Survivor Testimony: Escaping the Auschwitz Gas Chambers - Rachel Gleitman

Rachel (Rae) Gleitman was born in Muncacs Czechoslovakia in 1923. In 1939, the Germans sent her brother to labor brigade at the battlefront. She and the rest of her family were forced onto cattle cars and deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau. In January 1945, as the Soviets approached Auschwitz, she and other prisoners were sent on a death march. She and a dozen young women escaped from the march. Ms. Gleitman first returned to her hometown, then to Prague and finally to a displaced persons (DP) camp in Germany. She taught Hebrew in the DP camp and married. Ms. Gleitman is featured in the documentary, "Paperclips." She spoke about escaping the Auschwitz Gas Chambers at the HMTC conference, "Generations," which took place on June 8, 2014 at Hofstra University.

[@tazman5722]

Rachel Gleitman passed away on the 8th August, 2020 aged 96. RIP.

[@Goofball1184]

An amazing woman . 😢

[@Ruckduck72]

Rest in peace reunited with her family

[@danfrancis2707]

@@Ruckduck72 Jews are reincarnated as jews.

[@stevenherberts968]

Rip 💓💓

[@emilybazan1549]

RIP

[@tenofivelips]

About 15 yrs ago I was behind a woman at the grocery store. When she extended her arm to pay I saw the numbers on her wrist. That sight hit me like a brick wall. What a horror she must have been through as a child.

[@dawidkenway5649]

My grandad also has numbers on his hand but he was born in the 50s after the war ended

[@tenofivelips]

@Buck Breaker I have a bridge in Brooklyn for sale interested in buying it?

[@Jindy2]

I had the same experience, back in 1983, when a dress-maker lady was measuring me for a bridesmaid dress. She had 3/4 length sleeves, and she stretched out her arm to take a measurement, I saw the line of numbers tattooed on her forearm. I remember my eyes filled with tears, and she just patted my hand in a casual way and said "There, there. It was a long time ago now." I have never forgotten her, and her courage.

[@LC-mo3sw]

@@Jindy2 the survivors are the strongest and most resilient people, handling their trauma with such grace and forgiveness. Ironic they were suppressed for being inferior when their courage and strength continues to influence and change the world for better. Rest in peace to those who suffered.

[@Jindy2]

@@LC-mo3sw Yes - what you say is so true. The world must NEVER forget them when they have gone.

[@urgdaddy]

She says, 'Their eyes look like black holes'. That is definition of evil. She is so right. Bless her heart.

[@Vaginaninja]

That's not the definition of evil. At all. Pandas have black eyes. Pandas aren't evil

[@claudettegerety4349]

I was born in 1962. Unimaginable these horrific things happened less than 20 years before. Thank you and God Bless all WWII veterans.

[@goblintube2562]

how old are you

[@gely_]

@@goblintube2562 do the math lmfao

[@Succeshero-yw1rl]

I AM DEEPLY ASHAMED FOR WHAT HAPPENED! BLESSINGS FROM THE NETHERLANDS

[@jeroenvandijk1710]

@@rubynibs how can you say something like that are you even dutch?

[@illegalewahrheiten2911]

@@jeroenvandijk1710 Are you?

[@harilalsinghsingh2070]

@@rubynibs shut the fuck up if the same things will happen with you nd ur family will you say the same such cruel person are u

[@teresamahani7478]

P

[@elisamcgowan4774]

I have watched a number of these testimonies, and I always end up in awe of these brave folks.

[@sexykitten0814]

It breaks my heart to think of how few Holocaust survivors are still alive. How special it would be to be able to talk to someone who lived through what was surely the closest thing to Hell on Earth. Give it another decade and all of these strong people will be gone. Listen to them while they are still here to share their stories.💔

[@urgdaddy]

A wonderful, articulate and brave woman. Rest in peace you beautiful woman and sharing your story. We need to hear all of these stories.

[@marys6572]

Mrs. Gleitman, you're one of the bravest, strongest people I've ever encountered. Thank you for sharing your experiences with us. I promise I will never forget.

