Jewish Survivor Martin Weiss Testimony | USC Shoah Foundation

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[@helenblake9811]

I believe this precious man passed away a couple of days ago. I am grateful for his testimony.

[@denisethepainterNarc-FreeZone]

Perfect interview. Articulate, well describing testimonial very kind empathetic man. The interviewer was perfect. She let him speak and was very respectful.

[@englishlady8863]

People go through less trauma than this lovely man and give up. The human spirit is amazing. God bless him.

[@cynthialeet2220]

Mm

[@josephgiancaspro904]

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[@Jcoughlan]

Puts your own troubles into perspective when you see these people re live the horrors of the past. I have the utmost respect for this man, you can tell this interview wasn't easy for him.

[@noreenwhiting9530]

Absolutely... Felt that very deeply

[@chantalsimpendingheartatta9355]

Yes, absolutely. Our problems are nothing

[@melissaduffy4]

It shows his deep level of heartfulness and humanity that he cried during different times of his testimony. Tears are healing. I have tremendous respect for this man. He is a role model for future generations.

[@stewiegriffin2143]

This stuff should be mandatory in school. We had a teacher in the 8th grade that spent probably 3/4 of the year on the holocaust. I appreciate her for that I hope its still like that everywhere.

[@tinasmith770]

We certainly didnt learn about this in Catholic school:(

[@CMR497]

I had 12 years of Catholic school and I certainly did learn about this.

[@Raminakai]

Mr. Weiss: Praise Hashem you survived! Thank- you for sharing your story!

[@beckyallen3771]

Thank you ❤️ Your testimony is so important. I was born in 1954 and heard very little of the Holocaust until my twenty’s. Since then I have been very interested and felt a deep sadness. How …why …what …..the inhumanity! Is there a God? I was compelled to learn and read about the Holocaust and attended survivors testimony’s in my remote location in Washington State. Thanks to the foundation, I can learn more since I am unable to read much now. I was raised to be open minded and taught that a church was not necessary to pray to God. I believe religion has caused so much suffering and war. It is sad so many people don’t understand or want to….years ago I was upset at my own sisters, when they did not want to listen to me talk about the Holocaust. They said it was to horrible to think about, and I became infuriated telling them that we must not forget what Hitler did to the Jewish people or it could happen again! I wear a star around my neck, people ask if I am am Jewish. I was drawn to it, now it symbolizes to me the light and love of or creator. Also to never forget the innocent loss of so many Jewish family’s. Never forget….when good men do nothing ….evil prevails! My Uncle was one of the US Solders that liberated a concentration camp, he just passed a couple of years ago…. He was so tortured by what he witnessed he would chock up and not talk about it. The symbol of the cross always bothered me. I have recently listened to many survivor testimonials by the Shoah Foundation. Listening to your life’s story helps me to feel and see the time and era of this horrible time in history! You are a kind and loving man, bless you!

[@sunnyhill5119]

Why does the symbol of the cross 'bothers' you?

[@djholliday4413]

Mr. Weiss. What can I say, other than he is an amazingly wonderful man. He gives a very detailed and emotional testimony. You can feel his suffering. It brought me to tears. I am blessed to hear his story. We should never take freedom for granted. We must remember the survivors of the Shoah & WWII, and honor the millions lost. I am so proud & grateful to be an American. We must teach future generations this history, and must resist all racism, persecution & oppression. 🇺🇲🙏🏻🇬🇧❤🇮🇱

[@englishlady8863]

Very lovely words.

[@WildThings113]

What a sweet man..kept his dignity throughout his terrible ordeal..great interviewer....

[@audreybunyan1493]

I honestly have on idea how all these people got through the holocaust. What was done to them was so horrific, cruel and inhumane. God bless each and every one of them. Total respect for them. It’s scary that countries are still in battles over religion and race, even now. 🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@hamsandscans9711]

These stories are so unbelievable it blows my mind that anyone can do these things to anyone for any reason.. I'm so thankful for everything in my life..

[@Mia_Louiise]

And some people think we have it hard these days. What an amazing man, thank you for your testimony, very important.

[@FreejackVesa]

Yeah, for real. I listen to a lot of these testimonies just to keep in perspective how lucky I am. And given the right conditions, something like this may happen again. Almost all the testimonials say that they didn't run because they thought it just couldn't happen.

[@fayee8986]

Water blast people we are here in America! Which most of us take the goodness of God in this country for granted. How selfish and unthankful of people we are. God bless is Jewish people that have so suffered in their life! How can anyone continue their life from the horrible past of suffering and not be affected for the rest of their life! What a nightmare they have lived!

[@fayee8986]

@@FreejackVesa according to our Bible it will happen again and on the worst level! This time to the true Jesus name people. I can't imagine how much worse it could be than it has been. God help us and our children!

