Renata Zajman is such a strong, courageous, and beautiful survivor. I am blessed to hear her testimony. She is brutally honest & completely transparent about her life & her feelings. She does not sugarcoat herself or her family. She is so relatable. God bless her soul. An amazing woman.
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I’ve heard many of the survivors experiences but Renata’s experience has truly touched my heart . Mainly because I found her to be so open , honest , brave & yet extremely family oriented. Such a humane woman. What a privilege for us to hear of her experience. If Renata or her daughter had written a book pl can someone let me know as I would dearly like to purchase it . To Renata’s family May u always be blessed 💞
Her daughter did write a book. She comments about it in two replies to posts here. She replied a year ago and mentioned how she has been unable to find a publisher. I think her name is Nadjia with the same last name as her mother.
@@Annsrisingsun I am Nadja, Renata's daughter, and I did find a publisher. The book, called I Want You To Be Free, was published at the new year of 2022. A virtual launch is planned for the latter part of May. It will be a virtual launch, emanating from England, with hook-ups to Montreal's Holocaust museum and my neighbourhood library (in a Montreal suburb) The memoir is published by Hobart Books (Oxford, England) and I give Mum credit as co-author.
I am living in Mannheim and have been visiting some of the places where Renata worked to feel her story better. It is incredible to have this historical closeness.
What an astonishing woman, such an amazing story. As she said, snippets, I’d love to read her full story. Clearly a very gifted, resourceful and determined woman but heart breaking unimaginable suffering 💔 so sad that survivors were unable to share their stories because of having to focus on building a new life and shutting away the past was how they moved forward.
Thank you Sharon. I live in Montreal myself and I am so glad that I came across her story. Somehow your Mother's face is familiar to me. I am always so happy to hear that survivors overcame such devils as the Nazis and Anti Semitic people in the World at that time. Survive and Thrive and Prosper 😊
Remarkable woman with a unique and interesting story. It's sad that her experience was not appreciated by some because it lacked the camp experience but I can somewhat understand the suspicion after hearing so many stories where collaborators survived by turning on their own. She was very brave and clearly had a mind of her own which served her well.
She was quite a rebel, i like her. She did everything to survive. Considering that she was so young and spoiled while with her father... she later become a very brave and courageous little girl!!! We could all learn a lesson, not giving up so quick our dreams and hopes!!
It doesn't sound callous at all. I am Renata's daughter and I feel the same way, though I don't believe one film could do justice to her story. There is a story which she was part of, which you can find online. It's called A Wedding in Heidelberg. Mum was the bridesmaid at the first Jewish wedding held in Germany postwar. We both felt this story should be adapted for film. In our heads Mum and I would cast the film. But alas, I was never able to interest a producer. So I've written a memoir of my mother, called I Want You To Be Free, which has been published by Hobart Books in Oxford, England.
Renata is a gracious & lovely lady, one heck of a tough one to survive then blossoming into a wonderful advocate telling her story. I keep watching these for fragments of knowing, insights into my dad’s experiences working in the numerous DP camps in Germany after the war. He was with Lutheran World Relief federation finding the numerous small camps springing up as people fled the new post-war USSR configuration. Many people had already lived under Russian domination and did not want another Russian passport. I have some of the few things my dad brought back from this period of time including letters he wrote to mom (fiancé at the time) about experiences and some items DPs made thanking him for his help. When the Russians felt the need to step into their new territory closing out everyone who didn’t belong, that was that and my dad returned to USA leaving a now divided Germany, a divided Berlin, and that part of his territory gone under the cloak of the Cold War until the 80s with the fall of the wall! My parents were in Europe at the time. I have the piece of the Berlin Wall my mother put in her purse and later and envelope filed away in their papers! My dads experiences during this time greatly affected him for the rest of his life as did those experiences affect this group of friends who did the same duties in our parts of Europe. So many people affected in unimaginable ways, I am slowly unraveling the affect the war-through my father-had and has on me.
Thank you beautiful lady for sharing your story-your soul must be in heaven. Very touching life makes me appreciate and love what I have and be more grateful to Somebody up in Heaven💗🙏🙏🙏
Everyone must hear these stories. I had no idea of the multitude of experiences these people endured. I knew about the camps, but never the extensive escapades they had to go through in order to survive. There but for the grace of god go I.
This testimony touched me deeply. To think of what Renata went through , at the young age of 10, 11,12 etc. is heartbreaking. She was an amazing woman. May God bless her family. 🙏🏼💜
This lady’s interview and memories for some reason really touched me More than others. She describes some scenes and aspects of human nature and history in such a way that really makes you feel. The way she speaks and her body language tell that she really became a stoic while still having the trauma fresh in her heart. Pain sometimes creates monsters, but sometimes real heros and angels. I think she is a hero just like other survivors of this atrocity. I have massive respect for Jewish people and their culture.