[@cherylsmith7282]

Thank you for your story. I can hear your feelings in your voice. I was not born until 1946 but I know about these atrocities. My dad fought for you in that war.

[@vickieadams6648]

God bless your father and men like him who stood for something. They don't make them like that anymore. Morals and consciences have rotted in modern society.

[@kathleenconte3360]

I genuinely hope that this story is written in a book. Introduced to school curriculums worldwide. Noone should forget so history is not repeated.

[@chriss3030]

History repeats in theory because people keep repeating and reminding others of the past experiences. However, history doesn't literally repeat itself. Why not? Because that old woman didn't have the same experience endlessly throughout her life, and she didn't remain the same age in the same moment forever either. Plus 1939 didn't happen twice neither did 1942 and so on... Time never stands still which would be necessary for history to repeat. History repeating itself is only theoretical, not literal. Even if someone has a time machine and could go back in time to relive the past. The 2nd moment they go back to that time technically isn't history repeating itself. This is because it is not possible to relive the past, as wonderful as it might be to dream that. Future generations can copy what past generations have done, only if they are educated. However, the future generations won't affect anyone from the past for the very first time, cause it would be a second time perhaps, but not the exact same time over again. Even if the situation includes the same participants from the first time. The following times may be a very close copy, but not a repeat of the first time. The 2nd world war wasn't a repeat of the 1st world war. Whatever happens on Monday is not a repeat of what happened last Monday either. They are 2 separate Mondays not the same one.

[@lisalavence7039]

What a beautiful lady you are. So eloquent and gracious. God Bless you. Your sharing helps us all to know a little bit about the horrors that you went through. Never again. NEVER XX

[@joncoish]

I can’t even imagine what it must’ve been like being at a concentration camp, I would’ve just crumbled mentally. These people who survived are just so strong to have persevered!

[@laineynae7943]

Omg same tho. It’s insane.

[@Vaginaninja]

I went to a concentration camp last year. I crumbled mentally

[@irenemarlor4583]

So sad and sorry this happen to all these people they were treated like cattle. And that's why you'll never hear a bird sing at Auswitz. Aboriginal Woman from South Australia

[@bcheaded]

I have just seen this today and I swear these comments are unbelievable

[@mackenziem8023]

What an amazing, strong, awe inspiring woman

[@ManInBlack1988]

Bless her ❤️

[@andyappleton3353]

Wonderful tragic video. Thanks for sharing this. For those watching with a heart, think about your actions. Totalitarianism is not acceptable in any form. Because you think you're right does not allow you to assault people with different views. You are not entitled to assault people and use violence as your message because you don't understand others political opinions. There are consequences to your behaviors. You will be challenged and counter-attacked if you attempt to force this absolutism upon others. You have been warned.

[@BannedHistory]

if you knew anything about the official story of the holocaust you would immediately recognize this account as a pathetic lie. you base your political ideology on idiotic emotional manipulation and childish fables. you have no right to dictate acceptable behavior and political action to others.

[@hyde5213]

Wow, cool it with the alt-right dogwhistles, will you?

[@vesm7242]

RIP and may God bless your family hope you are with your loved ones in heaven. May we never forget😢🙏✝️

[@itskylierae]

I’ve been learning a lot about the holocaust and all the horrible things that happened lately from my school and also by doing some research of my own. I actually just finished doing a project on one of the holocaust survivors(Eva mozes Kor- her story is actually really interesting you should look it up). But it’s so sad how these jews were treated and it really shows how evil some humans can be. I hope nothing like this ever happens again and I wish this on no one. My heart goes out to all of the ppl who had to experience this horrrible event

[@itskylierae]

Lauren Hilton I did some research and things like the holocaust still do happen to this day😔 it’s so sad to me and I don’t get why it’s so hard for people ti accept that everyone is equal and we shouldn’t torture someone because they have different beliefs

[@mss1500]

@@itskylierae god bless u for having the compassion that many haters dont

[@iminavegetativestatestudio1730]

@@mss1500 racists have no compassion

[@mediocremaiden8883]

The last of the Survivors are aging and dying. They are, at the very youngest, in their mid-80s It will be up to your generation to carry on these stories, these horrors and make sure their memories stay alive. And as you age out of high school and college, and live your life it will be up to each generation to keep passing on this knowledge so no evil ever takes place again. Evil Triumphs When Good Men (and Women) Do Nothing

[@clarissapullen6718]

You should really watch one film in particular- Schindler's List. It tells the story of one of the few members of the NAZI party that actually helped his Jewish workers. He went from being one of the wealthiest people in Germany to being penniless to keep his workers alive.

