I Survived The Holocaust and Then Escaped From The Soviet Army | Minutes With |

[@ladbiblestories]

With thanks to the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust charity www.hmd.org.uk/ and John Hajdu. Read more about John Hajdu's story here - www.hmd.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/old-images/life_in_two_countries_-_john_hajdu.pdf

[@HMD_UK]

It was great working with you. Thank you for sharing John's experiences and helping to raise awareness.

[@monab9080]

He mentioned what's happening in China and so many people are still unaware that millions of Uyghur muslims in China are held in concentration camps. They are tortured every single day to let go of their faith and that is the only crime of theirs. They are different than the rest of the Chinese population. I see people commenting on how terrible they feel about the Holocaust incident yet the very same people could care less what's happening in China right now. The world was quiet when the so called peaceful monks of Myanmar did an ethnic cleanse on Rohingya muslims. So my question is what is the difference between what Hitler did vs. what's happening in current days? The answer is awareness. I would be grateful LADbible if you can interview people who can spread awareness about the current day Holocausts that are happening. Thank you!

[@mattm2025]

P0

[@def6420]

Hitler was a Jew

[@Goffy]

This man is seen on the street as a regular elderly person, yet he has been through so much.

[@pottsie_era]

that's why people should respect each other because you don't know what other people have gone through.

[@alison4316]

@@pottsie_era bingo.

[@jbdbean242]

Chances are any "regular elderly person" has been through so much. Never in the history of the world has life been as easy as it is now.

[@Goffy]

@@jbdbean242 That is very true

[@conservat1vepatr1ot]

People seem to forget, life is fascinating and crazy. Those people who have lived nearly one-hundred years of it, deserve our respect and should be assumed to have amazing stories.

[@sampsonadjei9347]

Video's like these are a constant reminder of how these atrocities were not too long ago and people are still here who have experienced them it's really amazing what ladbible is doing

[@binyardyano7021]

Hi

[@harryholden795]

absolutely, when my grandfather was born he wasn't even legally a person in my country (Australia).

[@adonaiyah2196]

Its better than what vice is doing by a long shot

[@jacobthrym7552]

@@harryholden795 If it's not to personal, When was he born and where were his parents from?

[@harryholden795]

Hey Jacob, I appreciate you asking. My Grandfather was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1926 to an French woman and Irish/Australian Aboriginal father. My mother, with her Aboriginal heritage would've also not been considered a person when she was born either in 1966, but thankfully was spared a lot of the racism due to her pale skin and was thus able to pass off as "non-Aboriginal".

[@MsEsquire83]

Can you please do a full length interview with this gentleman? 15 mins is not enough time, and these stories need to be documented while it's still possible.

[@MsEsquire83]

@@davelewis6256 rewatch it. This started when he was 4, but got increasingly worse starting around 7, and then more struggles afterwards. He didn't repeat much at all.

[@GenericRae]

Excellent point! It's important to record history however and wherever we can

[@chumchingwong1462]

Ruben tubor has the same up bring as this man but won a medal of honor, the are longer interviews with him possibly help.you.

[@1989Chrisc]

Search usc shoah foundation on youtube, they have hundreds of interviews with survivors. Most videos are a few hours long

[@StephenLMW]

I tell you what for an 84 yr old man he looks incredibly healthy What an unbelievable story from an amazing man

[@3fammy]

I agree, he speaks clearly and looks healthy. If i were him, i'd have severe ptsd or whatever you call it. I mean, who can forget the sight, the sound and the smell of fear.

[@hman2912]

@@3fammy he probably has mate

[@joeltoth7073]

