Jewish Survivor David Eckstein | USC Shoah Foundation

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[@CuriousIndividual]

This is my great uncle. RIP Uncle dudy...😥😥

[@harriettemorgan6886]

I have listened to many testimonies and none has touched my heart as David's has done to me, I hope he has finally found peace.

[@Ladybird1967]

Best interview I’ve heard so far. What a kind, sweet man…:(

[@ofrabjousday1]

It's striking to me that in 1997, he stated that he doesn't believe in the future. Here we are 20 years into his future, and in many ways, I can see why. What an incredible testimony, what an incredible man.

[@kathystark6762]

@Justin Stewart , I'm 67 too and I know what you're saying.

[@victoriaseger7419]

Thank you for letting me listen to your wisdom.

[@djholliday4413]

Mr. Eckstein gives a very raw, honest & profound testimony. The most vivid of all the survivor testimonies that I've heard. I could never judge someone who went through so much horrific suffering. The Shoah created a broken man. I pray that he found peace with Almighty God. Mr. Eckstein was an amazing man. We must never forget. We must stand & be counted, here & now. 🇺🇲🙏🏻🇮🇱

[@wisemanspoke]

Thank you Mr. Eckstein for this open and just testimony….including his comments regarding Israel. Rest in peace.

[@kikcta]

an extraordinary man

[@zigzag554]

Amazing testimony from a very well spoken gent, he just tells it like it was.

[@deecawford]

I find these interviews and testimonies so empowering for the Jewish people. This is the first video I cried. They all touch me however I could feel his pain. I know what I felt is nothing compared to what he went through.

[@kikcta]

his last words are extraordinary

[@kathystark6762]

Yes, it really is something to ponder, isn't it?

[@rachelfurmanlewkowicz5539]

I knew David Eckstein personally. (I say "knew" in the past tense -- it has been many years since I have seen/heard of/from him and have no idea if he is still alive.) David was a tortured soul. He hurt - everything inside of him hurt. He never made peace with his history. He became a Buddhist because that was the only method he found that gave him SOME relief from the pain of what he endured. I loved David, still do. If he is still alive, I would love to re-connect.

[@MarkEliasGrant]

facebook.com/david.eckstein.792/friends?lst=12411597%3A100003559061217%3A1551717010&source_ref=pb_friends_tl I believe he is still around.

[@jyotsnaclarasalis6392]

Love the way you ended. No glorifying!! Just that one is here n coping with what is left of you in this www. Loads of love n hugs if you would accept from a stranger so so far away.

[@jbweld6193]

Wow. I just watched all of this. He truly is a tortured soul.

[@rachelfurmanlewkowicz5539]

@@MarkEliasGrant He died several years ago...

[@Thisismetman]

@@rachelfurmanlewkowicz5539 Terrible I hope he found peace in death if not in life.

[@CamillaHolm]

Thank you for sharing this. A brave man.

[@TheLindaEdit]

I’ve watched many many of these personal testimonies. While all are tragic, David’s story is haunting. He endured horrific things during the Holocaust only to live in physical pain and anguish. I hope he found some peace in his life in whatever way he could. I’m glad he shared his feelings and thoughts.

[@AmyK-jw5bu]

Poor guy - I hope he was able to get help for all his past demons. Heartbreaking 💔

[@margaretchadd7630]

I saw the sadness in his eyes at the beginning of this interview.....what he went through is unbelievable...and it was done by educated people, who ended up to be thieves and murderes....

[@paulcannon5065]

Germans. Never forget it was germans!

[@cleopatra1633]

@@paulcannon5065 German people lived in fear, lost their lives, were innocent civilians, parents lost their boys in the war, women got raped, cities were bombed. Dont blame all Germans, its not right.

[@mrleftycoco]

Look at Germany now, the strongest part of the EU.

[@janefedelini4015]

I’m haunted by this testimony. I have listened to it a few times over. What a broken , kind soul.

[@Mamalapp]

Mr. Eckstein's testimony was very upsetting. The awful treatment he suffered at the concentration camps had a lasting and tragic effect on the rest of his life. He came across as a very gentle soul. His last words were so prophetic.

[@DanaSellsLA]

Such an incredibly sad and tragic story! My heart bleeds for this man. May he rest in peace. 🌹

[@suzepierre7079]

Unbelievable man with so much humanity & bravery after everything he survives..God bless him..