[@cherylmaloney8841]

I could only hope that the 1K that put a thumbs down mean it as this situation was no good (a thumbs down). I try to see it that way.

[@josefrisch8776]

They're probably among the many misogynists and holocaust-deniers who troll the internet.

[@JohnSmith-ds7oi]

Ignorance is bliss.

[@fatmackman]

I'm sorry for her

[@slisha4940]

Thank you

[@matthill3533]

God bless your soul. You are precious, and your story is invaluable.

[@jonil.j5389]

This helps me. Thank u for fighting and giving so many strength

[@jbn9029]

Heart wrenching but so beautiful how she survived and has so much leave and love inside ❤️

[@catherinehazur7336]

I would like to have heard her tell about her liberation from the camp, and what she experienced afterwards She showed such spirit and determination to survive.. this is so evident in the stories of all the other survivors as well. When I was in Israel, I saw many survivors like her that had very strong outcomes and some others that had emerged from the experience with their minds shattered to the point that they could no longer function and had to be cared for in a mental hospital all the rest of their days. They were broken. It was heartbreaking to see, believe me. It made me feel numb with sorrow. So I am grateful to hear stories of those that survived more or less intact like Rachel here who courageously and unselfishly was able to share her experience of that terrible time and how she got through it. In so doing, she heals and we understand

[@imalrockme]

Just today I learned about the Kielce pogrom ( Poland, if I remember well ) which took place in 1946, that means after the war!!! Jews that lived in that small town had survived the camps. In that day, they were rounded up in the village square and 46 of them were killed. It started with some story about a polish kid who told a lie about being kidnapped bi a 'Jew'. The police took part of the killings. So, when I hear people asking "why" or "how could this happen", I think, it's just so easy...

[@mapleext]

Yes, I’ve watched many of these also. And you are right - you must be. It’s beyond belief how strong these survivors are. But there must have been so many more whose minds were destroyed, and we never heard from. 😢

[@tekoppentekoppen761]

What a great storyteller.

[@jennytaylor3324]

The only way to honour this lady, and honour the dead is to continue to learn from the last war, and never forget that it could easily happen again.

[@chriss3030]

Learn from the last war?? World war 2 isn't the last war. Are you new???

[@kamryw927]

@@chriss3030 Shame on you, disgusting

[@Vaginaninja]

Israel somehow went the complete opposite way. It's kinda like when hard working immigrants become millionaires but their kids become filthy, rotten, spoilt monsters. Israel is a DISGRACE

[@donna25871]

4:45 sometimes things happen for a reason which we don’t know at the time.

[@v1antbo]

Bless all of them. NEVER let the government dis-arm you or take you anywhere

[@eventvisionsinc]

715 dislikes that’s shameful

[@SirenaSpades]

All communists.

[@mega-hb4re]

This proves that our society is worthless

[@chiselcheswick5673]

There are many more that gave a thumbs up... we are ok while we are the majority.

[@andyfoxy3140]

Why? She isn't the most exciting storyteller

[@ronaldweed6103]

You're AWESOME thank you for sharing

[@renae9365]

My heart breaks every time I hear these stories from these prison camps. May God bless you all and wipe these horrid memories from your minds. It is beyond horrendous, this has to be remembered so it will never happen again, anywhere.

[@chriss3030]

These types of things actually reoccur, because people keep talking about them.

[@aterry3863]

@@chriss3030 nah I’ll like to think the opposite causing history to repeat itself. If you forget the horrors that happened, the younger generations that were not taught about the holocaust therefore not emotionally impacted by the many documentaries, they grow up with a lack of eq and lack of human life.

