Jewish Survivor Celina Biniaz Testimony | USC Shoah Foundation

[@afr43210]

Mrs. Biniaz was one of my 6th grade teachers on Long Island, NY. I heard about this video on facebook from a past student that keeps in touch with her. She is how I remember her, kind, soft spoken, intelligent, gracious and eloquent. This is a very moving and informative interview and I think the interviewer did a good job and allowed Mrs. Biniaz to answer her questions and elaborate without interrupting her constantly as some professional interviewers do on TV. Another connection we have is that my grandfather grew up in Iowa and I have cousins there. Small world it is!

[@chetyoubetya8565]

Were you one of those slaves??

[@kaydenevideo]

That is remarkable. Wow. ❤️❤️❤️

[@Mitzi1221]

How lucky you were to have her. I hung on every word. God bless you.

[@DianneElizabeth64]

Do you know if she is still living?

[@afr43210]

@@DianneElizabeth64 I believe she is.

[@lizgichora6472]

'Don't hate' and 'Try to see the good in people' what Excellent words. Thank you for sharing and giving us encouragement.

[@missadel20]

This interviewer is better then most!!! I get so mad when a interviewer interrupts the survivers!!!

[@SophieJackson1993]

Me too and it seems to frustrate a lot of them when they interrupt to say they’re changing tapes. They could’ve easily come up with a system to warn them when the tape is about to end so they can sum it up or have some warning.

[@christinefougere1444]

What a lovely well spoken woman. I'm so glad she survived to tell her story and tell us about Schindler and Mrs. Schindler who was as generous and caring as her husband.

[@missadel20]

The only time she cries is at the beautiful memory of the nun, really shows her strength and inner beauty

[@christinefougere1444]

"We didn't have the quantity, we had the quality" What a wonderful thing to say....

[@annkelly6643]

An eloquent testimony from a wonderful lady. I have no idea how the people who suffered at the hands of these monsters have such strength, we must never forget

[@jadaparks8047]

3/22/17: Thank you for sharing your testimony, Celina. Your "hellish" experience during this horrible time is worth hearing about. You are a beautiful, lovely and brave soul. May the GOD of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob give you TRUE PEACE.

[@missadel20]

Jada Parks amien

[@emanuelavcimpeanu5258]

What an absolutely lovely and gracious lady. Her message to others was simply Wondeful. I would have loved to meet her.

[@nicholasbiniaz-harris398]

She is actually still alive and lives in Southern California!

[@Tessietots]

Such a special lady. Strong and intelligent. Much respect.

[@crystalnam-rangel]

Mrs. Biniaz thank you for telling your story. Even though you went through so much you are so strong and so happy and full of life. I admire you very much.

[@kaydenevideo]

Her story is incredible, and really alines with aspects of the film, Schindler's List. There are people who doubt the validity of the film, and say that it was made in a way to evoke emotion, but that some of the events portrayed didn't take place. But her interview stands as a testament of sorts, and really shows that these accounts did actually happen. Specifically her story around minute 00:30, about herself and the women being sent to Auschwitz by mistake. That actually DID happen. And Schindler actually did go and recover the women. It's astonishing. Even though the stories are often troubling, I am thankful that these archives and videos exist. Testimony.

[@Succeshero-yw1rl]

Bless this woman and her family!! SUCH STRENGTH!

[@teamlincoln37]

Heard what she said!!? The most riveting peace of truth!! "Evil can happen anywhere at anytime" One of few great things most people fail to realize,thus they live unawaringly grossed out lives.

[@linapesz313]

I am from Krakow...I am really sorry about what happened to you...

[@tedwatson9929]

Thank you for posting your story. Blessings

[@jamesdougherty2271]

What a wonderful story told by an extraordinarily intelligent human being. In spite of all she experienced, she continued to smile.

[@Ancupola]

A profound testimony from an incredible lady.

[@johnfloyd2348]

A touching testimony by a beautiful soul.

[@wandasteeves5239]

TY for telling your story, stunningly beautiful! 🌹❤️🇨🇦😓

[@Gkuljian]

So as unconscious humans, we are at the mercy of the ego, which can do the worst things imaginable. This is what I'm learning as I watch these testimonials. The only way we will ever find peace is through shutting down the mind, and living in the present moment; Not living in the past with resentment towards those who trespassed against us. And not being under control of the monster the ego is.