If you're interested in more stories from the war, here is my grandpa's tale: My grandpa was in Hungary during these same times in a town called Baja. He recalls being at school (stay away school), and being awakened at 5:30am by the sound of tanks rolling into the town. He was eventually kidnapped in essence along with a bunch of his schoolmates and sent to Germany to a boarding school on a train. They were packed into the hay filled train carts like sardines and began their journey to the German border. A German officer lost his wallet in one of the carts and my grandpa and his friends found it. It was full of German marks and when they arrived at the Pilsner Urquell factory stop in Plzen Czech they hopped off the train and went and bought a bunch of beer and shared it with their cart mates. He said that was the coldest night of the journey because everyone would be getting up and opening the train door to pee outside all through the night, but the alcohol kept them warm enough. Eventually they stopped at a station near the town of Chomutov. Having heard horror stories from other "passengers" on the train of what the German's were doing to people in the larger cities my grandpa and his school mates realized they needed to escape the train before it reached the border, and Chomutov was basically the last major stop before they started hitting small towns and eventually the German bordertown of Barenstein. At the time, the Czech people were still at odds with the Germans while Hungary was in slightly better standing. My grandpa and his school mates along with others from the train made a break for it but were captured by the German soldiers. They were lined up against a wall and one of the soldiers began executing people one by one, working their way down towards my grandpa. The youngest of the boys my grandpa went to school with started crying and pulled out a piece of paper, and dropped to his knees "like an alter boy", and showed the paper to a different soldier. The paper said that he was Hungarian non-jew. The German soldier took pity on him and allowed the boy along with my grandpa and the rest of his schoolmates out of the line and put them back onto a train heading south back to Hungary. A 12 year old boy saved the lives of the older boys with his quick thinking. They made it back to Hungary together, but by then it had become clear they were an occupied nation. Within a couple months my grandpa was taken again and put on to a train, this time with only one of his schoolmates. Broken by the fact that they weren't able to escape fully, they eventually took the train ride all the way to Germany where they were forced into a German boarding school. He was in that school with other Hungarians, Czechs/Slovaks, and even some Serbians. They were only there for about 8 months and then the Soviets began their offensive on Berlin. He eventually made it back to Hungary after the war and moved to Canada (He's Hungarian but his parents immigrated to Canada before his birth, so he was technically a Canadian citizen- but were forced to send him back to Hungary to live with his much older sister as a baby- they were too poor to care for him properly- he never met his parents). He landed in Saskatoon Saskatchewan and lived in a village named Viscount. He didn't know much English and pretended to be a carpenter. He'd "read" books on carpentry using mostly math and pictures to understand how it worked and his first job was building a shed. It wasn't the greatest build, but he said it survived the winter so it was good enough. He eventually saved enough money and moved to Burlington Ontario and became a secretary at an engineering firm. By this time he spoke fluent english. He had the gift of the gab and eventually cozied up with the municipal politicians and eventually became a councilman in Burlington. He met my grandma and had 2 kids, a house that backed onto a park, and 5 grandchildren. He is 95 years old in a month, but his health is deteriorating. This will likely be his last birthday, but he's happy about the life he made. He was in near perfect health until 93. At 92 we went to Budapest on family vacation and he'd walk all the hills in 35 degree weather, he was in excellent shape. He was so happy to share those 2 weeks with his whole family and to be the tour guide- I think it was the best time of his life.

[@falcon9182]

Thank you for sharing his story with us internet strangers.

[@seanjosephhayes]

An amazing story and thank you for sharing it. Sorry to hear his health is deteriorating and he is unlikely to be with us much longer. I'm glad he survived and has lived a good long life.

[@LR-hw4px]

Wow some life to live that puts things in perspective

[@rad_y6315]

Amazing story, thank's for sharing. I have very few stories from my late grandparents (born 1911, 1918 and 1925; my other grandma died when I was a baby, i don't remember her) Both of my grandfathers were soldiers during the WWII, one was an officer and nearly got killed after the Soviet occupation. They didn't spoke about the war much. Almost nothing. All of them lived through the Soviet regime, but never got the courage to escape. Actually non of them spoke much about that time, I assume they were afraid.

[@c.w.corner]

Seeing how many of the Holocaust survivors pass every day, I feel privileged to have met a few in my short life so far

[@_vicoliciousgambino8882]

I was lucky enough to meet a Holocaust survivor in middle school but didn’t care much at the time . Now that I’m older I realize how lucky I was.

[@simon709]

@@ChrisMcloviification Imagine, having your sense of humor

[@simon709]

@ChrisMcloviification Imagine, deleting your comments xD

[@saturnisgay69]

@@simon709 what did they say?

[@ericl3931]

Give me money

[@thedinkydreads9351]

I teared up when he said that all he took with him was food and his teddy bear. An incredible, inspirational interview ❤️

[@Goproarchive7678]

Uh question what inspiration did you get from a video about the holocaust (serious question)

[@whatwhywhenthen]

@@Goproarchive7678 are you purposely idiotic and rash, or just lack insight. Inspiration comes from the survival of human spirit

[@jixuscrixus]

He worked on the railways but took a teddy bear with him, wouldn’t that have drawn attention to him (a teenager on a train with a teddy bear)?