A completely beautiful soul who suffered with dignity and strength and built beautiful aftermath and healing path to something that never heals and is doing all she can to make it better..thank you so for sharing her story, fragments I am sure...I will remember.
Appreciate this and other testimonies. I listened very carefully to each one. I talked about them to others about what happened to people in the Holocaust.
She did not go to a concentration camp but I consider her journey and experiences maybe even more heartbroken and cruel that if she had gone to one. She truly loved by one person only : her father. But she had to witness the violence and evil even in his funeral. She was lost and abused for so long I honestly can't believe how she make it. I can't. She had her father looking at her is my only explanation because is absolutely brutal what she have to endured. That scene in the woman's prison... How evil can humans be? If I was her I would have never want to talk to anybody never but I'm not her. She is a strong human. Thank you God for saving her and giving her a family and some peace.
I would like to say to Carla Goncalves that Renata was loved not only by her father, but by her heroic older brother and sister, by her Catholic nanny, who ultimately gave her life for Renata and her siblings, and by a network of Polish rescuers who risked their lives in order to save hers. Renata would find love again, from the wonderful man she married, and from their children. But you are right in perceiving that her father may have been watching over her. Renata told me that she would hear her father's voice directing her when she had to make split-second decisions. I understand what she meant, because I often hear her voice guiding me. Renata died six years ago on this date. I write this response on Wednesday morning of November 27, 2019. Renata died on the Wednesday evening of November 27, 2013. She died of cancer, at home, in her bed, with her physician son in attendance and with me beside her. I am Renata's daughter, and reading these responses makes this anniversary a bit more bearable for me. Thank for remembering Renata.
I am so touched by Renata's story, it gives me hope. I live in Montreal and got to love and learn so much from the Jewish community as a young girl, when I worked as a hairdresser at the Cavendish Mall. Many of my clients were survivors and we would talk about the war and they would share their stories. Later when I got very ill, mentally from surviving sexual abuse, these precious testimonies strengthen me, and frankly saved my life. I found comfort and encouragement in them. Today, thank God, I have recovered completely. I am so grateful to have heard this unique story of survival. God bless the Zajdman family. Amen.
@@sharon4849 I'm so sorry for your loss Sharon!! 💔 Your mother was so amazing in every single way,such a beautiful soul and a tower of strength! Your picture from the other video,told me that you're an exceptionally beautiful woman inside out! I hope that this message finds you well! Rest in Peace Renata!
She is incredible, so strong and resilient. She was able to look at leaving Europe in sad circumstances as bringing her children up in freedom, and understanding her husband’s inability to hear what happened to her. She cares so much, very moving.
Personable, eloquent, reflective, articulate and intelligent; it would be otherwise banal to say this is typical of survivors but it's true. What a treasure to have these human documents.
My great respect for thos Poles like Janka, Pawel Golabek and thousends like them. They were riesking their familys and their own lifes helping to those poor people.
RIP BEAUTIFUL STRONG RENATA...I have watched this testimony a few times. I have also watched many many others as well and I'm sorry for what they had to endure BUT I have come to the awful feeling that many not all but many of these people giving their testimonials give me a sense or feeling that they, being Jews, are above everyone else..their education or wealth, like this is so important to them..their status..I'm in no way diminishing their horrors and I watch these testimonials because I like history and listening to them gives me more of a personal insight as to what happened during those evil years of war..I walk away with the same sentiment. Jews feel that no one came to help them but do they not realize that thousands of innocent soldiers also lost their lives and that their families lost sons and daughters fighting for them???I'm Australian and we recognize and appreciate their heroism in their sacrifice for freedom. My parents were Maltese and I have also researched the war through the tremendous contributions of that country and the loss of lives...Renata has given us a very true and unblemished account of her story and for that I am grateful.....RIP BEAUTIFUL LADY AND MAY GOD BLESS HER FAMILY ❤
I’m glad that you’ve mentioned the fact that many interviewed here, give that vibe of being above others, with education and wealth. I would be afraid to mention it otherwise. But this beautiful lady’s story is different...she is much different: very open minded, despite all the horrors she’s endured. Out of several testimonies I’ve seen so far, hers is the most powerful and terrifying. I must admit that, being Polish, I feel a sense of anger, when all Poles are referred to as anti Semitic...especially these days....yet: I say it with a sense of huge sadness: there was a lot of anti Semitism in Poland during that time...but this was a horrible trend across all Europe...sadly. Would it be different if some Jewish people put more effort into assimilating into societies...?...being less ‘proud’.... of course, only some of them. So much suffering...so many innocent children perished...