[@mareeosborne5560]

Another truly beautiful kind and wise survivor. It never ceases to amaze what great lives these people made for themselves after what they had been through.

[@rakshachabalalsing338]

Such a beautiful family!! Thank you for sharing your story

[@arrianne311]

How in the world you could swing a child around by its legs and smash its head into the wall is beyond me. Pure cruelty.

[@tomsperduti2967]

This wonderful woman who was in a documentary in the movie "Schindlers List" made me smile and cry. I'll never forget this wonderful woman.

[@theflaca]

Special mention to the interviewer. So little intrusion but for the limit of time and guiding to her new life in USA. I've listened to dozens of testimonies, but have heard dreadful and down right rude insensitive interviewers, of which this one is not. Listening is an art form. Excellent job in bringing the best out of this incredible piece of personal history.

[@rhonda6791]

What a wonderful woman. Thank you so much for sharing your remarkable life, I’m a better person for hearing your story.

[@luisga3709]

Very interesting to learn a story similar to Schindler, and at the same camp. AND that she survived, in the end, being transferred to Schindler's list!

[@marciaschwartz9750]

Thank you so much ❤️

[@peanut9863]

Mrs. Biniaz is a truly remarkable woman. She is brave and intelligent with a lovely family. Thank you for sharing your story. 💐🍃

[@missytucker5202]

Around 1946 Amon Goth Was Hung From War Crimes /What A Monster He Was ...

[@lisaherrling6880]

The interviewer rushed Mrs.Biniaz through her story. I think there was more she wanted to share.

[@luisga3709]

May her memory be a blessing

[@nicholasbiniaz-harris398]

She is still alive thankfully and lives in California

[@cm1642]

Unbelievable amount of thought went into torturing the people, it's hard to wrap my mind around it. There is no way the world can claim they didnt know what was happening.

[@Albertwildhorseshoer]

Similar camps are imprisoning a million or more "prisoners of conscious in China right now (May 2020) and for several years prior. These prisoners organs are involuntarily surrendered to the Chinese government to sell for profit. This is called "organ farming" because the CCP have honed their skill so that machines are an option to preserve the organs in the donor body if needed. Pre-scheduled heart and lung transplants through out the world are set for price ranges into the hundreds of thousands of dollars for heart and lungs. Most people in the world are not aware.It is difficult to believe the WHO General Director Tedros does not know. But China is pouring a lot of money into his country; buying gold, copper, and zinc mines from Eritrae. Look for info about this through a Brigadier General of the US Air Force named Robert Spalding. As Celina shared about her captors- the German's and Polish populations still had good, giving citizens in underground activity rejecting the bow to evil. But I will add "not enough" of them to stop the snowball until Nazi's messed with the Lions, Bears, Eagles, and remaining Allies of the World and the European resistance.

[@chrisl418]

I wish I could have hugged her during this testimony. I know the interviewer must maintain a certain lack of emotion and detachment, but I wish when she said the predominant feeling of her entire life was "fear, fear of authority...fear". When her eyes filled with tears, I wish I could have said I was so sorry for everything she experienced.

[@rudymazar5266]

I was born in Buenos Aires , Argentina in 1955 my family was Spanish but my parents in law came from Austria in 1949 to Argentina and lived close to Mrs Schindler and Schindler in the same neighbourhood in Buenos Aires... I've just found out that now listening to your documentaries .. I feel emotional just knowing that those heroes lived close to us... unfortunately some of the german monsters escaped from Germany and also came to live amongst us ..and we did not even know.

[@USCShoahFoundation]

Tonight at #USC the last event of USC Genocide Awareness Month - Women of the Holocaust, Cambodia and Rwanda: Three Survivors in Conversation. More information for tonight’s event. sfi.usc.edu/events/usc-genocide-awareness-month-women-holocaust-cambodia-and-rwanda-three-survivors-conversation If you can’t make it tonight, watch testimony of Holocaust survivor Celina Biniaz, who will be speaking at the event. #genocideawareness

[@chetyoubetya8565]

+shanelle wabatu He should have sent them all back.Talk about a real blight on the US.And of course lets not forget all the tribal chiefs who had no issues what so ever selling there own people.