[@theliquidllama1]

He mentions so casually how lucky he was but he was LUCKY and so humble and grateful. This man's tenacity for life is lost on a whole generation.

[@hannahbradshaw2186]

Imagine escaping one regime only to be trapped with another one! This man is an inspiration. Imagine all the horror he has seen... It's sad that one day we won't have anymore of these incredible people left with us.

[@ethanbohnen6183]

But if you think about it, there's always survivors of genocide attempts, think of the Bosnian attempt of the Serbs, I think it was the Serbs or something to that affect and that was not even 40 years ago Edit: not trying to take away the strength of this incredible man, I just believe there's people more close to our generations that have similar strength

[@hareal2617]

@@ethanbohnen6183 Serbs and un peace keepers massacred Bosnians

[@ethanbohnen6183]

@@hareal2617 you do realise that if any of the UN Peacekeeping forces did that, they'd be tried on the Hague for War Crimes? I'm not saying they wouldn't but that's a huge allegation, have you got any sources I could read to firm up my knowledge?

[@hareal2617]

@@ethanbohnen6183 woah so wouldn’t that be insane that the un is committing war crimes and then ignoring other war crimes committed by the biggest powers in the world. The un doesn’t do shit it’s just for show

[@ethanbohnen6183]

@@hareal2617 I mean, you're not completely wrong, I understand it has it's huge flaws. Wasn't trying to start an ethical debate, I was just genuinely curious if you had any sources to confirm what you've said

[@skylarutd]

Every time i hear a holocaust story it kicks back a constant reminder of what humans were and are capable of doing.

[@dougtarnovean]

But you also have to look at the survivors and think how resilient humans can be too

[@Kannot2023]

Those who beat Nazis and resisted were humans also. Don't be so negative

[@saurabhbannagare8822]

Humans are still disgusting creatures, we just hear about it more often

[@MakolaTL]

Wait until you hear about what the Belgium did in Africa.

[@dougtarnovean]

@@MakolaTL Heart of Darkness stuff

[@nooodles939]

John Hajdu is also my grandfather's name. That's crazy. My grandparents were Catholic and not Jewish, so they were able to avoid being sent to a death camp or having to live in the Ghetto. My grandma said that she lived in a neighborhood that was mostly Jewish, and most of the people who she grew up with and loved dearly never made it back home (my grandma dispised Germans her entire life after that). My family too escaped Hungary during that time in 1956 and made it to Austria. My grandparents and my mom had to run through the woods while being chased by soldiers with dogs and machine huns. My grandpa worked at the University of Budapest and because of this, he was in danger of being arrested or Killed by the Soviets. They made it to Austria and were sent to a camp in Italy before emigrating to the United States. My grandpa, being an engineer was able to get a job with Lockheed Martin less than 2 years after arriving in the US even though none of them spoke a word of English when they got here. My mom has pictures they took outside the court house when my family became legal citizens. They had an appreciation and love for this country that would be hard to find anywhere

[@vision821k4]

I'm glad you are here to share this with us. Very inspiring. I work retail so I'm used to getting treated like shit all day and every single day. At least I'm not dealing with major issues, just ignorant people, not violent ones. They try shoes on, kick off their feet and just walk away, even when I'm cleaning in front of them, they do this to me. My mother has stage 4 cancer and they whine about the smallest things. You guys would be great customers though.

[@eurobubble7068]

many hungarian jews converted to catholicism and/or changed their family names to traditional hungarian names even long before the nazis came, to avoid discrimination, there were also the danger of racist hungarian militas before that. didnt help many of them during ww2 as the nazis and collaborators would go through the archives and find your ancestors in most cases, although hungary managed to avoid deportation of jews longer than any other country occupied by or affiliated with germany.

[@iridescent-frog1059]

Ladbible has really upped their game with the amazing quality on these videos. Great work guys it’s so intriguing to watch.

[@benl8177]

Brilliant isnt it.

[@danielhamori]

As a Hungarian from Budapest this is incredibly interesting to learn, even though we learn about these events we don't get as much detail as in this video.

[@binyardyano7021]

Hello Daniel

[@lebastion7104]

Truly a survivor in every sense of the word and a warrior to survive the aftermath

[@annalorree]

One of my high school teachers, Lazlo Lescue, fought during the Hungarian uprising against the Soviets. After it failed, he crossed the border in the mountains, and eventually made it to the US.

