She is giving a personal testimony of her interpretation of the way it felt and I’m sure that it felt as if all poles were anti Semitic.. I doubt nothing she says in any way

[@brandyb2931]

I think you are seriously missing the point here.

[@frenchartantiquesparis424]

I have watched at least 40 of these testimonies in the past two months.... EVERYONE of people who lived in Poland said the Polish were terribly antisemitic. So, I believe it.

[@CologneCarter]

Some? Aren't you trying to whitewash history here? You shouldn't judge by the way things were around you when you made the statement, but the times when Mrs. Reitzenstein made her statement. And I am pretty sure things haven't changed that much.

[@nataliemeenakshithegreat7780]

My grandpa. Name. Chaim as well a'd. Grandma. Braha brunia

[@cmariah80]

Interesting. Cannibalism.

[@CologneCarter]

Not too much of a surprise. It happened every so often when things were desperate. And let's be honest, if you have nothing to eat, and I mean nothing, every piece of edible meat looks tasty. It's easy to say "I would never... under nor circumstances..." if you are well fed or less well fed and still know some means to get sustenance, legal or illegal, before having to consider to feed on a fellow human being.

[@nataliemeenakshithegreat7780]

Yeah sad was. A. Furniture business man

[@englishlady8863]

So much time wasted spelling names. So irrelevant.

[@marekdudek]

Now i watch the video to end you are somtking like beautiful lady UR.I wish I have wife like you.

[@aureliapop561]

Hard to follow her...

[@marekdudek]

UR very beautyful lady Im polish man you look like my mother,I wish I have wife like you.

[@omgomg1665]

Enough that’s very rude this lady telling her sad story and you commenting that you wish to have wife like her !

[@koogle5410]

OMG Omg he says this all the time on this channel ti all female survivors. he needs physciatric help.

[@omgomg1665]

@@koogle5410 - yes I believe that ..

[@marekdudek]

You look like my mother like my wife.I swear you look like my family person.

[@kathleenmeyers1815]

SHE JUST HAPPENED TO HAVE A PIECE OF WOOD ON HER, AND MADE A HEADSTONE... RIGHT.... SHE EMBELLISHED THE WHOLE "STORY" SHAME ..