I just realized that Tova and my mother have the exact same birthday, Sept 7, 1938. Mama is gone now. One girl lived in Texas, USA and the other girl in Gdynia, Poland. What different lives they lived during the same exact time. God bless you, Tova. Rest in peace, Mama.
I thought the same thing. Her focus was her child and as a mother it's just so powerful and real. I have a son and daughter and I would do anything for them. I can't imagine being in this horrific situation with them. Never forget.
The younger generations should watch all of these videos to truly understand how precious life is. How to be grateful for everything we have. This women is as strong as they come!
TOVA FRIEDMAN IS A PATHETIC LIAR AND SO IS EVERYONE WHO SPREADS HER LIE THAT SHE IS THE YOUNGEST AUSCHWITZ SURVIVOR! My fellow historian Helena Kubica published a book with the name "Stolen childhood - children liberated from Auschwitz" with all names of the children and teenagers which were liberated there on Jan. 27th 1945. Dozens of them were younger than Tova Friedman!
My nana and papa both were in one of the working camps in Germany, nana never spoke about the traumas she went through, memories were too painful. Massive respect to all the survivors- keep talking, it did happen! Keep telling your story, keep passing down the history 💕 Thank you 🙏🏻
@@Sigmafemale.theEmpress sounds like she probably never healed because she refused to face it and accept it and speak about it in order to get it off her chest. That's a shame. You can't heal by burying. That never works.
What a wonderful mature child Tova was. Her mother's demeanor and this child's attitude and insight is what pulled them through. Luck or not, I call it providence, a gift from God, meant to survive, meant to live, meant to carry her message. Thank you for being so much more than a survivor!
The most important thing to remember that human nature has not changed since 1934. Her story is compelling on so many ways. We DO live through the context of history and the stories. Sad to think that soon we will not have the survivors of that time. Thanks for your time and energy to remind us to be careful.
Sad to know that soon there will be no survivors left to remind us. God FORBID that our generation, or any future generations forget! We are already seeing attitudes from 1934. We are not above allowing this behavior to repeat. Human nature does not and has not changed since 1934. 😢
I hope stories like hers are never lost or forgotten. The psychological side of the Holocaust completely fascinates me and these and other stories like them are so crucial to our learning and understanding of how and why this could have ever happened. Thank you Tova! You are an inspiration ❤
@@wzukr It happened. Call it what you want. Doesn't change that it is fact. Jews and many other people s throughout history have suffered ethnic cleansing. Deniers like yourself can continue to lie themselves and others. And the truth tellers will continue to tell the truth. Hopefully you're not a Nazi.
@@smokeykitty6023what makes you afraid of that? Trump? Cuz he and Elon have been practicing their Hitler a whole lot and I too fear education will end and history will be rewritten as well. We're in this together.
I have just finished The Daughter of Auschwitz. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for sharing your story, for also continuing to be the voice of all those innocent people who no longer have that privilege. Your parents instincts to help you survive broke my heart.
Thank you for this heartfelt comment-Tova’s story and her parents’ love truly resonate. It’s powerful to witness her voice honoring those who can no longer share their memories so that we will never forget.
@@lifestoriesinterviews TOVA FRIEDMAN IS A PATHETIC LIAR AND SO IS EVERYONE WHO SPREADS HER LIE THAT SHE IS THE YOUNGEST AUSCHWITZ SURVIVOR! My fellow historian Helena Kubica published a book with the name "Stolen childhood - children liberated from Auschwitz" with all names of the children and teenagers which were liberated there on Jan. 27th 1945. Dozens of them were younger than Tova Friedman! She told also Milton Nieuwsma that she is the youngest survivor of Auschwitz what is only a lie. But also Nissen Mangel and others claim that he´s the youngest survivor of this concentration camps.
My grandfather was one of the Army soldiers that liberated these camps. He would never speak of the evils he saw. I truly believe his heart was irreparably broken. Only words he would ever say if I asked about it is “There’s no glory in war”
My father was one of the liberating forces of Bergen-Belsen, he only spoke of it in an oblique way - he said the female guards were the worse and we never pressed him for more. He was very guarded, he was an emotionally distant person, I think he suffered very much from the experience not just the camp but the war in general. At Belsen he was just 22.
Tova, you are a remarkable woman. You are a great example for me and others. I am glad that you survived, excelled, and have a wonderful family. I am praying for your comfort, good health and peace.
Tova is an incredible human I feel for her but I praise her parents for teaching her about what was happening around her. She's a hero and more people need to hear her story!
TOVA FRIEDMAN IS A PATHETIC LIAR AND SO IS EVERYONE WHO SPREADS HER LIE THAT SHE IS THE YOUNGEST AUSCHWITZ SURVIVOR! My fellow historian Helena Kubica published a book with the name "Stolen childhood - children liberated from Auschwitz" with all names of the children and teenagers which were liberated there on Jan. 27th 1945. Dozens of them were younger than Tova Friedman!