[@binyardyano7021]

Hello @annaGillespie

[@user-sp8eb6iz7f]

Now he would hit a wall.

[@hannaha2437]

My grandpa could never ever discuss the horrid events that happened, I hope that other survivors, not many left but I hope there is some peace in their lives ❤️

[@Johnboysmudge]

What an inspiring chap. So glad he found the peace he deserved and glad it was on our little island.

[@jaco6971]

You guys are pushing some absolute top content with these sitdowns. Love his story, what a Lad!

[@ka5141]

Sometimes I'm amazed by the shift in unilad content - well done, keep it up!

[@HMD_UK]

Thank you LADBible for creating this powerful video - we really enjoyed working with you. John is an extremely special man. We hope people listen to and learn from his life story.

[@tandiparent1906]

His story was interesting and very well done. Thank you for sharing it with him.... like others, I wish it could have been longer...Peace n love to everyone from Oklahoma, US🦋

[@NotSure109]

You're lying demons.

[@dobby40]

i have so much respect for old people. What a story and a hero without a cape.

[@kyleclef]

What a captivating man... I was given Alexander technique lessons off a lady who survived the Holocaust...like this man she was just a child at the time. The answer he gave at the end about 'how could people treat eachother this way' is very similar to what she said. I asked her 'how do you feel that so many people knew this persecution was happening and did nothing?' she was stood very close to me aligning my posture and such, she said, looking me the eye 'you can see what is happening in Syria? In China? What are you doing? It's just the same' ...it's a chilling answer.

[@martinvanstein.youtube]

What saddens me more than even his story , is that we as a species never learn...we keep making the same mistakes

[@user-sp8eb6iz7f]

Religion - the biggest reason to hate.

[@jamalbaptiste5477]

As long as the mindsets of people stay the same, we will continue to reach the same conclusions, which will then breed more of the exact same mindset we are trying to move away from. (But I'm sure everyone who reads this already knows that)

[@vineflower]

For a generation that doesnt read books and magazines, it is videos like these that will be a testament of this horrific event and the dangers that humanity can fall into in the future.

[@nixc71]

He looks like a Hungarian version of Sir Ian Mckellen

[@dannypala_2746]

Hearing the name of Andau, which is a town close next to mine still feals so surreal. The history of that bridge is still very famous in my area for the escape of many houngarians under the iron curtain.

[@lauriereeves5188]

I could listen to you all day long. Thank you for sharing a part of your life.

[@taylorhenderson7674]

As I get older , I wish I would have asked my grandmother so many more questions… she was born in 1926 and witness a lot of history in real time. She passed in 2009. Now I take the time to ask my mother what she remembers , she was born in 1956….. To all the people who have elders still here , ask the questions. You never know what you may find out.

[@francesbale1409]

It is so so important to keep hearing the stories of peoples lives like this. Puts everything into perspective. Such atrocities took place, yet we have not learned from them. So many people in the world right now are displaced by war, terror and political unrest. We must learn from this. If you're reading this im sending you love x

[@gamernick1533]

Would love to have this gentleman speak at our school. Hearing kids genuinely ask whether the holocaust was 'real or not' makes me fear for the future. Forgotten mistakes can't inform the future and if it was easy for the German people to fall into it, it can happen elsewhere.

[@honved1]

@Undead Dude There’s always one

[@prachi5899]

I get chills whenever I come across such heartbreaking accounts... till date I fail to understand how could such devilish atrocious act was carried out.. the way this gentleman is narrating the story it says, how much he might have felt it to its core heart n mind.. to have a full memory of this event..

[@jonathanjones4497]

Courage, determination, resolve, perseverance and hope. This man exemplifies all these traits in spades. Ladies and gents, this is what those traits are all about. You sir, a living embodiment of what we all should strive to be, a hero.

[@mesikeh05]

As a Hungarian I thank you for this interview and I hope he got to visit Budapest after the regime change!

[@PapaDino]

Respect to this man, they’ve lived through an unimaginable time

[@chamomiletea5424]

God bless this man and his message

[@CrustyBalls007]

What a lovely man and welcome to the UK 🇬🇧 I hope you prosper and forget your inherent woes

[@felixhenson9926]

People will be in awe of this guy and give him so much respect but vote in politicians on the basis of "cracking down on immigration" without seeing the dissonance.