Aussie Alison Your comment is the result of years of brainwashing indoctrination and propaganda against the jewish people. How do I know? Because you've failed to recognize to yourself that the vast majority of the educated and wealthy people,of all religions or atheists,are proud and feel superior and what they have is important to them, it's in the human nature,it is NOT a "jewish" thing and it never was.
I am a Catholic American, the granddaughter of a beautiful Jewish man from Poland who married a Catholic Mexican woman. He had the sweetest, most humble and beautiful soul. He converted to Catholicism thanks to his wife (my grandmother). His name was Fred Kowalski and my grandmother’s name was Julia Escamilla. He did not speak any Spanish and she only spoke Spanish. They were married until death separated them.
I am Renata's daughter. I thank you. I have written a memoir of Mum called I Want You To Be Free, which was recently published by Hobart Books in Oxford, England. I give Mum credit as co-author. I believe this book should be on school curriculae. The book has been out for a month and already one professor in Canada is looking to see how she can integrate the book into her course. Perhaps you can, too.
I would have loved to see those photos 🙂... I think Renata is honestly the strongest woman I've ever seen. I never heard a story like hers before, even among the survivors. Spielberg should definitely make a movie. 👍🙏
From your mouth to Spielberg's ears. I wouldn't hold my breath, though. I am Renata's daughter. Since I wasn't able to interest a producer in Mum's story, I have written a memoir called I Want You To Be Free, which has been published by Hobart Books in Oxford, England. Now I feel I have done my part, too.
Jej historia chyba najbardziej mną wstrząsnęła.. Tak po prostu po ludzku jest mi jej szkoda i żadne wyszukane i krzepiące słowa nie oddadzą tego jaką inspiracją powinna być Pani Renata. Straciła tak wiele, ale nikt jej nie mógł odebrać takiej klasy jaką posiadała.
A strong woman, she learned early to the strong will to survive. I lived in Montreal for 3 years while I went through Nursing School. I wished I had met her.
Man, what a story. This is more fascinating to listen too and watch than any movie. So glad this has been recorded for future history so we will never forget what have happened.
Beautiful, strong lady. I’m always astounded by the courage of the survivors. Their ability to move forward and make something positive out of such horror.
+kikcta Thank you. Renata was my mother. She was truly an extraordinary woman with an impressive story, which I have made it my mission to preserve. A woman who survived three invasions and the Warsaw Ghetto was destroyed by a negligent Jewish doctor who refused to recognize a slow-growing, easy-to-catch cancer. My mother had to learn how to live with the knowledge that her parents were murdered, and now I have to.
Please Nadja, if you can please write a book. The interview was so very interesting, and at the end your mom said she wanted to share photos but it didn't show them in this video. I and many more like me would love to know more and share in your story. I'm so sorry to hear you mom Renata (RIP) passed and in the way you described, having to deal with more ignorance, this time of a doctor. You are in my prayers tonight dear Nadja, you will find a way, I am sure of it. YOU were the miracle God gave your mom to help her live with the knowledge her parents were murdered and she said you gave her back some of her family. Perhaps Renata also your miracle to help you live with it too? Un grande abbraccio, a BIG HUG from Italy!
@@nadjazajdman3020 your mom is a hero. I can't believe that she survived everything she described. I salute her for still having love left in her heart.
@@nadjazajdman3020 What a beautiful strong soul your mother was. She is my hero ! My 26 year old son and I watch her and cry for her, for all she lost . Her resilience, determination and tenacity should never be forgotten.
I couldn't find Renata's interview with Janek Barchak/Barchek, for the Shoah Foundation. She mention's it after 3:54:45 Can anybody help me out, please? 😕
This interviewer seems to be judging her for not being religious enough. She was persecuted for being Jewish but now for this man, judged for not being Jewish enough.
I'm still watching but I had to stop and comment that I'm from Romania, and we had the same saying here "Careful, a gypsy might steal you!" 😄 I dunno where it came from.
I wish these interviewers had been given some guidance/training, for such important interviews, with such distinguished individuals... It's painful at times :-/
Absolutely horrific the evil she endured at such a young age….. 😞God did not create man to do this nor be like this…..when she makes it to heaven she will be welcomed by God 🔥the angels 😇her whole family❤️and she will be at peace finally her earth life over……..And her soul will be eternally happy 🙏🏼👏🏻
The speakers are going as far as to relive this violation which was biblical for 4+ hours to share with us so we know exactly, no crap or lies, just facts how things unfolded.