[@aydagunes9130]

2.20.55 : His views on Isreal gave me food for thought

[@rachelfurmanlewkowicz5539]

@@aydagunes9130 the Israel he knew no longer exists. Israel today is not like that. I was in Israel in 1977 - and it was still like that then. But today, 2020, not at all.

[@pierrettedecinti573]

This man is suffering from PTSD he needed help a long time ago. He would have gotten some help if he had allowed some love into his life. I feel very sorry for him. He has suffered tremendously, he is a broken person but who can blame him for being so sinical.

[@avagage1]

Very very interesting tkx and God bless.

[@manueladarazsdi9675]

This man comes across as genuine.

[@TexasAmericaUSA]

Very clear, tragic, sincere testimony

[@skyavalanche]

Compassion for this Lost Soul.

[@highachiemytale6743]

Brave man

[@yvonnemargo56]

such a terrible sad interview of a handsome intelligent man, i am just crying about his horrible acts done to him. may hashem protect him

[@louisecouture3927]

Heartbreaking account… such a tender soul, this good man… I hope the world comes to grip the tremendous suffering intolerance can cause. I may be an idealist… this testimony moves me to tears. Bless you Mr. Eckstein❤😢

[@debbief9861]

So sorry he went through such horrors.

[@roberthill4236]

I’m writing this as Israel is under attack again. His words “the Holocaust is not over” are so important now. 🇮🇱

[@ROYinka]

Wow ! This man !! So intelligent! So clever ! And so authentic! True hero ❤️

[@Pi.Kessa29]

Mr Eckstein, I born and raised as a christian but I came to your conclusion about cinism and suffering in the world. A hug to you.

[@KhalDrogo76]

I've been watching many of these Shoah testimonies..as horrific as most are, they are important and these people earned some of my time. The lasting takeaway I have, and this one is no different, is how these people lived the rest of their lives after going thru this level of horror and trauma is a testament to the power of the human spirit and the will to survive.

[@lonnekekalf7471]

Such awful memories.....

[@margaretroselle8610]

Wonderful testimony!

[@ip9117]

No need to let them spell all these names I think. Poor man.

[@Mel-zl4hs]

This man ❤

[@teresawoodward6173]

Can’t hardly hear why are the testimonies not louder???

[@CamillaHolm]

Se David Eckstein as a child in Vishniac's photo: vishniac.icp.org/4405-1992.1938

[@charleswinokoor6023]

Unless I wasn’t listening closely enough, I didn’t hear how he ended up in Arizona and what he did for work in the US.

[@tomsparks6099]

Who can blame his cynicism? I related to his attitude: people refuse to change and the self-servitude has gotten greater as I write this 26 years beyond this recording). He must have been relieved to leave this plane of existence. (Even at Full volume one can hardly hear the survivor, only the interviewer.)

[@christyleroux6971]

David was never free, he couldn't get over his ordeal, who can blame him , as a result he felt victimized until the end , truly without any mental health counseling he lost more ; a life , that could have been fulfilled with much love and joy , and his Jewishness , sadly in his case it was not to be , how very sad and tragic Baruch Dayan HaEmet 🕯️

[@jankampen4298]

❤❤

[@mrleftycoco]

Oh my goodness, I don't even know what to say.

[@trishdaly5761]

😢😢😢💞♥️❤️💞♥️❤️

[@user-ts1qt5hl6o]

1:27:55 Bergen Belsen

[@oliverfine1943]

I find the insistence in these interviews on the spelling of people's names ridiculous and somewhat humiliating.

[@adambrocklehurst4211]

This video hasn't been made for your entertainment, nor is it therapy for the interviewee, it's filmed as a historical document, therefore correct dates and names are vitally important.

[@MatMat-qi2rd]

How much cruelty this man encountered. Such a heartfelt, terrible narration.

[@Aozziegamer99]

Incredibly sad story. My heart goes out to him and the horror that he had to endure. The only survivor I have heard who is remotely critical of Israel who is currently carrying out a brutal genocide against the Palestinian people. Incredibly difficult to watch the oppressed morph into the oppressors.

[@jmckendrick165]

​@@tamaradovgan5318 Really? Does 'never again only apply when atrocities are being committed against one particular group?