[@gnarthdarkanen7464]

Psychology of scapegoating works... It's dubious about exactly how it works, but it's bloody effective... AND nobody likes admitting it, but a majority would've been Nazi's back in the day, too. It's more comfortable to blame and shame some other group than it is to admit "we" are part of the problem... AND that's how the politicians "get to you". Worth pointing out that nobody wants to grow up to be a felon, either... but Politicians scapegoat "criminals", too, because it's an even more vaguely defined group to scapegoat... and they usually act on criminality out of some sense of desperation. It's just not ever going to be popular to "help the poor criminals" who were marginalized by a society that couldn't care less about any individual's struggles until that individual "acts out". ;o)

[@gido4524]

Last time I checked its communism that uses forced labour and concentration camps these days

[@haleyl.248]

a bit different, you think? stop pretending that being concerned about immigration is just being a nazi.

[@jsar5409]

Imagine comparing the holocaust to people wanting to better regulate immigration 🤣

[@sarabecher434]

Keep up these great interviews LADbible! They are so informative and bring a human face and experience to issues most only hear or read about.

[@dandygirl6]

Australia just lost our last Holocaust survivor Eddie Jaku, thankyou for sharing your stories

[@MatejDrbohlav01]

I loved it, every another LADbible exploration of human life through 15 minutes or so on youtube (I watch) is amazing.

[@Eaglebrace]

Hearing these stories are so important, a reminder that we cannot allow such horrible event to ever happen again, thank you John for telling your story and thank you LADbible for publishing it. Truly hatred is a disease to the soul.

[@TerrificTara]

I could listen to this gentleman all day and be happy. I know I would learn so much. I’m sure his whole life story is part heartbreaking and part awe inspiring.

[@bekkyb5814]

Ladbible knocking it out the park with these videos!

[@TuRmIx96]

Részvétem Hajdú úr. Elképzelhetetlen amint keresztülment. Kitartást.

[@mr.mrs.d.7015]

Amazing life story. Amazingly brave. History always repeats but we always have two choices. Go towards love or go towards hate. Sadly we always seem to choose hate.

[@koboray]

It gives you a small insight into the measure of this man that he reflects on these unbelievably awful, incredibly unfair events in his early life and feels lucky to have avoided worse.

[@DeXITeX]

As a fellow Hungarian this means a lot to me thanks for sharing !

[@DC-kd1qw]

I lived in Budapest for almost 6 years, Know the areas spoken about very well. Knew all the history and even did some walking tours and told my guests the history of the city. This is the first time I am hearing it from somebody who lived through it. Incredible.

[@alisoncleeton877]

So glad you came to us xxx you, Sir, are a Legend! Xxxxxx

[@ben_5265]

It amazes me that I now associate LADbible with high quality and informative content, rather than roid munching hooligans fighting each other in Ibiza

[@laurentstock4567]

Thank you for sharing your life story and I hope human kind will not forget these unforgivable atrocities

[@kickcanlurky7147]

What a brave human being. He now tries to help others too, wow.

[@Themarleymarie]

This man had a purpose on this earth, I'm glad he survived and lived on to make his own family and tell his story 💗 such a brave soul!

[@user-sp8eb6iz7f]

After "Earth" where do you go? How much does the "soul" weigh?

[@ria242011]

Holocaust should be etched in our memories as a stark reminder of what humans are capable of if mislead. Everytime I hear a holocaust survivor story I feel immense respect towards them for showing resilience and dealing with the trauma.

[@RowanWarren78]

@@okymek I think a good idea might be to have a required college course (or highschool, part of world history classes) where there is focus and discussion of genocidal programs by different governments/political groups from all over the world that have occured in recorded history.

[@moneymatters1688]

Cool to see the insight of a man who was there and see the old videos !! Bravo 👏🏽

[@markwoods1504]

Amazing story I'm so glad my country welcomed this brave man.

[@saurabhbannagare8822]

Thank you so much for this interview

[@doraa5236]

May these tragedies never repeat again 🙏

[@money6292]

Good luck with that

[@neoleo593]

There's some currently happening

[@alexthomas311]

This is humanity we're talking about. Give it time and it'll happen again, just to someone else.

[@gradientO]

Unfortunately...

[@thoraneh7365]

Its happening now in China

[@Speedytrip]

Incredible to think this was only 75 years ago...and some still think that way in 2021...

[@xXxbiia14xXx]

Watching this as a Hungarian, it's really hitting home.

