Holocaust Survivor Engelina Billauer Testimony | USC Shoah Foundation

This testimony by Jewish survivor, Engelina Billauer, is from USC Shoah Foundation's Visual History Archive. She is a member of the "1939" Club.
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[@doranconroy5107]

Wonderful interview. I also have to add , having watched many of these interviews THIS interviewer was magnificent! So gently asking the questions she felt pertinent or to keep the reminiscences on track, never becoming strained or unpleasant. The family is also amazing. Just love their spirit.

[@goldenlass9488]

Agreed!!

[@bettydeluxe5969]

Such a strong and beautiful woman. I'm not Jewish, but everyone must know and remember what happened, and stay ever-vigilant to ensure that it doesn't happen again.

[@sadie8187]

Betty Deluxe hank you im her great great grand daughter

[@dylanlim424]

@@sadie8187 lmao shes not that old

[@marchebert9813]

@@dylanlim424 dude, this was 1995. 27 years ago.

[@MyNico63]

Your son presenting his family moved me to tears. What a beautiful family you have. What a beautiful family you are!

[@kashyap3120]

She is bold and beautiful. I cry listening to her. Dont know why people were so cruel. God save these innocent souls.

No one is innocent....

[@emilyalcorn3547]

Unfortunately people still are cruel… unfortunately it’s humanity… We must NEVER FORGET! All the innocent souls who died and suffered through the holocaust is unmeasurable! ❤❤❤❤ This should never happen again but alas, where there are humans there is evil… God bless the righteous among the nations!

[@AmyK-jw5bu]

Beautiful, strong woman - also excellent interviewer!!!

[@angelabolton4478]

I just want to hug her for a long, long time.

[@eliranlevy]

what a remarkable woman and family. Thanks for sharing Miss Billauer

[@janenagy7320]

What a wonderful woman. Wishing her family all the luck.

[@chrissims3810]

Thank you for your testimony.

[@amberwhite6086]

Brought tears to my eyes. Thank you for sharing your story Angela. ❤ What a beautiful family. Love how Robert cracked a smile at the end when he was told they were a handsome family. So wholesome

[@jdeane9442]

I've seen Engelina's testimony and that of her husband Richard Billauer a couple times. I'm in love with their strong characters and good hearts. It hurts me that they endured so much pain in their younger lives, but they went on to have one of the most lovely families I've ever seen. ❤️

[@StephenGrew]

God bless them.

[@loonylinda]

love this lady..im glad she survived.

[@louisecouture3927]

Great interview by a compassionate woman who is also gifted of a lovely voice. Thanks to this admirable survivor for telling her story!!!❤

[@sibert1974]

Beautiful lady with a lovely voice. An excellent interviewer. So sad to hear about her parents. So glad she lived to 95 years of age.

[@renesagahon4477]

A well done Interview from a brave lady who's story had to be told

[@jdk72]

A beautiful woman of strength, kindness, clarity, and character.

[@chimmychonga4795]

I loved her testimony.

[@joysimpson7126]

Awesome and heart grabbing

[@jenniferturner1000]

Such a good interview. Every time I see one of these interviews it brings me to tears. The horrific things these people went through. It’s amazing anyone survived. This was the most evil time in history and we can’t ever forget what happened.

[@lianecornils8733]

Im so sorry. From the bottom of my heart, if I could have changed this, I would.

[@mvparkercg]

Such a pure kind soul, it would be hard I would think, to deliberately hurt this beautiful woman and maybe deep down in in the hearts of these tormentors (assuming they actually had one) her virtues shone through and it is why she was able to survive. Huge hugs to Engelina and her wonderful family ❤️💕

[@fuensantacampillogomez3288]

Please, edit the video with the option of subtitles, people of another language and those with hearing difficulties will be able to view it in its entirety. It is important that the testimony can reach everyone. Thanks.

[@humblehuman9692]

God knows her heart and made a path so she could live.

[@mrbatman4robin]

That is such a beautiful thought - or it would be if it did not mean he made no such path for all those who were murdered...

[@virginiaallenby2508]

So brave. I am so glad that she is happy. X

[@RobertLandes]

Such a wonderful women, A honor to know her

[@StephenGrew]

Affection and Love ...the Highest!

[@terrisnider5402]

Thank you for the story. What a wonderful brave woman. What she saw with her eyes I have seen in photos. Horrible thing she went through with the strong will to live and by the grace of God she told her story

[@barbarasmith1085]

Important and good interview. Thank you.

[@reneeshepherd972]

i have watched so many of these interviews and its so hard to imagine just how terrible the things those monsters did to them. The things humans could do to other humans just I just cant imagine. Those people were demons to do this. The moments she mentioned were her parents leaving and that brought me to tears, the moment she was liberated i sat and cried and when she said she got to see those animals arrested? I cheered for her. The things these poor people endured, i just feel so much for them. She is probably not still living, and forgive me but I hope wherever she is shes looking down on those evil people. Im so sorry i just feel so much anger for them. So much sorrow. Nobody deserves to be treated that way..well the Nazis..

