Liberator Kenneth Aran Testimony | USC Shoah Foundation

[@doreendaykin6693]

Gratitude, honour & respect to this gentleman for for his service & for sharing his story.

[@suzanneanderson6921]

It was an honor to watch this and all of the Shoah interviews. Thank you to all who have shared their stories. May God be with us all.

[@elizabethmchenry3102]

These interviews are so inspiring and eye opening for me. He is one of the best interviews so far because he is so easy to understand, very articulate. Thank you so much for your service and such bravery is so admirable.

[@abptlm123]

These stories collected by the USC Shoah Foundation should be considered a National Treasure. The historical context and illustration of those times, the spirit, the courage, the honesty, and forth-rightness shows why these fine gentlemen are without peer in the modern age.

[@lynnrogersma79]

I agree.

[@shelleystiren8247]

It humbled me greatly to listen to the stories of the Survivors and Liberators. God Bless them all. Thank you for posting these. I will listen to them all and remember.

[@alethamobley6688]

I can’t stop watching them!

[@ronnideam]

Thank you so much for posting Mr. Aran's testimony - very articulate and insightful and I appreciated the interviewer's compassionate style so much.

[@robbie_]

A great man. The best of us.

[@D.N..]

These historical interviews are invaluable . Thanks to those that had the foresight to interview as many of these Liberator's as possible for future generations to learn from those that were there . 2021, most have passed on .. !

[@F_Tim1961]

Indeed, a 21 year old in year 45 will be 76 in year 2000. It's clear that practically zero of them will be alive (or able to be interviewed.) in 2021.

[@sandirobinson7278]

Thank you for posting this interview. What a lovely man! I have watched several of these interviews. I wish everyone would.

[@louisemoore7715]

Here is a true hero of humanity....humble, and very intelligently and graciously sharing his numerous talents with all of us. It was a privilege to hear his perspectives on his traumatic participation in these historical events. God bless his family and him.

[@robertgiles9124]

Such an amazing man and an important part of our history. These interviews are so vital as a witness.

[@Albertwildhorseshoer]

What a wonderful demeanor this veteran displays. He is honest, frank, humble, very informative.

[@hankochai]

He’s such a thoughtful man.

[@beauxdi6251]

It was still vivid in Kenneth's mind the liberation of the American POWs who were in the Battle of the Bulge. He pitied the POWs that he cried. I cried, too. Great American hero!

[@AmyK-jw5bu]

What a sweetheart! God bless him for his service! ❤️

[@F_Tim1961]

I saw an Obit from California some couple of years back. I 'd say he went out to stay with his daughter and died there. The ages matched up and it was clearly a Jewish funeral notice.

[@cecilialiebenfelss8827]

A very brave Man and honest about his experience as an liberater in the camps.😢He thanked God.Blessings for him.

[@K38rescue]

No words. Bless these men and all warriors who face the gates of a Living Hell.

[@emmcee662]

God bless this decent gentle well spoken man

[@alwaysglamorous8941]

I’m obsessed with the videos they should be required viewing! Shocking!

[@djpanda255]

I am so blessed & proud to be an American. Kenneth Aran is the best of the best. Truly the greatest generation. The American & British liberators, as well as the survivors, have unparalleled strength & courage. I don't have anything positive to say about how Russian liberators treated civilians, especially women, aside from freeing concentration camps.

[@lisastephenson2]

very much enjoyed the interview. such a great American!

[@CarolWaldon-i3d]

What a fabulous interview and a gorgeous man.Men of today can’t compare.

[@st.charlesborromeo9793]

I agree that he is charming. His directness and apparent absence of agenda makes him fascinating for me. Doesn’t make a story where there is none, and refreshingly never takes the agenda driven bait thrown at him by the interviewer.

[@smgivre]

I took the Holocaust elective at Bx Science. Small world. Thanks Mr. Aran

[@shafur3]

Such a handsome man but how he changed in his looks when he talked about the concentration camps. A good man a Hero !

[@TheAnthoula14]

He is so charming and a nice looking man. He kind of reminds me a little of Mandy Pantinkin

[@champloo46]

Amazing stories! But in the story with the frozen boots he wore something he called 'gelosha' with 4 pairs of socks what is it and what is the proper spelling? Sorry for this question!

[@F_Tim1961]

galoshes - an old word for gumboots. It used to be used in the UK but is not used any more there.

[@F_Tim1961]

the use of the word is perhaps different in UK and US English en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galoshes

[@champloo46]

@@F_Tim1961 ohh ok got it thank you! Have an idea of what they are now..

[@F_Tim1961]

@@champloo46 Fine. FYI I did a partial transcription of this interview (it's a lot of work) and sent it to an English teacher in Israel as extension material. As it turns out there is not five minutes of time available in the Bagrut (university entrance examination ) timetable for such extra stuff. Oh well, it was good typing ... I am sure there are electronic means of doing it these days but I don't have access to them. Ken A died in California it appears - I saw a death notice a while back when I was trying to find this interview again. In the interview it is clear he had a daughter in CA so it all makes sense. He was a great guy.

[@champloo46]

@@F_Tim1961 yes it was great to hear his testimony among all the others as well..

[@marilyntape9050]

I love the mouse story 😃💜🇦🇺

[@erinlevere6881]

He looked great for his age. The interveiwer didn't realize he was biracial

[@erinlevere6881]

Subversive Control not really because the interveiwer seemed interested.

[@erinlevere6881]

Subversive Control my point was the interviewer assumed that he was speaking to someone complenty Jewish in ethnicity. He seemed interested as well as myself that his father was a person of color. I'm not sure what the issue is with that with you.

[@erinlevere6881]

Subversive Control to you it is not to me or the interviewer. It almost seems like you were a little irritated that I pointed out that he was a person of color other wise you wouldn't of commented so passive aggressively

[@erinlevere6881]

Subversive Control but its ok to speak on it, there is nothing wrong in speaking of peoples enthicity and being interested in it. That's why the interviewer was speaking on his father. Everyone isn't mixed with people of color hun. And me being are person of color I found interest in it.

[@erinlevere6881]

Subversive Control there was nothing wrong with what I said ok hunny. He can be celebrated and people can still have interest in his background too. I notice you didn't care that the interviewer spoke about his Jewish heritage. But me mentioning that he was biracial was moot point

[@anne-marienordin7636]

🙏🙏🙏🙏💧

[@jobethk588]

Interview protocol: sfi.usc.edu/collecting

[@F_Tim1961]

Killing those two germans on the hillside probably cost something like 12 thousand dollars a salvo in 45 dollars. Three salvos involved. I am surprised the officer in charge of the battery allowed it to happen. For instance what if they ran low on ammo later on when they really needed it as a result of this - it's just not economic. Perhaps everyone including the Lieutenants were fed up and wanted to make a racket.

[@EdmundKempersDartboard]

I definitely did not laugh at "fort dicks." This is serious stuff.

[@KlaraMoody]

What a moving Document by Kenneth Aran..Kenneth is a man with a lots of Emphathy and is to my understanding a man with lots of heart . All the very Best to him( if still alive) and his family...from WESTERN AUSTRALIA 🦘