I am reading daughter of Auschwitz. It is extremely difficult to read. When I was growing up. We were taught about the holocaust. We saw movies about the liberation. It is happening again. How have we forgotten. This is no longer taught in school. We must not forget Prayers for Israel 🇮🇱
I am listening to this book right now. I can't stop listening, these survivors are warriors in my book!!!! We must NEVER forget!!! All the promise that could have been if people weren't so prejudiced against people for whatever reason!!!! Tova, u are a beautiful and brave soul!!!!
What a truly wonderful person, not just because of the horrendous things she went through and thrived afterwards but also because of her energy, wisdom and kindness. Keep on feeding the good side
Just finished Tova's book The Daughter Of Auschwitz. An excellent read. She, like many others who survived the Holocaust, are inspirational, strong, impressive people. Post-war generations don't know they're born yet they'll complain about the smallest thing.
Because you are uneducated and can´t recognise the misinformation/lies she´s telling. She loves to hear herself telling about the Holocaust to make money.
I would give anything to meet this amazing survivor. I've watched all of her videos, heard all of her testimonies. Her ability to remember all of those details just astounds me. Thank you Mrs. Friedman for the constant reminder that this should never happen again!
@@smokeykitty6023 hopefuly God forgive her her lies = sins. So that she does not end up in hell for her fairy tales. This pathetic human being told already Milton Niewsma that she´s the youngest survivor of Auschwitz. The funny part is that already rabbi Nissen Mangel claimed the same for himself. And neither of them is telling the truth, Mangel was 10 years old when he arrived in summer 1944 and this woman 6 years. But we know from my fellow historian Helena Kubica that there were children as young as three years and even two days old in the camp and got liberated! Read "Stolen childhood - children liberated in Auschwitz" when you´re interested in truth. Or are you part of this show?
She will never be forgotten. Remember the innocent, see and listen to what is around you, be awake, hope, be kind, being kind never hurt anyone. I promise. God Bless this beautiful lady and Ty for telling your story,🙏🏽❤️💫
This is actually one of the best accounts of that experience I ever heard from a survivor. Because she was a child, her memories were raw, free of adult emotions or attachements, straight up as she saw it, making it so much more horrifying listening to her talk about such atrocities almost casually. Thank you for sharing this with us.
Dear Tova ,your mother showed incredible strength of spirit.witnessing her beloved child suffering being unable to intervene and rescue you.Her love for you was not lost,you trusted her ,the arms which she would have longed to put around you when you were horribly beaten.That strength of spirit was transformed to you,your mothers beautiful daughter!!Thank so much for sharing your testimony!!.to the world.
She tells a story for money. Even claims that she´s the youngest survivor of Auschwitz! While we can see in the Russian film of the liberation that many children were only toddlers while she was 6 yeas old.
You are truly inspirational, especially with what we are going through today! I am Catholic but I stand with Israel! Looking forward to hearing you speak at the Queens Courthouse✡️✝️🇺🇸🇮🇱
Granddaughter of a Dutch Resistance member here. I'm unequivocally with Israel. The antisemites are now down playing the holo caust to absolve themselves. We'll never forgive.
I listened to this lady few times...she is so special, so full of wisdom and creativity to translate thar wisdom into the most beautiful gem of knowledge. May you live long and happy, thank you for all your confessions and kindness to share them with us ❤
What an incredible woman. The stories I still hear about the atrocities these people had to endure still leaves me speechless. She was literally born into it. One thing i may have missed, did her father survive? Thank you for sharing this, what a wonderful woman and what a strong brave mother she had.
Listening to this brave lady's story is like she's telling my story as a survivor of the Indian residential school in Canada. We don't want to be forgotten as an Indigenous people. We had marks on us, and we had numbers, so we had to hide and be creative about it. We also had our own stories, I am a grandmother now, I come from 3 generation of survivors, I want to make sure to share my own story to my grandchildren. My revenge on the Catholic Church and seeing what they did in these places called residential schools, I will tell my story and still be here to do so. Please don't forget about us; we are not "savages," but we are human beings.
God Bless you and your family ALWAYS!! Your story is incredible and you are a true Inspiration of Hope and Light after so much sadness and darkness. I can't say enough how important it is the hear stories like yours and so many others and share them with everyone you can. I'm thankful for you sharing your story, and I am so happy for your beautiful family that has you to show them and the world the history you experienced: those atrocious acts should never have happened.
It's a wonder any children lived through the Holocaust . I mean, I always assumed that the Natzi's killed all the kids first when they got to the camps. I'm glad I was wrong on that point. I am currently listening to her book on Audible
Thank you, Tova, for telling the story. The world must never forget. Throughout it all, something that stands out to me is the relationship between you and your mother. What wisdom! You were open with each other and trusted each other. What love! ❤️
The world must never forget but no one needs to appreciate her misinformations which start already at the very beginning. Gdynia was NEVER a part of Gdansk.
Thank you. I really learned from this strong woman. She taught me more in a half hour than most people have in a lifetime…including that we need to be awake to what’s happening around us…and to feed only the kind side of ourselves.