[@chriss3030]

@@aterry3863 but history is all in the past. Therefore it doesn't exist in the present, nor in the future. Why not, because you can't drink the same coffee twice, you can't break your leg the same time twice. Nobody dies twice, no war repeats. Probably why they call each war something different than the one before. One may assume Because war keeps happening, that history repeats, but that is a misconception because as I said you can't kill someone twice, nobody dies twice. Plus, you cannot repeat the past because time moves forward. Even if you had a time machine and assuming you could go back to a previous time. You still wouldn't be repeating that time, because it would be a new time it would happen, as in the 2nd or 3rd time, not the very first being repeated again. Cause once it happens once there is no way to repeat it all at the same time and also have it be history. Because if you had time machine you would be in the present time, as hard as it may be to believe. Even though it would feel like the past. But nobody has a time machine. And you can only do something once. Even if it seems like it happens over and over. But that again is wrong because you don't drink the same glass of water, you don't eat the same sandwich, you don't kiss the same kiss, etc. You don't experience these things many times throughout history as the exact same moment in time for the first time. They happen in a sequence like 1, 2, 3... Not like 1, 1, 1 Time doesn't repeat, therefore history doesn't repeat. Charlie Chaplin didn't come back after his death, to live And to be born again in 1889. Why not? Because it is no longer 1889, cause it is 2023. Sure you can have comedy in the future, like in the past. As war exists in the future as it does in the past as well. But it isn't all the same players. The American president isn't always the same man, nor is he stuck on the same day and time for all eternity. Cause time moves forward. Things may not appear to change, or they may appear to repeat, but history is not of those things that is capable of repeating. Try eating the same cookie, or the same bowl of ice cream, or the same slice of pizza, a second or third time. You cannot, but you can eat a new slice of pizza later, but you can't eat the same one more than one time. Hence why history doesn't repeat. People in the future are more inclined to copy the people in the past whenever they are educated about the past, but history doesn't actually repeat. And future people copying the past generation is less likely to happen when someone has no knowledge of past events. You can even name everyone the same thing, but that only causes more confusion about whether history can repeat. Cause even if 2 people share the same name, they don't live life at the exact same time. Even if 2 people co-exist in the same time and place. They can't occupy the same physical space at the same time. They have to take turns. Even if they are both Bruce Lee. Taking turns means not repeating history. Why not? Because each person does it at a separate time. So if you stand in line at the grocery store at 1pm, I can't occupy that same spot at the exact same time. I have to wait until maybe 1:05pm to occupy that spot you had previously occupied. But it isn't you doing it again at 1pm, but even if you could it would be the 2nd time, not the very first time every time, in order for history to repeat. Again and again I repeat that history never repeats itself. Because time never allows such a thing to happen. People have no control over it. A rock band in the 1980s are not the same age now as then, and even if they perform the same songs many times at the same old spots they did back then. That is a new chapter, not the same old one. It may appear the same, but it really isn't. Try breathing the first breath a second time. Not possible. Try having your first kiss a second time, not possible. Try watching a mother give birth to her first born a second time, Also not possible. Similar things can happen over and over again, but they are happening at different times. So, once again history isn't repeating itself. You can buy your favorite food from your favorite restaurant every single day. But again you can't go back in time and remain in that moment without going forward. While only buying that first favorite meal every single time. Because history is the past, if you buy another it is the present time, until it becomes the new past, and the time before becomes a more distant past. You don't buy anything before you buy it, that isn't possible. Nor do you repeat buying what you bought the day before. Cause that sandwich is already history, hence why you go get another one in the present time. And make plans to do it in the future. But history doesn't happen across multiple times. The past is history. The present is now, but it doesn't last long, and the future is what we chase. Cause as they say "tomorrow never comes. " Cause tomorrow becomes today, the here and now... Hence why we chase tomorrow. Anyone with an understanding of how time works, and how the past, present, and future apply in realistic circumstances, those people should never assume that history repeats itself, because it DOESN'T. Only misguided people are foolish enough to assume history can repeat. Doing the same thing over and over again. is not the same thing as history repeating. There are so many examples of how history can't repeat, no matter what anyone foolishly assumes. Do you think movie stars keep making the same movie the first time every time? You might watch it 5 times in a row cause you love it, but you cannot possibly watch it again at the same point in time, while you watch it for the first time, a second time. Cause you can only watch it once. Even if you play the same movie on separate DVD players all at once. It still represents the present time. Not repeating something in the past. The past doesn't not come back. 9am Monday January 1st 1900 as a made up example wouldn't happen again, assuming January 1st of 1900 was a Monday. But that aspect is not important. Because the principal is the same regardless what day the 20th century began on. Time does not stand still endlessly. But even if time did, doing anything a second time would never be the first and only time every time. Cause history does not repeat. Nothing can make history repeat not even if time stood still. Time is a concept that helps us distinguish between the past, present, and future more clearly, but even if time as we know it was eliminated like the 12 or 24 hour clock systems. If they didn't exist. Time still would move forward even without the ability to measure it. Simply because doing something more than one time means time is moving forward. The last time you did something was the past, but the very next time you do it is gonna be the present, but if someone else copies your actions. History isn't repeating itself either because you aren't back there doing that activity in the past. Someone new is doing it in the present. I could keep coming up with more examples and go on and on about how history can't and will not and has not ever repeated. However similar things can happen later most likely because of education, but once again not because history can repeat. Cause time does not go in reverse, nor does doing something a 2nd time represent history repeating. Theoretically for history to repeat you would have to do the very same thing for the first time every time, at the same exact time. But as I have pointed out that isn't possible. Cause you can't do anything two or more times at the exact same time and have it be history repeating that would be the present time that you are doing something in , history is what happens after you already finished it. But to repeat that activity you again can't go to begining and start again. Cause the 2nd time isn't history. I have killed this dead horse I have been kicking repeatedly to make my obvious observation that anyone with a Brain should simply accept, and not debate. Cause if they debate it, it means they are silly. And have no understanding of what history is.

