“You think only one thing: Survive” | Stanley Bernath | Last Chance Testimony | USC Shoah Foundation

[@linmorell1813]

I love his 2 birthdays, the jobs he does at 91, and helping others. Another incredible person who preaches respect, and his sense of humour.

[@susanrusso5551]

I have listened to many of these interviews, This one really got to me every detail, I was born in 1957 my Uncle was a British Soldier in a concentration camp when he came home he was 66 lbs and walked like a Mummy, My Mum watched her home blown to pieces in the London blitz and fled the underground to Nottingham and stayed in a church with the Nuns. This was so real to listen to, what a great man this man was, he certainly had a purpose in life. I am so grateful to all that are able to share their story, we know it is not easy for them!!

[@upshitcreek998]

Definitely not easy, many of them say when it comes to their children that they really didn’t want to tell them, or share with them because it was too painful so to give a full testimony is definitely difficult

[@barryseaton3121]

I had written a few words of comment before seeing yours which I found very touching and full of understanding.

[@florenceurso9678]

This man is absolutely amazing. So glad this is available. Thank you sir.

[@heidilecompte4198]

What an inspiration Stanley is. So loving, so active in living, so bright and intelligent with so much character.

[@SusanKincaid-ri3sm]

Stanley,a beautiful person. We need more people like him in this world.

[@Lovelyhouseonahill]

I still struggle to understand how much strength one would need to survive this monstrosity of a war. I’m currently reading as many books as I can about the subject. Brave, brave man ❤

[@zxy78267]

This is definitely one of my favorite interviews. His beautiful heart brought me to tears. Happy tears, and also a profound sadness at what happened to all these innocent people. He survived a horror, and came out on the other side without losing himself. One can clearly see that he has so much love and respect for his family and friends. God bless him and his loved ones. He's so sharp for a man his age. I lost my dear father when he was 91. He was also very sharp , and he loved my mom and my brother and sister so much. Thank-you so much for doing this important work preserving the history of what happened to these survivors.

[@teemarie5478]

I love every single interview not because of the horrors that they went through but just to hear what their lives were like, and what ended up happening. I’m so glad that this specific video the volume is louder then most, thanks for that. These video’s are so helpful to give people the full story of how fast, traumatic their lives changed and how most didn’t survive the Holocaust.

[@donnapersiani9466]

Oh my gosh!! When he said the name of the window company I almost fainted. He seems to have lived 5 lives. How his broken body survived 91yrs and so successful. I am in total awe of every bit of his life. I wish I could not hate. As a tribute to him I will learn

[@dalenehitge3524]

I'm always amazed by how they survived and went on with life. I wonder if they ever received emotional support. Meaning psychological. They must have been extraordinary people

[@lkj7296]

What a darling, darling man. So happy he came to America, found a good wife and has those twin daughters and even grandchildren.

[@aqeel3274]

Stanley was a great surviver with great memories.

[@tinasmith770]

one of the best interviews ive ever seen.....i wished i could give him a huge hug!!! thank you Sir:):):)

[@jorjaackermann6073]

This is one of the best interviews I’ve watched . An amazing 91 year old survivor - completely articulate with his memories and full of service to others to make this world a better place! And the sweet interviewer was professional but full of compassion and excellent skill in steering the interview! - well done!

[@marycatherinehenderson1293]

God loves them so much, and has blessed them abundantly. I wish him and his family every happiness.

[@somewhereinmontana3405]

What a beautiful person…his legacy will live forever. 💗

[@smallmeadow1]

Such a wonderful man.

[@helenh493]

This man, Stanley Bernath had not only endured beatings and starvation and so much more, and had survived the various work and death camps, yet he had not only lived and survived it all, he "owned-it".. he got out of it, and left the Holocaust horrors behind him, not letting those days and months of horror and death defining him nor his life. He looked and forged ahead, with a family of his own and a very full and enterprising life. "Way-To Go" Stanley! and Bless you and yours, for your interesting story of Surviving and of living a full, long life.