[@FreejackVesa]

@@fayee8986 I disagree with millenarian thinking. Sorry

[@jackies56tbird]

A friend who was born in Czechoslovakia came here when he was 4 with his parents. The Germans had taken their farm from them. I don't know anything else. I was always too scared to ask him, I didn't want to bring up sad memories. He was a GREAT Guy.

[@hmisir84]

What a powerful testimony! He has so much gratitude in his heart. God bless him.

[@valeriejohnson2222]

Thank you for sharing your very personal story. What a beautiful man you are.

[@tressabaker6514]

It's SO sad to think, that for all the memories and horrors of the things they went through...you know there are so many other things they did not/could not ever tell. Locked away in the "safe place" of their minds, and stored there. And some things, I'm sure...were just way to painful to recall. SO sad to think that we are seeing things all around us today, that look like they could be headed in that same direction...History repeating itself. Lord, help us all!

[@heshmatkerman6116]

Well said.

[@psjlund]

Excellent! I saw Martin Weiss a couple years ago with students from the school I teach at. Truly an honor.

[@sewcool132]

Peter Lund fis:

[@malcolmdale]

You obviously don't teach English since it should be "the school at which I teach."

[@chantalsimpendingheartatta9355]

​@@malcolmdaleomg give her a break!

[@teemarie5478]

You can tell he has a heart of gold. I pray this man has true happiness in his life, he has a beautiful family! I’m grateful he shared this tragic store.

[@mrbatman4robin]

A moving and extremely humbling privilege to listen to this beautiful and sweet soul and so heartbreaking to see him alternate laughter and cry, sometimes doing both at once... The harrowing images that must be disturbing the sweet memories of his early years. I will never forget.

[@rachelorasan7327]

He's very detailed. Thanks for posting this interview in KZbin.

[@nataliesharif7543]

Thank you for sharing your pain and memories with me. His sensitivity really connected with me emotionally. He seems like such a gentle caring soul who carries his pain on his sleeve.

[@margaretroselle8610]

What a harrowing testimony. Thank you, Sir, for sharing this with us.

[@abigailjohnson568]

Thanks for sharing. I am so glad you survived. ❤️

[@janemarson8671]

Great Man .so Well Spoken .He made it .And look What he has Done With his Life ,A beautiful Wife and Grand Children ,Such a Happy Ending .I felt the Tears to .God bless you ,wife and Family .He is Now at peace ✌️ with Happiness .just What he deserves 💖

[@juliaturner6658]

Just amazing- I am humbled by this man.

[@sandybrand3230]

What a wonderful person…..the love he has for his mother and grandmother brings him to tears and me as well😔

[@andrewmaccallum2367]

Thank you for sharing this.

[@chrissims3810]

Thank you for your testimony!

[@v.k.9150]

This is one of the best ones out there. He's so genuine and loving. The interviewer, who lets him speak his memories without interrupting or being rude. God bless her !! I've seen so many testimonies where I just wished the "interviewer" would shut up and just let the survivor speak their mind !!!

[@chrissims3810]

Thank you for your testimony.

[@susanmartinez1577]

Thank you for sharing your story

[@rescuepetsrule6842]

This sweet man gave a very detailed account of the Holocaust. He smiles a lot through the tears. One day maybe science will come up with a way to erase our worst memories. SALUTE Martin!

[@neshama44]

What a sweet man. I feel very sorry for all he has been through terribly sad and tragic

[@jojersey4081]

This is by far the best interview about the Holocaust. I've watched this a few times and the intelligence of Marty and the way he tells what happened so well.

[@tamarajenkinson262]

Thank you for telling your difficult story. It is so important that it not be forgotten. Blessings.

[@helenajennings4912]

These must be shown throughout the🌏

[@audreybunyan1493]

What a wonderful man. I hate to think what these poor people went through. I think they’re all so brave. I honestly don’t know how they got through those awful times. I really don’t think I could. I didn’t here what happened to his mother. God bless 🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@pauladebruijn4202]

I know it was very hard to share what you went through. I am so glad you did. You are an inspiration and a blessing to all .

[@DF-mo8gq]

What a wonderful man!

[@margaretcasey871]

Thanks Martin.. you speak so lovely. ❤️ from Ireland. 🍀

[@Lynn-er9yx]

So heartbreaking -- thank you for your courage in speaking about this Martin.

[@MsBernadetteblack]

An Amazing Person

[@joshharris9788]

What a wonderful man..thank you for your testimony.

[@noreenwhiting9530]

What a lovely lovely man... I could really picture his younger self. I felt his tears his horror. My empathy and love to this incredible survivor

[@kristinburrup7299]

So happy that are living in America! Wonderful and kind people. My favorite story so far of the holocaust and their testimonies of the survivors.