I have watched several of the survivors on this USC foundation channel. They all were affluent before the war. It makes me wonder about the demographic or socioeconomic breakdown of survivors in general. Wonder if there are any statistics on the subject.
35:50 - i know exacly how she feels, feel the same way about some other places in poland, really disgusting people, she is 100% right, anyone who says she is making anything up here or is too harsh doesnt know what he is talking about, that being said, coming from a guy who lives in poland
@@axelinesparx2074 no no no not particullary in poland - also you have to distinguish between poland then and now - different areas so if youre asking about my expirience than im polish and live in poland and if you want to find out all about that kind of people watch the movie er ist wieder da - you could make one just like it anywhere here in europe nowdays, really crazy
@@axelinesparx2074 however you will find things only in modern poland that led in those times before ww2 to mass murder, you wouldnt believe tho i can send you a link if you want to find out :)
@@apkidlafirm522 I guess you're talking about those right wing extermists and nationalists. I don't think you can find them only in modern Poland, but it's definitely a problem there and there has to be something done about this. I've heard about recent events that have been taking place there, especially during the National Indepence Day on 11th November. Although I'm not sure whether the majority of Poles approve actions of these people - of all of these ONR members and so on.
This is Black History month. Why is there so much talk about the Holocaust in February? I realize this was a tragicl event in Germany during the war. However, during the shortest month of the year African Americans have the conversation about the tragedies of Black life for the past 500 years, the tragedies that contenues to this day right here in the United States. Yet, African Americans can barely see one hour of conversation on the subject of racism/white supremacy in this country, yet, here we are listening to a four hour narrative about something that took place in Germany for a short period time, some 80 years ago.
I am Renata's daughter. Her nightmares lasted all her life. I witnessed it. As for Black History Month: Morgan Freeman hates it. He says black history is American history, and I agree with him. You may find the testimonies of black veterans interesting. They identified with "what took place in Germany for a short period of time, some eighty years ago."
I heard an important personality one time start his speech with "Ich bin I Berliner...".... Kennedy...I wish at least one personality to identify himsefl with Crackovian kids tragedy
My grandfather was a streetcar driver. He received Righteous Among The Nations medal in 1992. Zygmunt Zybert.
Renata Zajman is such a strong, courageous, and beautiful survivor. I am blessed to hear her testimony. She is brutally honest & completely transparent about her life & her feelings. She does not sugarcoat herself or her family. She is so relatable. God bless her soul. An amazing woman.
Couldn't agree more. What an admirable, amazingly honest woman
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A truly amazing lady! I try to picture myself at her age, doing what she did to save herself. I have so much admiration for her!
What a fantastic woman. What she lived through as an 11 year old astounds me and makes me love the life I have had.
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Such a humbling privilege to hear your testimony.
I will never forget.
Renata is one of the most eloquent, strong, humble survivors I’ve heard so far. Her testimony is riveting
I’ve heard many of the survivors experiences but Renata’s experience has truly touched my heart . Mainly because I found her to be so open , honest , brave & yet extremely family oriented. Such a humane woman. What a privilege for us to hear of her experience. If Renata or her daughter had written a book pl can someone let me know as I would dearly like to purchase it . To Renata’s family May u always be blessed 💞
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Her daughter did write a book. She comments about it in two replies to posts here. She replied a year ago and mentioned how she has been unable to find a publisher. I think her name is Nadjia with the same last name as her mother.
@@Annsrisingsun I am Nadja, Renata's daughter, and I did find a publisher. The book, called I Want You To Be Free, was published at the new year of 2022. A virtual launch is planned for the latter part of May. It will be a virtual launch, emanating from England, with hook-ups to Montreal's Holocaust museum and my neighbourhood library (in a Montreal suburb) The memoir is published by Hobart Books (Oxford, England) and I give Mum credit as co-author.
I am living in Mannheim and have been visiting some of the places where Renata worked to feel her story better. It is incredible to have this historical closeness.
She is so beautiful when she smiles. I can only hope to have her courage and character. And that all of us could be so.
This is what suffering evil can produce on people
May God bless this woman.
What an astonishing woman, such an amazing story. As she said, snippets, I’d love to read her full story. Clearly a very gifted, resourceful and determined woman but heart breaking unimaginable suffering 💔 so sad that survivors were unable to share their stories because of having to focus on building a new life and shutting away the past was how they moved forward.
I am Renata's daughter. You can read my mother's full story in the memoir I Want You To Be Free. I wrote it.
Died in 2013
Thank you Sharon. I live in Montreal myself and I am so glad that I came across her story.
Somehow your Mother's face is familiar to me.
