When I was fourteen I met a Jewish survivor of the Holocaust, he was so nice and sweet. He told his story and I was crying, he sat near me and said i should never cry for him, but how could I not? He had nobody left, his brother, sister, mom and dad died and he was the same age I was when it happened. He said he should have never said anything, but he said when he saw kids mistreating me for being learning disabled, he told me that people never change their mind sometimes. He called me a good person and that my learning disabilities were the biggest blessing. I never forgot his story, I never will, he said his favorite thing in the USA was to come out on Halloween and get pictures with all the kids in costume. He never missed a year and he said because he didn't have kids of his own, to him, we neighborhood kids were his kids. I miss him, he died recently and left behind a photo album of all the kids from when they were small to teenagers, he always called us his kids. We loved him
Always remember ! I had a childhood neighbor Mrs. Levinson be so kind to me. She bundled up a box of things for my first apartment. I still have a cheese slicer I cherish. After many moves and life changes..I still have that old slicer. Amazing as if it was meant to be with me always. She was a sweet kind woman who had escaped the holocaust but her family had not.
We had a similar man in our neighborhood. He was amazing, he would go to schools and do talks, also he spoke many, many times at our church …. I have his autographed book…. He was so, so kind. So kind. His name was Alter Wiener…. He was killed right by my house, just crossing the street, he had dark clothes on and the guy in the Honda didn’t see him…. I felt so, so, so very bad for that guy… can you imagine accidentally hitting and killing an old man that survived the holocaust…. Omg I CAN NOT imagine…. ….after all he went through, to go out like that…. It wasn’t fair, for the driver of the car or for Alter. Our small community was devastated 💔💔 He used to say in his speeches that he was tortured day and night by his memories. Even though he was “free” physically…. In his mind, he was still in the camps. So tragic. I would encourage anyone that wants to learn more, to read his book….. it’s so amazing…. It’s called “64735, From a name to a number”. May you finally have found peace Mr Alter…. Thanks for always being so kind to me and to my kids! We loved you ❤❤ I’ll always tell others about your book 💔💕💔💕💔💕💔
He lives in this story he told of a time that can never be forgotten. His words, his life, and that of his famly and so many others who lived through the halocaust, were felt deep in my heart. I think no one has told the story better, Someone else has used "the greatest story ever told", but it must complete with this one.
I just read Tova Friedman’s book on her experience throughout the Holocaust. A literary masterpiece. I felt so close to her in those dark days. My dad was a police officer for 30 years, he died 3 years ago. He once told me a story of a call he got from a hotel in the town I was born in. A woman called in that her husbands heart had stopped and he wasn’t breathing. He had had a heart attack. My dad was the closest first responder, and knew cpr. He was the first on scene and brought that man back to life. He noticed a small tattoo on his arm. The elderly couple had survived the Holocaust, they came to the precinct after he was released from the hospital and gave my dad a fruit basket, and my dad got to hear of that mans experiences living in a death camp. I don’t think there was a moment in his career that he was more proud of something that giving that man life
HISTORY SHOULD NEVER BE BLURRED OR CENSORED!!! Everyone needs to see every moment of documentaries like this excellent one and learn from every possible historical source about the horror of what has happened in the past so that it cannot be denied or allowed to ever, ever happen again.
Google supports the war in Ukraine. It's no wonder they want to censor images of the holocaust. Ukraine was complicit in the extermination and Russia was a safe haven for the jews at the time.
This gentleman's story is so very powerful and moving. His artistic and story-telling talent of bringing it all to life by the creation of maps and models and sculptures is beyond incredible. The fact that every one of those sculptures represents a real person, a real experience ... an attempt to tell a tiny bit of their story as well, moved me to tears. I hear you, Samuel. I'm listening. I see you. I see all those you tell of. My heart is shattered.
I completely agree. And the Sculptures are great! full of animation and love, what humans can be! Full of humanity and some full of the exact opposite...... it's kind of super perplexing.