"This is what happens if. you're not careful." Thank you Tova, we must never forget this. Tova, you are an incredible witness and survivor of the worst of humanity. Such a brilliant sensory testimony the kind that surpasses all theory and analysis. The unconditional, completely non-narcissistic love of your mother, somehow, magically almost, always there when you needed her, is such an essential part of this story passing along to you unwavering strength and resolve. Survivor growth, absolutely.
Never forget that she told Milton Nieuwsma for his book about oral history of young survivors that she is the youngest Auschwitz survivor with years at the liberation. In fact did rabbi Nissen Mangel, the same, he also tells the US that he was the youngest survivor, with ten years. But the truth is that many younger children were liberated.
Incredible story of survival... my grandparents both survived the concentration camps as well. They were both rounded up into trains from their villages in Ukraine. My grandfather escaped a camp near Dresden when allied forces bombed the city to rubble. He and a few others managed to run during the sudden confusion as the aircraft showed up above them when the sirens went off. My grandmother was in Dachau and other camps. Black American soldiers liberated them. Because she was taken when she was only 16, living only in a rural village, she thought african americans were only a myth. But now they were liberating her. She thought they were Actual Angels from an army from god as they came down in parachutes out of the skies and spoke an unfamiliar language (English).
We as people must never let what the NAZIs did happen again. So many killed for a twisted ideology of lies and fear . Resist, oppose and protect. Tova is amazing story teller of truth
When i was in school they never spoke about this ever. Im 45 and found out about this last year when i came across kittys story. The horrors that went on should never be forgotten so as to never repeat this vile act again. Bless them all
Today, thankyou for the story of your childhood in the camps We must always remember what humans are capable of doing to others. The horrors are so disgusting they never seem real. Thankyou Tova ♥️
It's not easy to imagine to be in the situations where this little five and a half year old girl had been through. The story indicates that as humans we might perhaps take another millennium or more years, if we survive.
Im actually surprised she was still alive throughout Auschwitz. No children really lived through that death camp. Her story is important to remember not to repeat. I live in the United States and we seem to have forgotten that we would dare to elect someone like Donald Trump as a President with his rhetoric. I'm worried about our future.
@FlytoColombia sure buddy, we'll see what happens when they kick down your door and look in your attic for immigrants. Come back to me then and tell me what you think. 👍
You´re very uninformed. My fellow historian Helena Kubica published a book with the name "Stolen childhood - children liberated from Auschwitz" with all names of the children and teenagers which were liberated there on Jan. 27th 1945. Dozens of them were younger than Tova Friedman! Many born between 1942 and Jan. 45 before the liberation. BTW, TOVA FRIEDMAN IS A PATHETIC LIAR AND SO IS EVERYONE WHO SPREADS HER LIE THAT SHE IS THE YOUNGEST AUSCHWITZ SURVIVOR!
BTW, the lie which she´s telling @2:53: There are very few children left alive if any. I don´t think there were any except myself " is incorrect. At the liberation of Auschwitz the Soviets liberated 700 childrens. One can see a part of them in the Soviet film which they made about the liberation of Auschwitz a couple days after the real liberation.
I’m reading the comments and I feel the world has not changed. Why should anyone write “free Palestine/Israel everyone should be free especially after something like the Holocaust. Don’t become the person you hate the most don’t let fear take over. The same is still happening but in different ways. The world, every human, doesn’t matter their religion or nationality should be protected and live in peace
did the tens of thousands of killed palestinians cause the holocaust ? , you take their land and slaughter them by the thousands and act like victims when they defend themselves , but justice will prevail one day . just as it did when the german camps were liberated .
@@gloriaachkar9867 the world hasn't changed because human nature hasn't changed. So many are motivated by hate & envy. They're unhappy with their lives so they lash out at others.
You are a strong and beautiful woman. Thank you for your testimony! We should see better days for the Jews in Israel, that have been suffering traumatic events from Oct. 7th until now. "ומחה ה' דמעה מעל כל פנים"
WOW! Just WOW! How, intellectual, courageous, and strong! Yes! Fight! Continue to fight for you and yours to maintain life and pass your story along. Your humbleness and story will be greatly appreciated for all whom seek the truth! God Bless 🙏🏻
In America, historical memory of U.S. participation in WWII is exaggerated and distorted, specifically regarding our role in the defeat the Nazis and ending the atrocities against the Jews. The U.S. government actively resisted, for as long as the Nazis were in power, issuing visas to Jewish refugees, despite our detailed knowledge of the horrendous brutality they were enduring from 1933 to 1939. Moreover, after the Nazi invasion of Poland and especially the Soviet Union, reports of mass murder produced nothing from us. We were immovable in our reluctance to help the Jews. As for defeating the Nazis, the U.S. launched D-Day in mid-1944, almost five years after the start of WWII. In summary, the U.S. played a minor combat role in defeating the Nazis (which is not to criticize the U.S. soldiers, only the U.S. officials). Joseph Stalin and the Soviet Union defeated the Nazis. One need not be a fan of either to give credit where credit is due. The U.S. swept into Europe at the last possible moment to prevent Russia (USSR) from claiming Western Europe. We should honor our patriotic soldiers, who would have answered the call at any time. We should especially honor the fallen U.S. soldiers, almost two hundred thousand of them, but, also, acknowledge that nearly fourteen million Russians died, half of them soldiers, the other half civilians; also, Russia's cities lay in ruin. We can, also, take pride in the Lend-Lease program. After the concentration camps were liberated by Soviet (Auschwitz) and U.S./Allied troops, the U.S. continued to resist the issuance of visas to Jewish survivors. The Jewish refugees and survivors who did get visas both before and after the war have greatly enriched the United States.