[@vidguy007]

Thank you to those who saved these eye witness accounts.

[@TheOtherSideOfAlice]

Awe I wanted to hear the whole story :(

[@sami7914]

rest in peace to all innocence taken away from this devastating event. nobody should be treated the way they got treated. so much respect for all involved with the situation.❤️

[@chriss3030]

That would include the Germans that most people have demonized. You have respect for both sides, truly??

[@kamryw927]

@@chriss3030 Lmao you must be a real sad person to be sitting here on a Holocaust-related video saying the shit you're saying. Something happening in your life? You okay buddy? Seek therapy

[@chriss3030]

@@kamryw927 why you so sad? I said what I said because I wanted to and it is true, plus entertainment for others to enjoy.

[@chriss3030]

@@kamryw927 I am not sad though to answer your silly irrelevant question.

[@soul-od8ug]

@@chriss3030 do I have respect for willing Nazis? No.

[@lindasmith6654]

You are such an inspiration to me and so many. God bless you.

[@air2091]

Chris Duane when did you become so gullible?

[@davidgrahambrown3793]

Air20 Gullible? He’s still in the total idiot level.

[@air2091]

David Goate ya ok idiot, this isn’t gullible, my entire family is dead cuz of it

[@davidgrahambrown3793]

Air20 I was agreeing with you, and questioning Chris Duane’s stupid comment.

[@air2091]

David Goate OMG I thought you were chris Duane cuz of your icon and I didn’t look at ur name, sorry

[@nancyhasselquist3019]

Wow. You go girl!!

[@SamwiseGanja03]

I don't even have the courage to get up on that stage......

[@lagayames9034]

So articulate and such discernment

[@sophie1741]

I’m so sorry😪

[@helpiswhatyouneed.6758]

What's with the emoji? You sure don't act like it.

[@TheBigshow000]

I'm not crying 😭 you're crying... This is heartbreaking 💔 God bless this woman and everyone else that had to go through what she went through 🙏🏾😢

[@chriss3030]

What did she go through that was heartbreaking? She survived and escaped and wasn't murdered. What's heartbreaking about that? Are proposing her survival is heartbreaking? Or the fact the Germans didn't kill her? Or better yet that the Jews have been made a fool by this woman - is that what you mean is heartbreaking??