I am always so happy to hear that survivors overcame such devils as the Nazis and Anti Semitic people in the World at that time.
Survive and Thrive and Prosper 😊
Lovely woman, terrible things she lived through. I will remember her story.
Remarkable woman with a unique and interesting story. It's sad that her experience was not appreciated by some because it lacked the camp experience but I can somewhat understand the suspicion after hearing so many stories where collaborators survived by turning on their own.
She was very brave and clearly had a mind of her own which served her well.
She was quite a rebel, i like her. She did everything to survive. Considering that she was so young and spoiled while with her father... she later become a very brave and courageous little girl!!! We could all learn a lesson, not giving up so quick our dreams and hopes!!
What a hero! I love this woman. I hope this doesn't sound callous but I'd love to see a movie about her.
It doesn't sound callous at all. I am Renata's daughter and I feel the same way, though I don't believe one film could do justice to her story. There is a story which she was part of, which you can find online. It's called A Wedding in Heidelberg. Mum was the bridesmaid at the first Jewish wedding held in Germany postwar. We both felt this story should be adapted for film. In our heads Mum and I would cast the film. But alas, I was never able to interest a producer. So I've written a memoir of my mother, called I Want You To Be Free, which has been published by Hobart Books in Oxford, England.
It is a wonder she survived. So strong. She is so honest about everything that she felt and experienced.
Such a beautiful woman. She is incredibly strong to have endured and witnessed so much cruelty and pain. Allah bless you Renata. 🌹🕊💙
Strong words from a non Jew. Salaam.
Very classy lady....very impressive. Would have loved knowing her
Renata is a gracious & lovely lady, one heck of a tough one to survive then blossoming into a wonderful advocate telling her story. I keep watching these for fragments of knowing, insights into my dad’s experiences working in the numerous DP camps in Germany after the war. He was with Lutheran World Relief federation finding the numerous small camps springing up as people fled the new post-war USSR configuration. Many people had already lived under Russian domination and did not want another Russian passport. I have some of the few things my dad brought back from this period of time including letters he wrote to mom (fiancé at the time) about experiences and some items DPs made thanking him for his help. When the Russians felt the need to step into their new territory closing out everyone who didn’t belong, that was that and my dad returned to USA leaving a now divided Germany, a divided Berlin, and that part of his territory gone under the cloak of the Cold War until the 80s with the fall of the wall! My parents were in Europe at the time. I have the piece of the Berlin Wall my mother put in her purse and later and envelope filed away in their papers!
My dads experiences during this time greatly affected him for the rest of his life as did those experiences affect this group of friends who did the same duties in our parts of Europe. So many people affected in unimaginable ways, I am slowly unraveling the affect the war-through my father-had and has on me.
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Thank you beautiful lady for sharing your story-your soul must be in heaven. Very touching life makes me appreciate and love what I have and be more grateful to Somebody up in Heaven💗🙏🙏🙏
Everyone must hear these stories. I had no idea of the multitude of experiences these people endured. I knew about the camps, but never the extensive escapades they had to go through in order to survive. There but for the grace of god go I.
Thank you Renata. We will work for peace for our childrens children
We failed.
Thank Renata for so much for sharing these fragments of your life. God Bless you and your family!
This testimony touched me deeply. To think of what Renata went through , at the young age of 10, 11,12 etc. is heartbreaking. She was an amazing woman. May God bless her family. 🙏🏼💜
This lady’s interview and memories for some reason really touched me
More than others. She describes some scenes and aspects of human nature and history in such a way that really makes you feel. The way she speaks and her body language tell that she really became a stoic while still having the trauma fresh in her heart. Pain sometimes creates monsters, but sometimes real heros and angels. I think she is a hero just like other survivors of this atrocity. I have massive respect for Jewish people and their culture.
So difficult for her to tell her story. She is obviously re-living it as she talks. I hope she has peace now
A completely beautiful soul who suffered with dignity and strength and built beautiful aftermath and healing path to something that never heals and is doing all she can to make it better..thank you so for sharing her story, fragments I am sure...I will remember.
Appreciate this and other testimonies. I listened very carefully to each one. I talked about them to others about what happened to people in the Holocaust.
Beautiful and wonderful woman... bless her soul and her family. 🧡🧡🧡
She did not go to a concentration camp but I consider her journey and experiences maybe even more heartbroken and cruel that if she had gone to one. She truly loved by one person only : her father. But she had to witness the violence and evil even in his funeral. She was lost and abused for so long I honestly can't believe how she make it. I can't. She had her father looking at her is my only explanation because is absolutely brutal what she have to endured. That scene in the woman's prison... How evil can humans be? If I was her I would have never want to talk to anybody never but I'm not her. She is a strong human. Thank you God for saving her and giving her a family and some peace.