I´m surprised to read such correct and well informed statement here! Congratulations! The rest of this folk is uneducated about the Holocaust and isn´t able to recognise the misinformations this woman is telling. Tells stories to make money knowing that US-ciitzens can´t anyway recognise the flaws in her fairy tales.
TOVA FRIEDMAN IS A PATHETIC LIAR AND SO IS EVERYONE WHO SPREADS HER LIE THAT SHE IS THE YOUNGEST AUSCHWITZ SURVIVOR! My fellow historian Helena Kubica published a book with the name "Stolen childhood - children liberated from Auschwitz" with all names of the children and teenagers which were liberated there on Jan. 27th 1945. Dozens of them were younger than Tova Friedman!
Everyone should watch these survival stories when they are moaning about trivial things, what horrors they went through, what lovely blue eyes she still has that shine through
Today marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz & WE WILL NEVER FORGET First they came for the Communists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Communist Then they came for the Socialists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Socialist Then they came for the trade unionists And I did not speak out Because I was not a trade unionist Then they came for the Jews And I did not speak out Because I was not a Jew Then they came for me And there was no one left To speak out for me ~Pastor Martin Niemöller
Amazing stories of resilience, fortitude, and surival. Soon we will be able to hear similar stories from palestine when the state of genocide and appartheid is over and the press is allowed to give first hand testinony of such amount of suffering, and again , resilience, survival and fortitude. Admirable examples.
I just realized that Tova and my mother have the exact same birthday, Sept 7, 1938. Mama is gone now. One girl lived in Texas, USA and the other girl in Gdynia, Poland. What different lives they lived during the same exact time. God bless you, Tova. Rest in peace, Mama.
Bless you Tova, and all who has survived such atrocities...
Tova's mother is my role model as a mother. I hope I will guide my children towards survival in any way.
That’s so beautiful. Wishing you all the strength and love in guiding your kids. Thank you for sharing and for watching Tova's story!
I thought the same thing. Her focus was her child and as a mother it's just so powerful and real. I have a son and daughter and I would do anything for them. I can't imagine being in this horrific situation with them. Never forget.
The younger generations should watch all of these videos to truly understand how precious life is. How to be grateful for everything we have. This women is as strong as they come!
Agreed!
Absolutely! Tova’s story is a powerful reminder for all of us - thank you for watching.
I AGREE, THEY SHOULD WATCH THIS. 😢
TOVA FRIEDMAN IS A PATHETIC LIAR AND SO IS EVERYONE WHO SPREADS HER LIE THAT SHE IS THE YOUNGEST AUSCHWITZ SURVIVOR!
My fellow historian Helena Kubica published a book with the name "Stolen childhood - children liberated from Auschwitz" with all names of the children and teenagers which were liberated there on Jan. 27th 1945.
Dozens of them were younger than Tova Friedman!
My nana and papa both were in one of the working camps in Germany, nana never spoke about the traumas she went through, memories were too painful. Massive respect to all the survivors- keep talking, it did happen! Keep telling your story, keep passing down the history 💕 Thank you 🙏🏻
@@Sigmafemale.theEmpress sounds like she probably never healed because she refused to face it and accept it and speak about it in order to get it off her chest. That's a shame. You can't heal by burying. That never works.
She is an incredible woman, what an honor to get to listen to her.
@@Jasmine-ez5td Yes♥️🙏
I appreciate her detailed responses. She is aphenomenal speaker.
What a wonderful mature child Tova was. Her mother's demeanor and this child's attitude and insight is what pulled them through. Luck or not, I call it providence, a gift from God, meant to survive, meant to live, meant to carry her message. Thank you for being so much more than a survivor!
The most important thing to remember that human nature has not changed since 1934. Her story is compelling on so many ways. We DO live through the context of history and the stories. Sad to think that soon we will not have the survivors of that time. Thanks for your time and energy to remind us to be careful.
I'm so happy she's still around and giving interviews. I saw her testimony from the early 90s and recognized that voice and face immediately❤
Sad to know that soon there will be no survivors left to remind us. God FORBID that our generation, or any future generations forget! We are already seeing attitudes from 1934. We are not above allowing this behavior to repeat. Human nature does not and has not changed since 1934. 😢
I hope stories like hers are never lost or forgotten. The psychological side of the Holocaust completely fascinates me and these and other stories like them are so crucial to our learning and understanding of how and why this could have ever happened. Thank you Tova! You are an inspiration ❤
I'm almost positive that these stories won't be allowed to be told in schools in the near future.
@@smokeykitty6023 one can only hope that your fear becomes truth. No one needs their fairy tales there.