I have to agree with you , such a compelling story of man's inhumanity to man . How did he survive such savagery is a miracle. Honour & Respect . Lest we forget .
I’m blessed to have a chance hearing this story in my native language, Polish. It is massively powerful on so many levels. What pains me is the fact that no one wanted to see his sculpture exhibition. Absolutely shameful and shocking. Never forget Treblinka, never forget WW2 genocide.
I don't speak Polish, but I have read much Polish history. I know that the reason the worst of the Holocaust happened in Poland is that Poland is where most of the Jews were. Why? Because Poland welcomed them, unlike most countries in Europe. Poland was the Nazis' natural target. Poles protected and saved Jews from the Holocaust far more than anyone else did, despite risk of German retaliation. God save Poland.
These stories MUST be remembered! In 1978'ish I was working at W Bell & Co. in Balto Co. MD near Randallstown, MD. A tiny old couple in their 90s came into the jewelry dept. They had the number tattoos, and I commented. She said, "..he won't talk about it, but I will." There was/is a strong Jewish community in North Baltimore County, and to experience this couple as survivors of a death camp, (Dachau?) was beyond words. At 21 years old, I will never forget these folks, and we must never forget the Holocost!! I am 65 now, and I remember this clearly.
I grew up in Perry Hall, I'll be 65 this July. I seen a documentary several yrs ago, same tattoos. It's so upsetting to me that so many don't believe any of this ever happened.
If the couple you saw were exactly 90 years old in let's say 1978, then at the end of WWII in 1945 they would have been in their late 50s. That's late 50s 1940s version, not the spring chickens we see today. It's strange (but obviously good) that they survived given that we know most older people and young babies/children were killed and not imprisoned. Also a bit strange that they had tattoos when it seems that tattoo identification was not used at every concentration camp, or that they were from Dachau when most prisoners there weren't Jewish. At 20ish you must have overestimated their age, because I'd hate to think that people faked being holocaust survivors like Mischa Defonseca and other imposters.
The tale of this old man has ripped me off completely. What has we learnt? After this generation has passed away who is going to open our bricked eyes. I just can say, thank you Samuel Willenberg for bringing me back to life.
I feel the same, Samuel. Reading and learning about all of this just made this man's story so much more real, and harrowing. Please God, we will never forget!
I don't want his memories to fade to nothing..., the LAST SURVIVOR OF THAT MASS GENOCIDE. Gif it should be forever immortalised in the Vatican or with the Arc de Covenant or Holy Grail u get me. We can't let this knowledge merely disappear it needs to be seriously documented for legions to come
Are you an American? People in European nations who took part in the war learn about this extensively at school not just because it's relevant but because obviously in Europe the cities were bombed, old ways destroyed. I mean even Britain was bombed during what is known as the Blitz and has it's own history of horror when children were evacuated from cities to protect them from German air-raids only for them to be handed over to abusers in the countryside or to be orphaned by bombing raids. In comparison the US had Pearl Harbour but was relatively untouched by the war. When I was younger, Holocaust survivors used to come in talk to us at school and tell us their stories in person so I'm not sure who it is that is at risk of forgetting.
@@CandiceGoddard looks like you really don't know how short human memory can be, just need to look around what happen in Europe right now. Not even every a single day of the year Is enough to clear the mist that cover our past( even the recent one).
This was profoundly moving. Painful, emotional, and yet such a beautiful ending. I watched it as my 7 year old daughter snuggled next to me, watching Netflix on her tablet, blissfully unaware of what a different life she may have lived 80 years ago as small Jewish girl. Her great grandparents are from Poland and Russia. Fortunate to leave before the war. I have watched countless documentaries and survivor testimonies of the Shoah; all of them moving and powerful, but this one had a profound impact on me today. Thank you. L'dor v'dor. I will ensure my daughter understands this legacy. #neveragain
@@genghiskhan9200Israelis didn't start the atrocious act. Hamas did invade Israel and murdered, beheaded, raped, maimed, burned alive and hostages taken of Israeli innocent civilians including babies and holocaust survivors. What would any country do if the same happened to them? If you were a leader what would you do?