[@antonleimbach648]

I grew up and were very close friends with a Hungarian family who had escaped during the Soviet occupation and rule. They were wonderful friends and learned a lot about history from them. They always said “Never underestimate the Russians”.

[@Miss-Sarah-Lumen]

Why has this video so few views and other videos about drugs has millions views??? Not to downplay the drug videos, but our grandparents of that generation are still around and people are already starting to forget the ww2... Love and hug each other more❤️ Love this channel

[@mjsobczyk6949]

Bless his honourable courage & determination for life. The life I have been blessed to live up until now, 2022, I hear so many people complaining about trivial issues on a daily basis including myself until we are bought back to our reality & safety of the life we have grown up knowing, was paved with such unbelievable loss of life, pain & brutality. I say thank you Sir. My special life has been possible only because of yourself & the millions of war veterans & survivors like yourself. I thank you with all that I Am.

[@keishx2450]

Every time he said he was lucky I just kept thinking WOW. First it was compassion, then intuition and then just luck the tower wasn't manned. I wish this was longer, I'd happily listen to his story.

[@Me-vz1rl]

wonderful to listen to someone who survived all that...

[@claire_eve8531]

Thank you for sharing this, respect to you sir 🙏🏻 💜

[@Nite85]

Very eloquent this chap what a life

[@MyRetroWatches]

Courageous man. Can’t imagine a life like that but at least he got out to live a free life.

[@PinkNinja930]

This man was meant to survive to give us a pure understanding of events that happened and that can happen

[@aledgriffiths3969]

superb. love this channel. He spoke so well.

[@stromboli2131]

This was a lot different then what I was expecting. Whenever I see holocaust survivor I automatically assume they went through a concentration camp. I never hear about the lives of the people who managed to stay out of them.

[@reehoneybee123]

Shows how lucky we are today this man is amazing and I hope he lives a beautifully long life 💜

[@maverickdoesgaming1847]

Man this type of content is what world need more than ever

[@danieltorok4403]

We should never allow this to happen again. I am happy to see you as a Hungarian, I hope you found your peace and that you live a happy and long life. Thank you for your story. Take care of yourself, best wishes from Hungary, Budapest. Vigyázzon magára.

[@IAMJAKETRIMBLE]

All I can do is like these. Videos like these are invaluable.

[@ProInnocence]

It's so hard to believe this wasn't even 100 years ago! Very sad. The more I hear about this time in history the more I find it unbearably sad.

[@joelgunner634]

To have experienced such tyranny in your formative years… he is a wonderful human being despite.

[@The_Slavstralian]

My grandparents were also survivors. In camps, the whole deal. Pop never liked talking about it unless he had a little drink in him... Babcia ( polish for Grandmother ) never spoke about it.

[@gnarthdarkanen7464]

Understandably... To some people repeating old memories can revive the shock and horror of it all. Only some people (and not all) find retelling to be cathartic in any way. Usually it takes a few repetitions to get any therapeutic value, and until that it's just torturing them all over again. I've met a few survivors, and some would talk about it, and others would flat refuse beyond a cursory kind of "it happened" and that was that. As important as it might be to preserve every gritty and graphic detail of the history, it can't come from tormenting those who already lived it once... It's most important that WE actually listen when they want to talk. It's always worth the time invested. ;o)

[@groovedigger1105]

You're an amazing person, sir.

[@gdog7391]

Bloody brilliant ladbible

[@CharmEng89]

We could never know too much about the Holocaust. We could never hear too many stories of people who were affected by it. We always need to be watching and hearing and listening, we need to be making good relationships with friends everywhere and hear them. We must remain uncomfortable in this way in order to be sensitive to human suffering and endeavour to reduce it.

[@ScottMurrayBestFamilyCars]

The reason we fight COVID is to protect our grandparents, who have sacrificed so much for us. Their stories are the warning labels for our children, the instructions for us as parents, and the light as we walk forward into a poorly lit world.

[@jajjaj7921]

Actually, those most akin to the brown shirts today are you ends justify the means COVID19 fanatics. You clamor to take away individual liberties, designate those who's conscience prevent them from taking the experimental vaccine as 'others', and create a police state to 'save' people. Please continue to clap for yourself; you are so virtuous; I can already smell the furnaces on the horizon and all for a virus with a 99.8% survival rate. Pathetic.

[@LP-mz7hd]

@@jajjaj7921 well said.