[@kamryw927]

@@chriss3030 You're a disgusting individual

[@chriss3030]

@@kamryw927 you actually had to edit that short message? Lol 🤣🤣 but why??? Come on don't sugar coat it, tell me how you really feel.

[@kamryw927]

​@@chriss3030 I'm on my computer, typing fast makes mistakes - in that case, I misspelled the word "individual". I know this isn't your first time on the internet, seeing as your account was created in 2012. You should know that spelling doesn't always come out perfect. Regardless, it's really sad you feel the need to come on videos of this nature and put down the people who have already lost and endured so much - it's truly sickening to read your comments and I hope you seek professional help.

[@chriss3030]

@@kamryw927 you are way too sensitive and serious and probably are the one that actually needs a shoulder to cry on or professional help as you call it... So, go pay for an hour with either a prostitute, or a therapist... Although a prostitute will probably help rid you of all that anxiety and so on. Whereas a therapist will job create some stress within you to keep you depending on them. But seriously what makes you a sucker for these journalists telling all types of nonsense and manipulating you with the poor me technique hence the old people as the face of their campaign. You just silly.

[@JanelsJoint]

Bless this beautiful woman...I hate what was done to these beautiful ppl its horrible

[@michaeldengg]

Rest in Peace Rachel

[@mariemillea2680]

You are a very lucky person

[@seigfredancay4963]

Healing and healing for all the victims. Time will tell I guess

[@xyeB]

Bless her. ❤😢

[@bootsnsaddle8289]

WHAT A FANTASTIC PIECE OF LIVING HISTORY !! HOW I WOULD LOVE TO ATTEND !!!achel is beautiful MY LATE MOTHER ALSO WAS NAMED RACHEL !!!

[@rsmithajd]

My great grandma meet Himmler in 1940 and asked him why you gas our people...he just looked at her with his evil eyes and said "siege heil" as loud as thunder and she said her hair turned instantly grey but when it was her turn to be sent to the gas chambers in 1945 at Dachau she remembered that meeting and said to the SS siege heil as loud as she could and I think the SS man thought maybe he made a mistake and she was really a Nazi and let her go...granny gives me strength every time I see her

[@Markunator]

Do you think that’s funny, or what?

[@Lisa1111]

When human beings stop caring, there is no monster greater.

[@ndmill.5748]

How could you dislike this

[@ndmill.5748]

What?

[@francadifalco949]

I reported that him.I can’t believe how evil some people are.

[@ndmill.5748]

Yea

[@tammyleath4964]

Listen to their stories and remember the pain they must feel. It’s up to us to never allow this to ever happen again. Pay attention to what is going on whether it’s our government or just injustice in your neighborhood. This can never happen again if we can come together and take a stand.

[@mariafernandez6439]

What an unbreakable spirit! Leadership, courage and the fortuitous malfunction of the gas chamber . . .! Thank you for your fighting spirit and fortitude to speak and tell the world about your experience. Israel lives!

[@sophieschlag5434]

god bless them

[@tennysonfordblackbird2087]

You can't beat a good eye witness account as this lady proves.

[@bluefluke7585]

Do I hear people milling around and talking while this brave woman is teaching us what real courage is? How dare they?

[@MissGold888]

Blue Fluke oh how dare they... get a grip

[@cherylmaloney8841]

I have scrolled through to see who could possibly put a thumbs down, and I see no comments on that.... so 1 thousand people are cowards who know they have nothing to actually add.

[@michaelhoerig5920]

God bless the Jewish people! God bless them for their courgage and perseverance. I am a Christian; the Jews are my ancestors.

[@kathystark6762]

@Gary Winthorp , No they don't!

[@MissGold888]

Pfffft

[@michaelhoerig5920]

@Gary Winthorp Christianity came from Judaism! Our Liturgy is based on the temple worship. Many common elements, including the Old Testament! Jesus Christ was a Jew! Let's talk about ignorant...

[@michaelhoerig5920]

@@MissGold888 What is 'pffft'? Do you speak English?

[@michaelhoerig5920]

@Gary Winthorp Christ never sold anything and he certainly never hung himself? Where are you coming from, sir? You sound like a crazy person!