[@fayee8986]

God bless his heart and the Heart of others that suffered horribly. How is shame we should be to take for granted the goodness of God in this blessed country America!

[@julieparkinson7513]

Rip Martin😓Thankyou for your wonderful testimony. Truly moving 😭😭😭😭

[@debbief9861]

So sorry he went through this horror.

[@pliny8308]

What a sweet, loving man. Mr. Weiss, I hope that after the horrors you experienced you have had a life full of joy. You so deserve it.

[@srichey444]

Such a Beautiful & Gracious Man. To think people have to suffer Hate & Bigotry bc of the ignorance of others. Like you can help what Race you are born into. God bless you Beloved. 🙏🏽❤

[@elaneradim6117]

THANK YOU

[@jeancarson7281]

wonderful/and/interviewer/outstanding

[@jackies56tbird]

We had a family friend who had the tattoo on his arm. I asked him one day about it. He told me he and his Mother were Polish and they sent them both to Auschwitz, he was 5 at the time. I didn't want to ask him anymore about that. I knew all about Auschwitz and I didn't want to bring back more memories to him.

[@jackies56tbird]

Sir, we are PROUD to have you in America AS an AMERICAN Citizen.

[@leonorgabrielatejedadavila1783]

After listening to these testimonials, I don't want to be human anymore

[@chantalsimpendingheartatta9355]

Yep, I totally get where you're coming from...so depressing what humanity can be reduced to.

[@user-vj8uu2te8m]

It's a gift to be humble like you ❤😊

[@keithrichardson3942]

This gent was pained, he gave his testimony, G-d rest his soul, and he contributed to history ... what do we say? Thank you and Toda rabah mucho

[@MaryLong-ei9px]

Poor. Man what he went through ❤god bless 🙏 him

[@melissaduffy4]

What a beautiful human being. His testimony is powerfully moving. So glad he survived after enduring hell 8n earth.

[@user-vj8uu2te8m]

Great story your wife dosent realize how humble you are as you don't need alot to make you happy in life as the little things count and are pressous to you.❤😊

[@trishdaly5761]

❤️💜❤️💜❤️💜😢🙏

[@sueannebrown2709]

Again, the emotions with this gentleman is so genuine and wonderful. He was so excited to come to America. All he wanted to be was an American. What a contrast today, with what we have with many people in America, the hate for our country. Sad. 😢

[@jackies56tbird]

I just pulled up our friends Obit, he was born in Czechoslovakia, he came to the U.S. in 1953

[@neshama44]

Beautiful man beautiful family

[@sherryyarger3753]

I sure wonder what all these survivors would think about politics of today and the anti semetism building today!

[@noirhorror197]

What a precious soul.

[@hart63]

Trauma overcome is relative to external support and internal will.

[@Henrys473]

One of the worst camps was the stone quarry where thousands were forced to carry very heavy rocks up the “stairs of death “ at Mauthausen.

[@saskiawells9472]

And we think it’s bad with covid x

[@johnforeman634]

I could tell how emotional he was immediately that this poor guy has been to hell and back.

[@sueannebrown2709]

So sad, so tragic, what were the Germans thinking! So much Hate. 😮 this gentleman is special. The interviewer was excellent 👏

[@saskiawells9472]

How horrible lovelyman x

[@heshmatkerman6116]

What.

[@summern8041]

LOUDER C.C

[@dianesilkey1445]

Years later I am bouyed

[@leahnewyork]

excuse you?

[@gerrymarmee3054]

What horrible atrocities the German soldiers committed.

[@kristimodlin4511]

The more recent comments here show just why these stories need to be told, in hopes that history will not repeat itself. However after being kicked out of a doctor’s office today for not wearing a mask, it is too easy to see how these people just went along to get along, and this paved their way to extermination. Wake up people.

[@jackies56tbird]

God saved him.

[@pathytoff4887]

I disagree with his generalizations of Catholic school🥲

[@Snafuski]

Blue triangles: Spanish Republicans, foreign labour forces.

[@alonsosevilla2301]

The four frail cone socioeconomically clip because july totally trust pro a envious start. wealthy, friendly snowstorm

[@lordharry423]

He was judging them but they were czech peasants etc. He had to deal with British and Nordic people to get the humanity he was looking for.

[@christophermattheis1998]

I can't stand the interviewer... why are most of these questions even asked?? What's your grandmother's favorite color? Can you describe how that effected your will to survive? And again.. this interviewer is in English... my name is spelled bla bla bla.. oh yeah...what's your story again...?

[@simoncarrier9910]

Showabusiness

[@MichaelMichael-pb8wy]

I think big con

[@MariaLopez-fu8ww]

I don't trust him.

[@desert4seat]

I’m just here to get some hot tips on crypto currency’s