@@wzukr It happened. Call it what you want. Doesn't change that it is fact. Jews and many other people s throughout history have suffered ethnic cleansing. Deniers like yourself can continue to lie themselves and others. And the truth tellers will continue to tell the truth. Hopefully you're not a Nazi.
@@smokeykitty6023what makes you afraid of that? Trump? Cuz he and Elon have been practicing their Hitler a whole lot and I too fear education will end and history will be rewritten as well. We're in this together.
I have just finished The Daughter of Auschwitz. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for sharing your story, for also continuing to be the voice of all those innocent people who no longer have that privilege. Your parents instincts to help you survive broke my heart.
Thank you for this heartfelt comment-Tova’s story and her parents’ love truly resonate. It’s powerful to witness her voice honoring those who can no longer share their memories so that we will never forget.
@@lifestoriesinterviews TOVA FRIEDMAN IS A PATHETIC LIAR AND SO IS EVERYONE WHO SPREADS HER LIE THAT SHE IS THE YOUNGEST AUSCHWITZ SURVIVOR!
My fellow historian Helena Kubica published a book with the name "Stolen childhood - children liberated from Auschwitz" with all names of the children and teenagers which were liberated there on Jan. 27th 1945.
Dozens of them were younger than Tova Friedman!
She told also Milton Nieuwsma that she is the youngest survivor of Auschwitz what is only a lie. But also Nissen Mangel and others claim that he´s the youngest survivor of this concentration camps.
My grandfather was one of the Army soldiers that liberated these camps. He would never speak of the evils he saw. I truly believe his heart was irreparably broken. Only words he would ever say if I asked about it is “There’s no glory in war”
My father was one of the liberating forces of Bergen-Belsen, he only spoke of it in an oblique way - he said the female guards were the worse and we never pressed him for more. He was very guarded, he was an emotionally distant person, I think he suffered very much from the experience not just the camp but the war in general. At Belsen he was just 22.
@@sue.F So very sad what they witnessed at such a young age.
An incredible lady! Brave, tough and smart. Still CAN'T believe that people could be so horrible! Never forget!!!!
What an incredible women. Thank you for sharing your story.
Tova, you are a remarkable woman. You are a great example for me and others. I am glad that you survived, excelled, and have a wonderful family. I am praying for your comfort, good health and peace.
Tova is an incredible human I feel for her but I praise her parents for teaching her about what was happening around her. She's a hero and more people need to hear her story!
TOVA FRIEDMAN IS A PATHETIC LIAR AND SO IS EVERYONE WHO SPREADS HER LIE THAT SHE IS THE YOUNGEST AUSCHWITZ SURVIVOR!
My fellow historian Helena Kubica published a book with the name "Stolen childhood - children liberated from Auschwitz" with all names of the children and teenagers which were liberated there on Jan. 27th 1945.
Dozens of them were younger than Tova Friedman!
I am reading daughter of Auschwitz. It is extremely difficult to read. When I was growing up. We were taught about the holocaust. We saw movies about the liberation. It is happening again. How have we forgotten. This is no longer taught in school. We must not forget Prayers for Israel 🇮🇱
I am listening to this book right now. I can't stop listening, these survivors are warriors in my book!!!! We must NEVER forget!!! All the promise that could have been if people weren't so prejudiced against people for whatever reason!!!! Tova, u are a beautiful and brave soul!!!!
@@barbmac000 I have the book aswell very sad story
Vote 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙
@@barbmac000 free palestine ❤️
@@barbmac000 the holocaust is still being taught in schools.
What a truly wonderful person, not just because of the horrendous things she went through and thrived afterwards but also because of her energy, wisdom and kindness. Keep on feeding the good side
I watch every video Tova is speaking she is an AMAZING person & I love to hear her story.
Just finished Tova's book The Daughter Of Auschwitz. An excellent read. She, like many others who survived the Holocaust, are inspirational, strong, impressive people. Post-war generations don't know they're born yet they'll complain about the smallest thing.
This is a very, very special lady. I have great admiration and love for her. ❤🙏🏼✝️
Because you are uneducated and can´t recognise the misinformation/lies she´s telling.
She loves to hear herself telling about the Holocaust to make money.
I would give anything to meet this amazing survivor. I've watched all of her videos, heard all of her testimonies. Her ability to remember all of those details just astounds me. Thank you Mrs. Friedman for the constant reminder that this should never happen again!
you´re only uneducated that makes you appreciate her tales.
@@wzukr
May God have mercy on you.
@@smokeykitty6023 hopefuly God forgive her her lies = sins.
So that she does not end up in hell for her fairy tales.
This pathetic human being told already Milton Niewsma that she´s the youngest survivor of Auschwitz. The funny part is that already rabbi Nissen Mangel claimed the same for himself. And neither of them is telling the truth, Mangel was 10 years old when he arrived in summer 1944 and this woman 6 years.
But we know from my fellow historian Helena Kubica that there were children as young as three years and even two days old in the camp and got liberated!
Read "Stolen childhood - children liberated in Auschwitz" when you´re interested in truth.
Or are you part of this show?
If I'm uneducated then you're just plain ignorant.