I would like to say to Carla Goncalves that Renata was loved not only by her father, but by her heroic older brother and sister, by her Catholic nanny, who ultimately gave her life for Renata and her siblings, and by a network of Polish rescuers who risked their lives in order to save hers. Renata would find love again, from the wonderful man she married, and from their children. But you are right in perceiving that her father may have been watching over her. Renata told me that she would hear her father's voice directing her when she had to make split-second decisions. I understand what she meant, because I often hear her voice guiding me. Renata died six years ago on this date. I write this response on Wednesday morning of November 27, 2019. Renata died on the Wednesday evening of November 27, 2013. She died of cancer, at home, in her bed, with her physician son in attendance and with me beside her. I am Renata's daughter, and reading these responses makes this anniversary a bit more bearable for me. Thank for remembering Renata.
I am so touched by Renata's story, it gives me hope. I live in Montreal and got to love and learn so much from the Jewish community as a young girl, when I worked as a hairdresser at the Cavendish Mall. Many of my clients were survivors and we would talk about the war and they would share their stories. Later when I got very ill, mentally from surviving sexual abuse, these precious testimonies strengthen me, and frankly saved my life. I found comfort and encouragement in them. Today, thank God, I have recovered completely.
I am so grateful to have heard this unique story of survival. God bless the Zajdman family. Amen.
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I'm so sorry for your loss Sharon!! 💔 Your mother was so amazing in every single way,such a beautiful soul and a tower of strength!
Your picture from the other video,told me that you're an exceptionally beautiful woman inside out! I hope that this message finds you well! Rest in Peace Renata!
It seems hard for her to tell her story. I'm glad she went to the trouble to describe her background in such detail.
The suffering this poor woman has been through is almost unbearable to listen to| imagine living it ..... imagine living it |
She is incredible, so strong and resilient. She was able to look at leaving Europe in sad circumstances as bringing her children up in freedom, and understanding her husband’s inability to hear what happened to her. She cares so much, very moving.
Personable, eloquent, reflective, articulate and intelligent; it would be otherwise banal to say this is typical of survivors but it's true. What a treasure to have these human documents.
My great respect for thos Poles like Janka, Pawel Golabek and thousends like them. They were riesking their familys and their own lifes helping to those poor people.
Her testimony of her experience as a jew I enjoyed so much. Thank you interviewer for not interrupting her.
RIP BEAUTIFUL STRONG RENATA...I have watched this testimony a few times. I have also watched many many others as well and I'm sorry for what they had to endure BUT I have come to the awful feeling that many not all but many of these people giving their testimonials give me a sense or feeling that they, being Jews, are above everyone else..their education or wealth, like this is so important to them..their status..I'm in no way diminishing their horrors and I watch these testimonials because I like history and listening to them gives me more of a personal insight as to what happened during those evil years of war..I walk away with the same sentiment. Jews feel that no one came to help them but do they not realize that thousands of innocent soldiers also lost their lives and that their families lost sons and daughters fighting for them???I'm Australian and we recognize and appreciate their heroism in their sacrifice for freedom. My parents were Maltese and I have also researched the war through the tremendous contributions of that country and the loss of lives...Renata has given us a very true and unblemished account of her story and for that I am grateful.....RIP BEAUTIFUL LADY AND MAY GOD BLESS HER FAMILY ❤
R.i.P. beautiful soul Renata..* God bless..*
I’m glad that you’ve mentioned the fact that many interviewed here, give that vibe of being above others, with education and wealth. I would be afraid to mention it otherwise. But this beautiful lady’s story is different...she is much different: very open minded, despite all the horrors she’s endured. Out of several testimonies I’ve seen so far, hers is the most powerful and terrifying.
I must admit that, being Polish, I feel a sense of anger, when all Poles are referred to as anti Semitic...especially these days....yet: I say it with a sense of huge sadness: there was a lot of anti Semitism in Poland during that time...but this was a horrible trend across all Europe...sadly. Would it be different if some Jewish people put more effort into assimilating into societies...?...being less ‘proud’.... of course, only some of them.
So much suffering...so many innocent children perished...
Aussie Alison
Your comment is the result of years of brainwashing indoctrination and propaganda against the jewish people. How do I know? Because you've failed to recognize to yourself that the vast majority of the educated and wealthy people,of all religions or atheists,are proud and feel superior and what they have is important to them, it's in the human nature,it is NOT a "jewish" thing and it never was.