[@evilsquirrel5214]

God bless her and other Holocaust victims, surv, and their families and friends

[@tatankat5839]

If you are one of the 900plus that disliked this video please I beg you to explain why.

[@verissimus3008]

Stefan Crapper well articulated my friend.

[@Sean-cb8qb]

In her story the part about the black eyes in the female nazi guards=those people are under that same spirit...there's your answer.

[@mardukgilgamesh1500]

We cant our comments are bieng scrubbed -,-

[@mamabeth76]

No one has to explain to you . Maybe they disliked it because this ladies story is just too heartbreaking . I have neither liked nor disliked it 💔 because liking the story of a woman’s torment just doesn’t seem right . Maybe they dislike because they dislike the atrocities and story because it’s a story that shouldn’t ever be told .

[@tatankat5839]

@@mamabeth76 I never said anyone HAD to explain why...I was just curious. Problem is the more likes it gets the more likely her story will get out to a lot of people....and with how the world is now we need to know about historical events like this.

[@mortimerflintlock7106]

So....Superman is an old white haired woman??? What strength!!

[@ginagina9720]

So sad heartbreaking to listen to God bless you for your story Xx

[@el138king2]

My great-grandma's sister did the same. She escaped after a jam of the systems.

[@evieklein4168]

This is so nice to listen to. god bless you and the ones who died

[@edpazikas8777]

It is lesson of life....unfortunately the new generations, quite many of them, continue to do the same mistakes.... I just ask myself....what is that? Aren’t we all equal and as so aren’t we all going to die? No one is better than the other.

[@EFantasic]

This was so beautiful and so sad. This woman is so brave.

[@Chris-hm4sn]

Gosh damn this is so heartbreaking to hear what those innocent people went through. Unfathomable

[@betsyleifeste1602]

How can anyone give these videos a thumbs down?!?

[@redwater4778]

I did because the video is a construct . Shes in a empty auditorium with a cameraman .

[@ericscaillet2232]

@@redwater4778 it does not take anything away from her life story,you're too spoiled and should rethink your life bud.

[@mardukgilgamesh1500]

Because dissenting comments are being scrubbed :v

[@melvynobrien6193]

@@mardukgilgamesh1500 I SEE A LOT OF COMMENTS ABOUT "DISSENTING COMMENTS," BUT I DON'T SEE ANY. HAVE THEY ALL BEEN REMOVED?

[@dorisdelvalle3418]

En algun lugar del mundo siguen pasando cosas similares :(

[@LeeyaZN]

her memory is unbelievable, its very good!

[@peterknefel1433]

Wenn wir nicht aufpassen ,kommt diese Zeit wieder

[@anntrower5155]

My heart feels so much pain and sadness for the horrors these victims endured from brutal, evil evil Nazis.

[@bethpeters3187]

Must have been so hard for her to talk about. What strength

[@jacobzaranyika9334]

Thank you 🙏 HMTC Human beings are capable of unspeakable things. But the ones that stand by and watch, I think, are worse. For they know the difference between right and wrong.

[@chriss3030]

And you think you are better than anyone? You think you would have had enough courage to resist any power wave bigger than yourself? That's questionable...

[@danfrancis2707]

So what happened to her? All I could decipher was that she was given an onion.

[@a.m.5688]

✝️😢😢😢💐✝️🙊🙈🙉😭 no words to say

[@lianecornils8733]

I know, they have a real problem with survivors and how we did it, and how our story gets told. But it's never a big enough problem to them to quit and admit their crimes. So Gods glory and cross marches in. Onward Christian Soldiers. Marching ..as to war.

[@lianecornils8733]

We dont need anything from anybody, do we mom and dad.

[@Thisissarah815]

Jesus F Christ- the agony of a father unable to protect his daughters and wife is unfathomable

[@lianecornils8733]

Good luck

[@NcRosebud42]

People who dislike have very very sad lifes.

[@landontakeamericaback2106]

😥

[@callmewolf3910]

Chilling to listen to.