[@ingridwatsup9671]

Stanley died March 2019 a few days before his 93rd birthday. Rest in peace Zoltan! 🙏🏼

[@gonefishing167]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏👵🇦🇺

[@cindyhalpern3187]

Sorry to hear that!

[@bevtucker8187]

What an inspiration he is!

[@NoreenWhiting]

Love this man.. This young man boy teen. May your soul rest in peace.. You gave so much to the world. "Never forget". Blessings and strength to your family

[@minicapralinica]

🥺 Oh... I love this man.. 🍀💚

[@Aeriyana123]

To the family of Mr. Bernath I am so grateful for your father giving his testimony. He seems to have been a very vibrant and loving man. I wish I could have had the honor to meet him. He gave an outstanding testimony and his memory was so sharp and on point. Despite that Demon Hitler and his minions he endured and then survived and was able to move beyond his hardships. May God bless your family and this beautiful human being. I can only hope I live a life as well as he did after facing so much adversity. Blessings.

[@sheronmckenna5815]

A wise man!! May God bless him.

[@ing-mariesilwer8555]

Thank you for posting this important and moving testimony.

[@kevinsworld5088]

Great man! Thank you, and God Bless you!!

[@lj3014]

This was a phenomenal interview.

[@michaelhartmcgough4418]

Doing everything the proper way Thank you so very much ♡

[@Lynn-er9yx]

Amazing! Thank you Stanley Bernat, for sharing your life experiences and for helping so many people, especially through your volunteering. So wonderful to see you enjoying the best of life -- your lovely family.

[@beatricesiher6516]

A bright man..very brave..

[@laurap.5804]

1926? wow!!!! My compliments!!!!!!!! such a great interview

[@BluesBoy-ij2rb]

Thank you Stanley , I enjoyed your life story , thank you for service your country , you are truly part of the greatest generation........RIP.............Erik

[@barryseaton3121]

Stanley's precise memory and understanding caused him to explain things that made me feel I was there, through that mist of hatred, cruelty and ignorance shone the beauty of his and his friends minds and determination to live.

[@greatmusicfan57]

An American Soldier picked him up.🇺🇸😢🇺🇸❤️🙏💪👍Thank you for your service Stanley.💕RIP🙏

[@cindyhalpern3187]

He is a great guy!

[@marqetteliz]

A beautiful soul - so glad to have heard his story.

[@wendyhannaford7696]

Oh my gosh, sent back to Frankfurt, then Oberamergau with the US army, Thank you for your service after all you went through, what an amazing Man!

[@HOB97]

What an amazing man, may he rest in peace now. It was one of the most touching survivor interviews I’ve seen. His story telling and personality are amazing. His life story is truly inspirational. He said many things that inspired me even if these are my so called first world everyday problems that seem pathetic compared to his struggles. I’m so sorry for what he went through. I’m Hungarian and this is one of the biggest shames of our history that this happened to people in our country. I can’t even imagine what he went through and how hard was to talk about it. My great grandpa was a soldier in WW2 fighting against the Russians, he was captured and spent 5 years in a labor camp, they kept them even after the war ended. My family said he never spoke of what happened ever, but he always licked the plates completely clean after eating. I’m 27 years old now and I consider myself to have a safe and privileged life, even if we have our everyday troubles now. I wish there was no war ever again and people learnt to live in peace with and helping each other. It’s very sad that even as I’m writing this there are several wars in the world. I hope my generation will raise children who never have to experience such things and we learn from the past.

[@sylviasmith3941]

Very touched by this wonderful man xx

[@shirleychen7412]

A truly amazing man! ❤🎉😊

[@melissaknauer5196]

I love that so many survivors went on to live very long lives. I believe those were blessings from God, to give them the opportunity to bless the world with their beautiful souls, build loving families that bless the earth further, we are truly benefitting from their presence. Thanks be to God.