I am a Catholic American, the granddaughter of a beautiful Jewish man from Poland who married a Catholic Mexican woman. He had the sweetest, most humble and beautiful soul. He converted to Catholicism thanks to his wife (my grandmother). His name was Fred Kowalski and my grandmother’s name was Julia Escamilla. He did not speak any Spanish and she only spoke Spanish. They were married until death separated them.
Thank you Thank you Thank you!!! I’m a teacher and I’ll pass it on... Never Forget 👼
I am Renata's daughter. I thank you. I have written a memoir of Mum called I Want You To Be Free, which was recently published by Hobart Books in Oxford, England. I give Mum credit as co-author. I believe this book should be on school curriculae. The book has been out for a month and already one professor in Canada is looking to see how she can integrate the book into her course. Perhaps you can, too.
I would have loved to see those photos 🙂... I think Renata is honestly the strongest woman I've ever seen. I never heard a story like hers before, even among the survivors.
Spielberg should definitely make a movie. 👍🙏
Oh, found the video with the pictures. 👏
@@dyawr - Where?
From your mouth to Spielberg's ears. I wouldn't hold my breath, though. I am Renata's daughter. Since I wasn't able to interest a producer in Mum's story, I have written a memoir called I Want You To Be Free, which has been published by Hobart Books in Oxford, England. Now I feel I have done my part, too.
What a beautiful and amazing woman. God bless her! Thank you for sharing your story of WWIi. May we never forget…🙏🙏🙏🙏
Jej historia chyba najbardziej mną wstrząsnęła.. Tak po prostu po ludzku jest mi jej szkoda i żadne wyszukane i krzepiące słowa nie oddadzą tego jaką inspiracją powinna być Pani Renata.
Straciła tak wiele, ale nikt jej nie mógł odebrać takiej klasy jaką posiadała.
A strong woman, she learned early to the strong will to survive. I lived in Montreal for 3 years while I went through Nursing School. I wished I had met her.
Amazing.... She has used every minute of the life she was spared.... thank you
Man, what a story. This is more fascinating to listen too and watch than any movie. So glad this has been recorded for future history so we will never forget what have happened.
i pray that many more view these videos. we need to know what evil man is capable of.
Very poor audio, is there a better audio of this? I could not follow this d/t the low audio & it seems like an amazing story.
Beautiful, strong lady. I’m always astounded by the courage of the survivors. Their ability to move forward and make something positive out of such horror.
Thank you for giving her those breaks. She did not even know she needed them.
Glad she came to Canada...and to Montreal. A good historian on technical points.
Thank you for telling your story. It has to be told, we must hear and seek to ensure your story is heard. Thank you.
I just love listening to this woman. I would have liked to know her.
And she would've loved to have heard that. Thank you on behalf of my mother. I am Renata's daughter.
extraordinary woman.very impressive story
+kikcta Thank you. Renata was my mother. She was truly an extraordinary woman with an impressive story, which I have made it my mission to preserve. A woman who survived three invasions and the Warsaw Ghetto was destroyed by a negligent Jewish doctor who refused to recognize a slow-growing, easy-to-catch cancer. My mother had to learn how to live with the knowledge that her parents were murdered, and now I have to.
+Nadja Zajdman I am very sorry
Please Nadja, if you can please write a book. The interview was so very interesting, and at the end your mom said she wanted to share photos but it didn't show them in this video. I and many more like me would love to know more and share in your story. I'm so sorry to hear you mom Renata (RIP) passed and in the way you described, having to deal with more ignorance, this time of a doctor. You are in my prayers tonight dear Nadja, you will find a way, I am sure of it. YOU were the miracle God gave your mom to help her live with the knowledge her parents were murdered and she said you gave her back some of her family. Perhaps Renata also your miracle to help you live with it too? Un grande abbraccio, a BIG HUG from Italy!
@@nadjazajdman3020 your mom is a hero. I can't believe that she survived everything she described. I salute her for still having love left in her heart.
@@nadjazajdman3020 What a beautiful strong soul your mother was. She is my hero ! My 26 year old son and I watch her and cry for her, for all she lost . Her resilience, determination and tenacity should never be forgotten.
What an amazing story.. thank you for sharing!❤
Appreciate all we have.
Renata's story is so compelling. What a wonderful woman.
Wow! That is one strong admirable woman! She’s awesome.
I couldn't find Renata's interview with Janek Barchak/Barchek, for the Shoah Foundation. She mention's it after 3:54:45
Can anybody help me out, please? 😕
this is incredible what these people sufferd....my cousin was paralized in one side fighting nazis
This woman is still living these terrible days as she speaks. I see the fear on her face. 😢
Oh my gosh .... so much happened to her in the first few years. God bless her.
Thank you for your testimony.
Very smart lady....
what an amazing and strooong woman!