@@aw2632instead of focussing on coming up with fabrications, please focus on what H actually did. There is no need to perpetuate these false claims of the babies which have been debunked already. Seriously, you do not have to lie to outline how bad the event was. Stick to the facts. And also please educate yourself objectively about the ocxupation
@@genghiskhan9200get your facts straight. Hamas has been attacking Israel with rockets for years and Israel sent over rockets into Gaza when Hamas sent in people to kidnap and kill innocent Israeli civilians. If you have nothing nice to say don’t say it
I have no words after watching this incredible documentary. How can this even be true - but it is. What is so horrifying is that no one was interested in his stories about the heroes he has written in sculptures! I do hope their daughter will be able to put them at Treblinka, and that they will never be forgotten.
This hit home for me on so many levels. I was born about 19 years after WW2 and even then I was sometimes bullied a little for having a German last name. My Grandfather was in the U.S. Navy in the north Atlantic and fought and killed real Nazi's. My Mother always said he was never the same after he came home, so the man I knew was very different from the father she knew as a little girl. Later in life one of my very best friends was Jewish. I was working on his parents house when his Mother got a phone call from someone who called her Jewish slurs and threatened her life. She and I were the only two there at the time and she was so upset and afraid. I stayed with her for a few hours after work until her sons and husband could get there. I never fully realized why she and her family were so deeply grateful for that. This documentary brought back that memory and showed me perhaps why they were so thankful. She and her husband are both gone now but while they lived they never failed to ask their son how I was doing and always sent well wishes through him. ♥
I’m with you my Mom was from Germany and she was 12 years old when the war was on. I used to get bullied all the time because of my German background evern thou my grandfather who was Christian was thrown in a camp!!! people don’t know the truths! Wonderful documentary!
I am a recovering alcoholic. 30 years old. I have been sober for about a year now and EXTREMELY depressed. I have contemplated suicide for many weeks in a row and I was at my braking point. Then I saw this documentary….. I was speechless. How lucky, am I. The gifts I have and the gratefulness this man and his life gave to me. I wanted to meet him but sadly I see he has died. His story and life saved many people, and it is still doing that in his death. Thank you Sam. For saving my life, even in death. I wish you didn’t have to go through what you did by my German ancestors….. but you are happy and at peace now.
What an absolutely horrible yet beautiful saga of cruelty, survival, and love.. With an ending that will melt the heart of anyone with a soul. A must watch, one of the best of its kind ever!
I have felt lonely in my life but I can't even begin to imagine how alone the last survivor of 67 survivors of nearly 1 million people feels. Heaven holds a very special place for this man.
Reminds me of Harry Patch the last WW1 survivor. Imagine being the last person from your entire generation. It must be a lonely place. I feel so sorry for this man to have gone through this.
When he told the story of the young girl having her head shaved in preparation for the gas chamber, then looking back to say goodbye...it was like someone drove a rapier through my heart. I can only imagine what he felt at the time. An amazingly resilient man, who made the best of his life after experiencing things which would break most people.
That was the point when I completely lost it. It's tough to me make me cry both tears of anger and sadness at the same time. There are very few times that has happened to me. I'm about the same age Ruth was when she died. And that made it all the more heart rendering. Her exact words were, "How long does the gas take?" To think that those were also her final words brings me to tears.
Many of the monsters who were complicit in these crimes against humanity are practically household names, are characters in movies, or at the very least, they loom large in the history books. I'm so grateful to Samuel for taking the time to introduce us to Alfred Boehm and Ruth Dorffman.