[@elaneradim6117]

THANK YOU

[@minicapralinica]

One of the better interviews.. What a beautiful person.. 💚

[@marchebert9813]

Dude's working at 91! Amazing.

[@aqeel3274]

We appreciate greatest surviver ❤

[@davidthehermit7813]

beautiful, thank you

[@kalvinhill5308]

Actually, Walter Schreiber served 3 years in captivity Russia. He went to the Lubyanka prison in Moscow even before Nuremberg. Lost a testicle due to torture, and lost all his teeth. They then sent him to Crimea to treat high-ranking prisoners in the gulag. He was being starved to death and on his way to dying. He was called from Moscow and became Field Marshall Paulus' personal physician per Paulus' request since he was a trophy prisoner. He was then sent to East Germany and offered the job of Head of the Stasi. Due to suspicion of the Russians, he refused the job and helped escape via his daughter who did marry a civil servant from the Department of Defense who actually debriefed Walter Schreiber when. once he escaped East Germany.

[@joandanielle9799]

G d blesses you and your descendants

[@BeckBeckGo]

I think the lack of food against all that work is what blows my mind the most. Idk how people survive both. I am a recovered anorexic. I know what it’s like to starve, and how painful it is, and I know what it’s like to exercise brutally during that period, as I did both. But the kind of physical exertion they describe is beyond my understanding. As I got weaker, I only did cardio because I could no longer lift. My muscles no longer worked the way I expected them to. It’s not that I was feeling too weak to do anything. it was more than that. I could no longer do those things. My body just stopped doing things it could no longer do, no matter how hard I’d fight it. If my life had been on the line, I’d still not have been physically capable at that point. I’d have died It makes me both ashamed and amazed. I almost died and it was completely avoidable. And these fine folks fought to live almost as hard as I fought not to. People like this man may be the physically strongest human beings on earth, honestly. How the Germans didn’t notice this as think “hm. Maybe this person is more ‘fit’ than I am to survive,” is beyond me. People over forty and fifty years old were able to survive this. I just know the limits of my endurance, and I’d have died. I’d have died there. I’m so ashamed.

[@phillippowlowski6361]

god has a beautiful place for these peeps for what they went thur

[@Kid_Kootenay]

For the first time I don't understand a portion of a testimony. At 14 I'd been working hard like that for a few years 14 to 18 my friends and I all relished hard work to build muscle character we dug septic systems logged for firewood and lumber Garden harvest fields etc. That was just life we were doing it by 7 years old

[@TrishLewis-zo2rn]

Did you work with no food or water all day, every day? Did you get to rest when you were sick? Were you taken to the doctor when injured? Did you have suitable clothing and shoes so your toes wouldn't fall off from frostbite? Did you go home to a warm bed in a house that kept out the subzero weather with more than just a thin blanket? Did you sleep for more than a few hours each night? And did you work with someone threatening to beat you?

[@charleswinokoor6023]

@@TrishLewis-zo2rn Exactly. Obviously he wasn’t paying attention.

[@RamonaRayTodosSantosBCS]

91!

[@miketomlin6040]

Tragic story. One wonders if his delusions about deity helped him?

[@bufordwest9701]

I agree. Very poor interviewer. His story is horrific regardless

[@deborahcarpel9216]

The interviewer is not Listening, she asks date questions that he has already stated!

[@katyhemsley6846]

Why is the interviewer cold 😉just LOVE 🌟

[@laurap.5804]

But I have one question: Why no jew organization did ever give back the houses that were stolen? Never understood....

[@lindabesunder4026]

I don’t think Jewish organizations had the ability to kick people out of their stolen homes. Quite possibly they would refuse to leave.

[@teemarie5478]

Wasn’t it the Germans that took their homes and businesses??

[@salutiesse]

[@estideri4536]

🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱

[@basedmanlett]

He looks very short.

[@christinephur9130]

All the spelling is repitative!!