[@jennydevlin2845]

Bravery, that none can imagine. I can't imagine this generation Had no retribution or justice?,these criminals got away with atrocities .so sad awful still going on in the world

[@_Only_Zuul]

i still don't understand exactly how she escaped?? she was in a line being death marched by nazi officers and they snuck away when that one nazi at the back of the line went to the front to speak with the other 4 and they hide in an abandoned house?

[@BertSurl]

My daughters grandfather was one of the few to escape the death march and it was a very similar method of escape. He would have died continuing on the march.

[@l.a.connection9759]

I know a very healthy 95 yr old German nazi soldier he lives in an assisted living here near cape cod he was in regime that rebuilt roads & bridges not part of combat or this. He was eventually captured by Russia and spent 5yrs as a POW before coming to America

[@bcaye]

Not all German soldiers had any part in the atrocities, people forget that. Actually, more regular civilians knew more about what happened in the camps than a regular soldier.

[@l.a.connection9759]

Barbara Danley 👍

[@tazman5722]

Just asking, but was this German really a NAZI or just a regular German soldier. Not all German's were NAZI's.

[@vesm7242]

Some of these soldiers had no choice and they hated what their Nazi counterparts were doing. Oscar Shlinder is one example and he called himself a Nazi in public.

[@francadifalco949]

I’m truly disgusted by all the negative comments. You’re getting reported and I encourage everybody else to do the same. We have no time for cluster B’s .

[@erika_a6349]

Can people comment something else than only "poor souls rest in peace" (when they'll die one time, maybe not now but later) And "why were they born that time?" like they knew ww2 is gonna happen, if you're gonna comment that, blame it on their mothers. Alright, i expect many many hate comments on this. Let's see what will happen with this.

[@lex3683]

This isn’t a hate comment but don’t blame it on the mothers they didn’t know that was gonna happen either. And it’s all according to God’s will. No one is to blame for his. No one can go through life without pain, whether it’s unbearable pain or just a little

[@chellelschneider]

Excuse the photo in my profile picture but I am ten years old and i am German my great grandfather mas 9 during ww2 and he recently passed he told us stories like how he knew a young Jewish girl a saw her get murdered in his classroom by 2 as soldiers I think it is horrible to go thru something like that he cried while telling the story so I know how sad she must be

[@julianjv7325]

What a strong and brave woman.

[@manormanegi363]

Similar situations are in North Korea World is silent

[@nayaabmehmood2445]

Went from watching dr phil to this 🤦🏽‍♀️, i need to get out more i swear.

[@allisonyountAlligatsor]

Nayaab Mehmood omg me too 😂

[@jackss7087]

Why would 1k people dislike?

[@merasmussen82]

My friend has been kicked out of 109 nightclubs in London. It's really strange - he's never done a single thing wrong.

[@haileeraestout5567]

Think He's Been PARTYING

[@AnnaN78]

What an amazing lady... such a true inspiration... #AskWhy

[@Lena-yj4il]

Rachel You were such a brave young woman and You had luck. God bless You.

[@rohinisingh7721]

I m shocked & shaken how one man can do this kind of inhuman act with other human ? Were they really human or bastard psychopath? They didn't have family / mother , daughter & sister ? If some body do same inhuman act with their family then what they will do? My heart is crying to listen & watching all thses stories. Never ever happened this kind of inhumanity in any history of the world. I don't think those nazis were supposed to live in this world. They should be treated in same way including their family too. What ever they did with these innocent people. God will never accept them in his kingdom. Becoz , they were not having inner conscious to feel what they had been done. They should be not only simply hang on rather same treatment should be given to them infront of their family. My full sympathy & empathy with these innocent people. Rip for them.

[@westaussie965]

She should have read from notes or a teleprompter, due to her age, the story is all over the place, really hard to listen to

[@angelicpapillon]

What happened after?!

[@mardukgilgamesh1500]

Whoa these comments have been scrubbed squeaky clean XD

[@11gwu11]

Why you say that? I'm curious to know what you have noticed

[@MichaelCameron1]

What is that supposed to mean?

[@nadaleenatasha]

11gwu11 there are a lot of comments criticizing people for writing negative or hateful comments but when you scroll through the comments there are only positive comments. This implies that the comments have been deleted