[@missytucker5202]

I Remember This Lady From The Shindlers List Movie /I Cant Imagine What She Went Through / So Terrible ...

[@ivywilliams9427]

You mean Helena Jonas.. Inheritance is worth watching..When Helena met Monika( daughter of Goth)

[@sreckosx]

This Woman is from Schindler's list - WOW ! Salute Celina.

[@DianneElizabeth64]

Every survivor seems incredibly interesting & intelligent

[@dianemardis8964]

Great testimonial

[@terrisnider5402]

I’m praying this lady, before she died, reconciled her relationship with the God of Abraham Isaac and Jacob. In so many ways she was protected and shown love by her God… Our God! Her feelings are so understandable. Perhaps later in life the Lord led her to an understanding, that could only be be an individual and personal relationship between God and this precious woman. I hope she fell into Gods arms and as He lovingly comforted and held her; that she emptied her soul of the horrors that Satan inflicted upon her and her family and the evil Holocaust. I love ❤️ this woman. I also love Mr. and Mrs. Schindler! I actually cried at the thought of Mrs. Schindler going in the hospital and spoon feeding these sick people, saving their lives! God was definitely involved! Unfortunately, until the second coming oh Christ, Satan has power on this earth... I hope the Holocaust survivors can come to grips that it was Satan! When you hear their survivors stories, you know that God, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, began transforming these peoples lives so the Jewish race now thrives!!❤️🙏🏻

[@xelakram]

What a delightful lady!

[@calliecraft5780]

Okay so what did the 3 words she told Schdliender translate too??

[@777frogster]

If you mean what did she say to Mengele, it was 'Lassen sie mich'' or Leave me

[@Patty3457]

I think had I been this lady, I would have asked for another interviewer. She asked several questions, where the lady answered, & then the interviewer asked her the same question, again. And dumb questions, where the answer would be blatantly obvious. I have watched many of these interviews, & there were maybe TWO interviewers that were any good. Cold, unfeeling, unsympathetic.

[@missadel20]

Patricia Getz , at least this one didn't interrupt every other minute!!!

[@arrianne311]

And something else I’ve noticed is the interviewee will bring up a person and the interviewer will, frustrated that they don’t say that person’s name, ask angrily. It’s like geez it’s an interview not an interrogation.

[@janroeven7899]

Incredibly fast paced testimony, due to a totally incompetent interviewer. Mrs Biniaz survived the Cracow ghetto, the Plaszow horror camp, and Auschwitz.

[@goodkarna]

She was also 8 years old. How can one remember such trauma at that age?

[@DC-wn2kd]

She looks very much like Jessica Lange.

[@ionelapopescu1259]

Actually, she looks a lot like the actress Deborah Kerr. She is stunning!

[@davestraker6195]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Madritsch

[@gyorgyakos9618]

Raimund Titsch (1897-1968) also has a page but only in Polish (I cannot read it): pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raimund_Titsch

[@christienvaleton1495]

What a wonderful human being she is. I wonder whether she wrote a book about her experiences.

[@valpurves45]

Lovely lovely woman

[@davidbegg5169]

My mind boggels.who would want to kill a lovely woman like this?

[@Succeshero-yw1rl]

David Begg Satanic evil is the anwer

[@tamairuawai4284]

Well done for calling out "the hatred that goes on in Israel". If only present day Israeli's would see Palestinians as human beings instead of taking out their rage and fear of the past out on them there would be peace.

[@fitbyfortyfour1178]

No there wouldn’t.

[@loricook6331]

How could she not ask what the three words she said in German to Mengele meant??? Does anyone know?

[@yvonnegrassi2701]

It meant “leave me” somebody said.!!

[@RD-0101]

She explained it in this video! She said that he told him "Let me go!"

[@cindyhalpern3187]

Does this interviewer not listen to her answers? The interviewer asks questions the survivor already addressed. Very poor listening skills!

[@omgomg1665]

Did she really say that she own her life to Dr Mengele?😳

[@clc7763]

Right! ?

[@hillarybillary21]

Oy.

[@RD-0101]

Shut up.