This interviewer seems to be judging her for not being religious enough. She was persecuted for being Jewish but now for this man, judged for not being Jewish enough.
I love this woman 💝 What a warrior and to the daughter I am so proud of you 💓
I'm still watching but I had to stop and comment that I'm from Romania, and we had the same saying here "Careful, a gypsy might steal you!" 😄 I dunno where it came from.
In Finland also when I was kid...😊
Am astounded by what she had to be introduced to in her tender age.
I wish these interviewers had been given some guidance/training, for such important interviews, with such distinguished individuals... It's painful at times :-/
Much love to you Renata 💖
Absolutely horrific the evil she endured at such a young age….. 😞God did not create man to do this nor be like this…..when she makes it to heaven she will be welcomed by God 🔥the angels 😇her whole family❤️and she will be at peace finally her earth life over……..And her soul will be eternally happy 🙏🏼👏🏻
Wow what an amazing story dziekuje bardzo
Pozdrowienia z Warszawy
What a brave woman. I admire women like her, my mom is brave like her that's why I admire my mom.
She is very lucky. So glad she survived and actually encountered some decent people.
Why is the audio poor on so many of these testimonies?
Was taken in the 1990's, different level of technology back than
POR FAVOR traduscan en español hablado sus historias s on interesantes
Wait, wanted to see her pictures?!!!❤️
Thank you for bearing witness to the holocaust.
Amazing woman.
The speakers are going as far as to relive this violation which was biblical for 4+ hours to share with us so we know exactly, no crap or lies, just facts how things unfolded.
I can’t hear this one very well
Piekny czlowiek, silny
Fascinating life story.
the underground =The Home Army = Armia Krajowa
If she's taking from 1914 ,how old is she now or at the time of this video ? My grandmother was born in 1946 and is 75 years old now
My mother was born in 1928 and died in 2013. I'm not sure which video you're referring to. I am Renata's daughter.
This was recorded in 1995 or 1996! And the date 1914 , she had mentioned referred to her brother or sister's DOB
Bad recording. Inaudible
Kind eyes!!
She should write a book..
Bravo
There could be a movie based on her life during the war
Volume too low
I had a friend in high school named Skotnicka, half of these survivors is like listening to my aunt or something.
I have watched several of the survivors on this USC foundation channel. They all were affluent before the war. It makes me wonder about the demographic or socioeconomic breakdown of survivors in general. Wonder if there are any statistics on the subject.
Interviewer!!!
35:50 - i know exacly how she feels, feel the same way about some other places in poland, really disgusting people, she is 100% right, anyone who says she is making anything up here or is too harsh doesnt know what he is talking about, that being said, coming from a guy who lives in poland
May I ask you about your experience in Poland? Why do you think there are really disgusting people there?
@@axelinesparx2074 no no no not particullary in poland - also you have to distinguish between poland then and now - different areas so if youre asking about my expirience than im polish and live in poland and if you want to find out all about that kind of people watch the movie er ist wieder da - you could make one just like it anywhere here in europe nowdays, really crazy
@@axelinesparx2074 however you will find things only in modern poland that led in those times before ww2 to mass murder, you wouldnt believe tho i can send you a link if you want to find out :)
@@apkidlafirm522 I guess you're talking about those right wing extermists and nationalists. I don't think you can find them only in modern Poland, but it's definitely a problem there and there has to be something done about this. I've heard about recent events that have been taking place there, especially during the National Indepence Day on 11th November. Although I'm not sure whether the majority of Poles approve actions of these people - of all of these ONR members and so on.
Excuse me this lady she's Jewish somebody knows she said Russia Germany thank you
This is Black History month. Why is there so much talk about the Holocaust in February? I realize this was a tragicl event in Germany during the war. However, during the shortest month of the year African Americans have the conversation about the tragedies of Black life for the past 500 years, the tragedies that contenues to this day right here in the United States. Yet, African Americans can barely see one hour of conversation on the subject of racism/white supremacy in this country, yet, here we are listening to a four hour narrative about something that took place in Germany for a short period time, some 80 years ago.
I am Renata's daughter. Her nightmares lasted all her life. I witnessed it.
As for Black History Month: Morgan Freeman hates it. He says black history is American history, and I agree with him. You may find the testimonies of black veterans interesting. They identified with "what took place in Germany for a short period of time, some eighty years ago."
Go away!
This is a Holocaust page.
Noone made you come here!
A very insensitive person you are.
This hateful comment should be removed.
So don't watch. Moron
I heard an important personality one time start his speech with "Ich bin I Berliner...".... Kennedy...I wish at least one personality to identify himsefl with Crackovian kids tragedy