It is an honor to listen to this and all personal stories from those horrible times in history.
What a fabulous woman, so strong and positive after experiencing such unspeakable monsters
She will never be forgotten. Remember the innocent, see and listen to what is around you, be awake, hope, be kind, being kind never hurt anyone. I promise. God Bless this beautiful lady and Ty for telling your story,🙏🏽❤️💫
This is actually one of the best accounts of that experience I ever heard from a survivor. Because she was a child, her memories were raw, free of adult emotions or attachements, straight up as she saw it, making it so much more horrifying listening to her talk about such atrocities almost casually. Thank you for sharing this with us.
Dear Tova ,your mother showed incredible strength of spirit.witnessing her beloved child suffering being unable to intervene and rescue you.Her love for you was not lost,you trusted her ,the arms which she would have longed to put around you when you were horribly beaten.That strength of spirit was transformed to you,your mothers beautiful daughter!!Thank so much for sharing your testimony!!.to the world.
@@olivebuckley4279 I believe you replied to my comment by mistake :/
She tells a story for money. Even claims that she´s the youngest survivor of Auschwitz! While we can see in the Russian film of the liberation that many children were only toddlers while she was 6 yeas old.
You are truly inspirational, especially with what we are going through today! I am Catholic but I stand with Israel! Looking forward to hearing you speak at the Queens Courthouse✡️✝️🇺🇸🇮🇱
@@maryconway3200
Amen! 🇺🇸🇮🇱🇺🇸🇮🇱🇺🇸🇮🇱🇺🇸
AMEN 🇺🇸🇮🇱🇺🇸🇮🇱🇺🇸🇮🇱🇺🇸🇮🇱🇺🇸
Your standing with Israel is very appreciated. G-d bless you!
Granddaughter of a Dutch Resistance member here. I'm unequivocally with Israel. The antisemites are now down playing the holo caust to absolve themselves. We'll never forgive.
Thank you for sharing your story. U are an amazingly strong person.
I listened to this lady few times...she is so special, so full of wisdom and creativity to translate thar wisdom into the most beautiful gem of knowledge. May you live long and happy, thank you for all your confessions and kindness to share them with us ❤
true, she´s a special kind, a liar.
I just watched One Life and they mentioned my great grandfathers name. I find it incredibly satisfying to be a Jew with a (goofy) German Shepherd ❤️
What an incredible woman. The stories I still hear about the atrocities these people had to endure still leaves me speechless. She was literally born into it. One thing i may have missed, did her father survive?
Thank you for sharing this, what a wonderful woman and what a strong brave mother she had.
Beautiful and inspiring lady x❤ A true survivor, god bless her ❤
Excellent interview, thank you.
Tovas mother an incredible lady, she saved her little daughter many times , God bless you all 🇦🇺🙏🌈
Thank you, Mrs. Friedman. I pray no one ever forgets.
Listening to this brave lady's story is like she's telling my story as a survivor of the Indian residential school in Canada. We don't want to be forgotten as an Indigenous people. We had marks on us, and we had numbers, so we had to hide and be creative about it. We also had our own stories, I am a grandmother now, I come from 3 generation of survivors, I want to make sure to share my own story to my grandchildren. My revenge on the Catholic Church and seeing what they did in these places called residential schools, I will tell my story and still be here to do so. Please don't forget about us; we are not "savages," but we are human beings.
God Bless you and your family ALWAYS!! Your story is incredible and you are a true Inspiration of Hope and Light after so much sadness and darkness. I can't say enough how important it is the hear stories like yours and so many others and share them with everyone you can. I'm thankful for you sharing your story, and I am so happy for your beautiful family that has you to show them and the world the history you experienced: those atrocious acts should never have happened.
So sorry what you went through! 😢May the Lord bless you !
I love listening to survivors’ stories.
Thank you, Tova, for sharing your story......
This was an amazing testimony! Such an incredible person that survived the war! Thanks for sharing your story! ❤
Thank you so very much ❤️🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼
Mrs Friedman you are amazing. God bless you and all the work you do to improve humanity ❤
Tova and her husband's advice -to a grandson - is something I will remember.
Tova you have a heart of Gold and you are a Human Being and a beautiful Human Being God Bless You xxxxxxxxxxx
There´s a special place in hell for her, no doubt.
i coudnt imagine the horror of getting off that train
Your legacy will live on in my family also thank you for your Truth . I love survivor thrive and growth. I relate so much hugs
Truth? LOL! Already the claim that Gdynia is a part of Gdansk is incorrect. It never was and it´s neither a suburb of that town.
It's a wonder any children lived through the Holocaust . I mean, I always assumed that the Natzi's killed all the kids first when they got to the camps. I'm glad I was wrong on that point. I am currently listening to her book on Audible
A lot of the children had undergone medical experiments, especially twins.
Tutte le lacrime che non hai versato tu ad Auschwitz, le abbiamo versate noi leggendo la tua storia. Quanto dolore!
Thank you, Tova, for telling the story. The world must never forget. Throughout it all, something that stands out to me is the relationship between you and your mother. What wisdom! You were open with each other and trusted each other. What love! ❤️
The world must never forget but no one needs to appreciate her misinformations which start already at the very beginning. Gdynia was NEVER a part of Gdansk.