[@beverleygailluen4714]

Wow! Love this ! She is a blessing c

[@joellenjohnson4038]

Beautiful family

[@katyhemsley6846]

She is very beautiful and strong how did all the other darlings all over Europe do it 😘

[@sadie8187]

Katy Hemsley thank you,

[@cindyhalpern3187]

These Survivors were in survival mode. What did they think? To just survive. When you are hungry, your brain can't process higher thoughts!

[@christinefougere1444]

Her sister would have gone in the factories round ups, like Siemens, in Feb. 43.

[@binkytube]

The mousy voice of the interviewer is annoying. You can't hear her a lot. I love this woman's testimony. Incredible.

[@tamaramorton8812]

I wish I could hear what the interviewer was saying, mainly when she was asking questions. I have the volume turned completely up on my device and I can barely hear her.

[@samanthastarcher9455]

love her so

[@everythingoffthewall2479]

A very brave woman ! X

[@beverleygailluen4714]

Stunning looking family

[@deltaboy767]

Thier oldest son has a very slight accent and I wonder if it's due to him being bilingual. I was also raised bilingual speaking German and English, and I have a slight accent despite being born and raised in the USA.

[@StephenGrew]

Siemens

[@summern8041]

Yeah! you are loud enough.

[@englishlady8863]

If this German was not so nice to others why keep in contact with him and send him gifts. He deserves nothing but prison.

A rough deal.

[@jagust1613]

I have watched a lot of these and this one is def one of the worst as far as the unbelievable details of the horror and misery inflicted on jewish civilians durring WWII. Also this interviewer, Carol Weisman, always asks irrelevant ridiculous questions. I hate when she does the interview. One time she asked a survivor what he used to dream about back then... Really? As if anyone remembers dreams from 50 years ago. Smh.

Most interviewers haven't got a clue about Germany or anything else...

[@cindyhalpern3187]

I agree. This interviewer asked silly questions!

[@cherylmccarthy2932]

The relationship Mrs. Billauer had with her sister and three other young women all through the Holocaust is amazing and saved all their lives. Throughout multiple concentration camps these young women took care of each other. It is also amazing that these five women stayed close all their lives, 50 years later they are still each other’s family. Mrs. Billauer lost her parents, two siblings, ALL extended family during the Holocaust as did the other four women in this group! We must never forget!

[@maryyoung777]

That was really a great interview. Angelina was lovely and the interviewer was lovely. Congratulations on such a great family. I love chiropractors! I had two aunts that couldn't hear. I was very close to them. My Grandmother Had raised them because their parents had died when they were real young probably around the 1900's. You can tell that this interviewer really cared.

[@StephenGrew]

This woman is like a wonderful deep pool....a good person.

[@murielleyoung5542]

Bless this woman Lord and heal her broken heart. She did a wonderful sharing of a very difficult situation.

[@margaretroselle8610]

A very courageous woman. ☺️

[@MrKielo77]

God bless ❤️

[@shaunalea823]

I love the love she has for her family both the family she created w her husband but also for her parents and siblings. They didn’t have a lot but they had what was most important. I am so glad she found happiness and that her children love and respect her and their father.

[@rbj5767]

The brutal human brain in action just like Robert Bly said.🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏✨️✨️✨️‼️‼️‼️‼️💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💢💢💢 GOD PLEASE HELP THE HUMAN RACE!!!!!! Thank you. AMEN.

[@SheGeek78]

1 hour 59 minutes 9 seconds, this lady is so inspiring throughout but what she says at this point just hits me somehow ❤

[@AnneAbraham-q6x]

I listened to every word she said. I think I really enjoyed hearing of her courageand so glad she made it enduring terrible loss and still kept a positive attitude. God bless this lady and her family . ❤Anne Abraham

[@jbillauer]

Engelina Billauer 1927-2022 💕💕

[@adambrocklehurst4211]

May her memory be a blessing.

[@amstergal]

I believe this is your Grandmother. At the conclusion when the family gathered I am in tears. A lovely, strong woman. I just saw that her husband, Richard, gave an interview, I will watch that next. My heart hurts for your loss but in her, in their children and grandchildren they created a beautiful family. Thank you.

[@chrisberan3886]

A great interview, Engelina you sound like a healthy thoughtful woman , you came through a very difficult and long time, you were robbed of many years of your growing up years. 😊

[@ginacoghlan217]

Beautiful woman. We can never forget what injustices were done to the Jewish people. Very tragic

[@juliaturner6658]

What a woman

[@malka8901]

Such a wonderful family.

[@StephenGrew]

Beautiful Family. x

[@RD-0101]

Wonderful family!! 👏👏👏 And a good sensitive caring interviewer,unlike many others.👏👏👏

[@PatsyColetta]

A very moving interview ... :(