@@7eVen.si62 I will absolutely not be baited into listing off famous Nazis on a comment whose very purpose was to highlight how many of their victims are completely lost to history. If you passed 8th grade history class, you can think of a few for yourself.
@@raggedyanarchist I wasn't baiting you, I was simply asking as I really dont know. Why you decided to insult me is beyond me. Take care of yourself. 👍
Not true. The worst names got away. The butchers at Auschwitz? Some of them are known. The Treblinka murderers are not known. No one survived to expose them.
@@raggedyanarchist Yeah It's on you to articulate your views and what you meant by things, you can't just call people stupid, by virtue of saying they need to go back and "pass history class", especially because i also have no idea what you mean by the household name thing. Like what are you refering to?
One of the most - if not the most - riveting documentaries I've ever seen. All that horror leading up to such a full life - yet living with ghosts. And, to have created from the strongest material one can sculpt, these figures, with such passion. You can see the vulnerability and individuality in each one. Amazing. It's the only word I have right now!
Meh. It has happened plenty of times already and will continue. Ironically, the first time it "happened again" was when the Allies-Soviets carried out their own genocides at the same time that the Nuremberg Trials were ongoing.
In 28:40 minutes when they show people getting on the transport, its a footage from the transit camp Westerbork in Nederlands, in fact the people deported in that train were a convoi of gipsies beeing deported to Auschwitz. . in 42:45 , the girl with the scarf looking out of the waggon, was later identified as 11year ols Settela Steinbach, a romani girl who was killed in Auschwitz ( only her fatjer survived)
An outstanding, heart-wrenching documentary that had me in tears throughout. What Samuel Willenberg went through defies logic, humanity and sanity. His wife's tragic upbringing is no less touching. His beautiful daughter Orit, building the Israeli Embassy in Berlin and her father's sculptures give me faith that we will never ever forget - not my generation or the next or the next....... Extremely well done documentary!! Kudos!!!
This is the best documentary I have seen on this tragic matter. I cried long cold tears with this fine Man, as he recalled his experiences. I also appreciated the quality of both the music and this film’s production, as well as the way each statuette told a part of these fine people’s story… He’s right; this is MORE than a story and now, though I was not alive at that time, Treblinka lives in me as well and will forever urge me to share this fine Man’s experiences.
I read a book called "Treblinka" , it was like 1,000 pages. The atrocities committed there were unimaginable! When moving the book never made it to my new place...
It's amazing that this man is honoring all of those whom he encountered, all of those lives, those individuals. Those people. He is re-creating their image from their lives, and therefore preserving their memory; keeping them alive forever.
don't forget the Poles. This is the nation that lost the most people during the Second and First World War. Before that, Poland was occupied by germany, austria and russia for 120 years. During the German-Soviet occupation in the years 1939 - 1945, at least 2.5 million Poles died alone. Even more Jews died because the Germans brought them to Poland from all over Europe. They wanted to exterminate the Jews and the Slavs in the east. They built German extermination camps in Poland. More Jews died in the camps than Slavs, but more Slavs died during the German brutal destruction of Polish and Russian villages and cities and anti-Polish and anti-Russian action. In total, more Slavs died in Europe during World War II than all other nations. Don't forget the Slavs. Moreover, after World War II, the United States gave Eastern Europe to the psychopath Stalin. At that time, America and Western Europe lived prosperously and developed. Throughout the 20th century, the Slavs had their own holocaust. And the Poles themselves since 1772 were still suffering , when Germany, Austria and Russia began to occupy them.