I can’t even imagine being so young in that environment. I’m sure that what she saw was her “normal “. It breaks my heart. 😢
"I greet you from the other side of sorrow and despair / With a love so vast and shattered it will reach you everywhere . . ."
❤ thank you for sharing😢
What a beautiful family. 💕 and respect.
Thank you. I really learned from this strong woman. She taught me more in a half hour than most people have in a lifetime…including that we need to be awake to what’s happening around us…and to feed only the kind side of ourselves.
Thank you for telling your story 😢
She is incredible
"This is what happens if. you're not careful." Thank you Tova, we must never forget this. Tova, you are an incredible witness and survivor of the worst of humanity. Such a brilliant sensory testimony the kind that surpasses all theory and analysis. The unconditional, completely non-narcissistic love of your mother, somehow, magically almost, always there when you needed her, is such an essential part of this story passing along to you unwavering strength and resolve. Survivor growth, absolutely.
Never forget that she told Milton Nieuwsma for his book about oral history of young survivors that she is the youngest Auschwitz survivor with years at the liberation. In fact did rabbi Nissen Mangel, the same, he also tells the US that he was the youngest survivor, with ten years. But the truth is that many younger children were liberated.
Incredible story of survival... my grandparents both survived the concentration camps as well. They were both rounded up into trains from their villages in Ukraine. My grandfather escaped a camp near Dresden when allied forces bombed the city to rubble. He and a few others managed to run during the sudden confusion as the aircraft showed up above them when the sirens went off.
My grandmother was in Dachau and other camps. Black American soldiers liberated them. Because she was taken when she was only 16, living only in a rural village, she thought african americans were only a myth. But now they were liberating her. She thought they were Actual Angels from an army from god as they came down in parachutes out of the skies and spoke an unfamiliar language (English).
Tell us why your grandfather did not return to the Ukraine after his liberation/escape!?
Incredible testimony. Hiding under a dead corpse whoa 😳 Your mom was a hero
Wow!!! What an amazingly strong woman.
It breaks my heart to watch the ones who was in the Hitter’s Time.
We as people must never let what the NAZIs did happen again. So many killed for a twisted ideology of lies and fear . Resist, oppose and protect. Tova is amazing story teller of truth
Tell us what your country did to save Jewish refugees. TIA.
bUT WE MUST LEARN THROUGH HISTORY AS WHY DID THEY DO THIS? Why did hitler hate the jews etc.?
Wow, what a story, speechless ❤
When i was in school they never spoke about this ever. Im 45 and found out about this last year when i came across kittys story. The horrors that went on should never be forgotten so as to never repeat this vile act again. Bless them all
I saw her Monday January 27,2025 and her story on Holocaust Remembrance Day,and she is an amazing woman,and a great compelling speaker.
Karen.
Today, thankyou for the story of your childhood in the camps
We must always remember what humans are capable of doing to others. The horrors are so disgusting they never seem real. Thankyou Tova ♥️
It's not easy to imagine to be in the situations where this little five and a half year old girl had been through. The story indicates that as humans we might perhaps take another millennium or more years, if we survive.
She's right! I'm balling! 😢
This is what happens if we're not careful. Be more conscious of your environment. Hope.
this is happening all over the world, palestine, gaza, congo, afghanistan
Six million people murdered just because of the way they worshipped God. It absolutely boggles the imagination.
No that wasn't why do some research please
@@lovesallanimals9948 Yes, in the big picture, it was.
@@timothymaxey2075 Am not sure the human imagination is even capable of understanding. Germans talked about Jewish "blood" was bad. Evil to the core.
@@timothymaxey2075 and they were Jealous because they were financially intelligent and were securing all the business in town
Most of them were atheists.
SUCH A GREAT STORY!
Incredible woman since birth
Tova is an amazing person ❤
God bless her mother.
What an amazing woman!!
Im actually surprised she was still alive throughout Auschwitz. No children really lived through that death camp. Her story is important to remember not to repeat. I live in the United States and we seem to have forgotten that we would dare to elect someone like Donald Trump as a President with his rhetoric. I'm worried about our future.
Were you worried before the election? If not, you are sadly brainwashed beyond having your own comprehension of reality.
You completely ruined it. The only president who wants to stamp out antisemitism in the USA?
@FlytoColombia sure buddy, we'll see what happens when they kick down your door and look in your attic for immigrants. Come back to me then and tell me what you think. 👍
You´re very uninformed.
My fellow historian Helena Kubica published a book with the name "Stolen childhood - children liberated from Auschwitz" with all names of the children and teenagers which were liberated there on Jan. 27th 1945.
Dozens of them were younger than Tova Friedman! Many born between 1942 and Jan. 45 before the liberation.
BTW, TOVA FRIEDMAN IS A PATHETIC LIAR AND SO IS EVERYONE WHO SPREADS HER LIE THAT SHE IS THE YOUNGEST AUSCHWITZ SURVIVOR!