[@TimSlee1]

@@jajjaj7921 I agree, the establishment is just using the vaccines and the lockdown as an excuse to take away freedoms, privacy and create a police state especially here in Australia. Sure, take the vaccine if you want but don't force it on those who don't want or need it.

[@bella3567]

@@jajjaj7921 you sound pathetic the holocaust is not AT ALL comparable to mask mandates if you seriously think that you are extremely delusional

[@chiselcheswick5673]

Ja ja.. you have to much time on your hands to dream up these absurd ideas. In the UK covid restrictions have all but ended. Personally i have not notice the enforced control & enslavement of the public. At worst it has been an inconvenience and to compare it to the nazi regime is ridiculous. Maybe you need time in a real dictatorship regime to appreciate what we have.

[@LegendaryMercenary.]

I'm half Egyptian and some members of my family participated in the war between Egypt and Israel and while I don't agree with Israel's occupation of Palestine, I absolutely and unequivocally believe what happened to them was the very worst of humanity... Every race or religion has the right to live in peace without fear of persecution and those of the Jewish faith are no exception! The brave ladies and gentlemen are a testament that family, faith, community, and love are paramount to human survival. I think we all take simply living a relatively normal life for granted because we have known no other, especially in a democratic country so I could never imagine having the life John lived, forced on me and my family. I am glad he made it out safely... So many deserved more, John included. I am glad and humbled John chose the country of my birth and where my mother's family are from for him to live as I have absolutely no doubt that England was made that little bit richer with John in it!!!! Thank you for your story (albeit a harrowing one) John Hajdu. I think you're incredibly brave and I'm truly sorry you and your family went through what you did... Love...Always! Your Egyptian/English brother

[@mikei7498]

yea right -please have some integrity dont believe all the propaganda and lies because I have already uncovered so much! I feel for the 34 sailors aboard the USS Liberty that lost their lives and Israel even tried to blame Egypt for ! They control the US and the rest of the west and do you think this wasnt happening 100yrs ago ?

[@mikei7498]

What has happened to the Lebanese the Syrians Egyptians and Palestinians is the worst of humanity !Do you think if a group of people really went through all they claim from ww2 they would be treating muslims like this and repeating all they say happened to them on their neighbors ? I dont

[@Chahenx]

So much respect for this man,that aside I blame Zionists for what is happening to Palestinians, I won't blame all jews for the mistakes of Zionists just like I don't want others to blame Muslims for what isis have done

[@LegendaryMercenary.]

​@@Chahenx You speak sense and have knowledge to your reply, unlike the comments above that deny the holocaust. It is indeed wrong to blame all Jews (or condemn a whole religion on the actions of a few). What is happening to the Palestinians is a travesty! I also have respect for this man... To lose so much for nothing but prejudice is abhorrent. For a man that has lost so much, he is rich in humanity. Thank you for your response Chahenx, it is a pleasure listening to you!

[@demoniclaw5162]

nice to know when people come to your home country they feel safe to do so

[@FishAreFriendsNotFood]

should change your channel name to LADhumble because every video ive watched so far has made me rethink and adjust my perception.

[@manankpanchmatia3470]

How does this have only 30k views!? This is pure gold!

[@01sevensix]

Wow….ladbible again and again….hats off.

[@shans4167]

Amazing thank you so much!

[@LeonOC123]

When he said he only took a bag of food and his teddy🥺

[@annarasmus8737]

And I am very lucky to be further educated by this man.

[@Kristinag77]

As a Hungarian that grew up in communism, now living in AU loved listening to his story. Would love a part 2! 🙂👍🏻

[@stephenmhishi9229]

This man has such good memory 👏🏾

[@holysaintknight343]

WOW that's an achievement! I am so happy for this man. Escaped from both monsters!

[@cous]

Really puts our little life problems into perspective

[@marundiir4241]

Thank you for the subtitles

[@maryw7951]

These were bad moments in peoples lives. Sadly this is true. Many people need to learn and understand how the world was then. God Bless this man and others who have suffered.

[@carolyndelong4737]

This is really hard to watch / listen to. Love and prayers to you sir . These stories are a reminder of our history and these radical losers we have to listen to all the time now ,Crying about how awful their lives are and how oppressed they are it makes me sick . Sit down with someone ,like this man who truly went through something unimaginable !! This man just melts my heart ❤️

[@adonaiyah2196]

I get the impression that this is the best most accurate description of the holocaust and the more neglected side of the soviet occupation