BTW, the lie which she´s telling @2:53: There are very few children left alive if any. I don´t think there were any except myself " is incorrect. At the liberation of Auschwitz the Soviets liberated 700 childrens. One can see a part of them in the Soviet film which they made about the liberation of Auschwitz a couple days after the real liberation.
I’m reading the comments and I feel the world has not changed. Why should anyone write “free Palestine/Israel everyone should be free especially after something like the Holocaust. Don’t become the person you hate the most don’t let fear take over. The same is still happening but in different ways. The world, every human, doesn’t matter their religion or nationality should be protected and live in peace
did the tens of thousands of killed palestinians cause the holocaust ? , you take their land and slaughter them by the thousands and act like victims when they defend themselves , but justice will prevail one day . just as it did when the german camps were liberated .
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@@gloriaachkar9867 the world hasn't changed because human nature hasn't changed. So many are motivated by hate & envy. They're unhappy with their lives so they lash out at others.
You are a strong and beautiful woman. Thank you for your testimony!
We should see better days for the Jews in Israel, that have been suffering traumatic events from Oct. 7th until now.
"ומחה ה' דמעה מעל כל פנים"
Amazing ❤
thank you for sharing your story.
WOW! Just WOW! How, intellectual, courageous, and strong! Yes! Fight! Continue to fight for you and yours to maintain life and pass your story along. Your humbleness and story will be greatly appreciated for all whom seek the truth! God Bless 🙏🏻
In America, historical memory of U.S. participation in WWII is exaggerated and distorted, specifically regarding our role in the defeat the Nazis and ending the atrocities against the Jews. The U.S. government actively resisted, for as long as the Nazis were in power, issuing visas to Jewish refugees, despite our detailed knowledge of the horrendous brutality they were enduring from 1933 to 1939. Moreover, after the Nazi invasion of Poland and especially the Soviet Union, reports of mass murder produced nothing from us. We were immovable in our reluctance to help the Jews. As for defeating the Nazis, the U.S. launched D-Day in mid-1944, almost five years after the start of WWII. In summary, the U.S. played a minor combat role in defeating the Nazis (which is not to criticize the U.S. soldiers, only the U.S. officials). Joseph Stalin and the Soviet Union defeated the Nazis. One need not be a fan of either to give credit where credit is due. The U.S. swept into Europe at the last possible moment to prevent Russia (USSR) from claiming Western Europe. We should honor our patriotic soldiers, who would have answered the call at any time. We should especially honor the fallen U.S. soldiers, almost two hundred thousand of them, but, also, acknowledge that nearly fourteen million Russians died, half of them soldiers, the other half civilians; also, Russia's cities lay in ruin. We can, also, take pride in the Lend-Lease program. After the concentration camps were liberated by Soviet (Auschwitz) and U.S./Allied troops, the U.S. continued to resist the issuance of visas to Jewish survivors. The Jewish refugees and survivors who did get visas both before and after the war have greatly enriched the United States.
I´m surprised to read such correct and well informed statement here! Congratulations!
The rest of this folk is uneducated about the Holocaust and isn´t able to recognise the misinformations this woman is telling. Tells stories to make money knowing that US-ciitzens can´t anyway recognise the flaws in her fairy tales.
TOVA FRIEDMAN IS A PATHETIC LIAR AND SO IS EVERYONE WHO SPREADS HER LIE THAT SHE IS THE YOUNGEST AUSCHWITZ SURVIVOR!
My fellow historian Helena Kubica published a book with the name "Stolen childhood - children liberated from Auschwitz" with all names of the children and teenagers which were liberated there on Jan. 27th 1945.
Dozens of them were younger than Tova Friedman!
Mrs tova. U r an inspiration
I love❤ tova and her peers Please remember that these wonderful women and their blessed mothers but..
The children of gazax
Everyone should watch these survival stories when they are moaning about trivial things, what horrors they went through, what lovely blue eyes she still has that shine through
I'm curious to know if Tova's mother left any memories written down.
What a brave human being!
An glad you survived this horror.
You dear lady you were ment to survive so you could tell your story I cry listening to your story please take care ❤
May God bless all Jewish people. You are truly blessed no wonder the evil one wants you out. Just know that we are many who love and respect you.
What an amazing woman.
God bless you! This was amazing!
"the one you feed.." 💔
What happened to her mother later ?
Today marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz & WE WILL NEVER FORGET
First they came for the Communists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Communist
Then they came for the Socialists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Socialist
Then they came for the trade unionists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a trade unionist
Then they came for the Jews
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Jew
Then they came for me
And there was no one left
To speak out for me
~Pastor Martin Niemöller
You have a great attitude. I loved hearing your story. Blessings
No one who’s been through that could do this … but here we are and they are the culprit
Take back that egregious comment. You don't know how to listen.
Amazing stories of resilience, fortitude, and surival. Soon we will be able to hear similar stories from palestine when the state of genocide and appartheid is over and the press is allowed to give first hand testinony of such amount of suffering, and again , resilience, survival and fortitude. Admirable examples.
So much to learn from this woman. The spirit of humanity, the ability to survive and how the love of a mother can change your entire life.