It’s a beautiful monument to those that lost their lives so tragically. So, no one will forget. I’m sure it was good for his mind and soul to work on them. He had a lot to process and that gave him the space to do it.
don't forget the Poles. This is the nation that lost the most people during the Second and First World War. Before that, Poland was occupied by germany, austria and russia for 120 years. During the German-Soviet occupation in the years 1939 - 1945, at least 2.5 million Poles died alone. Even more Jews died because the Germans brought them to Poland from all over Europe. They wanted to exterminate the Jews and the Slavs in the east. They built German extermination camps in Poland. More Jews died in the camps than Slavs, but more Slavs died during the German brutal destruction of Polish and Russian villages and cities and anti-Polish and anti-Russian action. In total, more Slavs died in Europe during World War II than all other nations. Don't forget the Slavs. Moreover, after World War II, the United States gave Eastern Europe to the psychopath Stalin. At that time, America and Western Europe lived prosperously and developed. Throughout the 20th century, the Slavs had their own holocaust. And the Poles themselves since 1772 were still suffering , when Germany, Austria and Russia began to occupy them.
it is all happening again but with white people in every western nation, no I'm not white but fully see & understand what is happening today in our world.
I 100% agree , where I currently live our past is being erased at unrivalled expedpiancy . It's a Shame what people can do under the guise of a movement.
I have just said the same. I’m glad I’m not the only one who is more offended by censorship. We have to be confronted by the reality otherwise what could happen?
these people need to be honored and valued; their stories told, reflected upon and treasured as a testimony to horrific times that must never be repeated
What a story. The horrific events that took place should never been forgotten. I was born 13 years after the war ended. My father fought the Japanese in WWII. In the South Pacific. Thanks for sharing this.
The Nazis tried to hide Treblinka and what went on there by “cleansing”, burning, burying and planting. But Samuel’s life, memories and sculptures bring Treblinka out into the light for all to see. That is a wonderful and necessary thing.
Ive been watching these kind of documentaries for decades. It always makes me very very sad. But it also makes me hate to see people nowadays call each other Nazis for just having different political beliefs These people in this video experienced ACTUAL nazism. And it was exponentially more horrifying than just being around somebody with a different political belief.
@@SinCityRaider81 That is a lie. The whole white nationalist thing is nothing but a push from the left to get votes. I've been alive a long time in this country. I travel all over the country for a living. I know many many conservatives. None of them hate black people. But what better way to win elections than to convince children all the way up to college kids that we all hate people of color. It's sad. And the same idiots are the ones they call people Nazis for any reason they can come up with. As long as they win the election lol. Go ask a holocaust survivor if they would've rather lived with Trump during his presidency or in a concentration camp.
Nazism *started* with an ideology of making Germany *great* again, and a *superior* Aryan race. Racism, discrimination, oppression, and fascism were put into practice under a *dictatorship*. Book bannings & burnings, segregation, unjust laws... The National Socialist Party WAS a *political* party. The extermination camps were the *end* product of Nazism. So, when politicians support racism, discrimination, strip away human rights, ban books, separate families...force migrant women to undergo hysterectomies...yes, they - and their supporters- absolutely deserve the label.
What an amazing story and an incredible man that suffered at the hands of people who shouldn't be called human for the horrific deeds but it filled my heart with joy when I found out he had met someone who had almost suffered the same fate at Treblinka and had a beautiful daughter. Sadley Samuel died in 2016 aged 93 but Ada, who is now 94 is still alive in 2023...A truly shocking piece of history that many people would rather forget but this is one thing that all the human race should be ashamed of and never ever forget, sleep in peace now Samuel...I salute you and all the victims of the holocaust..
So touching , you can feel the fierce of every emotions as Sir Samuel talks. Its a feeling you like to cry and hug him with all your heart and soul. His sculptures are masterpiece . Every piece evokes a rush of emotions and imaginatiobs. He is a great artists too, a trait he got from his painter father and honed by his experience. This sculptures should be kept well for generations to see , a treasure. My wish and prayers of closure for him and peace in his heart and soul. He is a great man. If he was still young today , with his looks , he can be a holywood actor. Lastly , my prayers , there should be no more war like this . Peace entire the world. .
Samuel carried her name for all of his life and now we know it too, Ruth Dorfman. Her road to Heaven, like many many others, would have been just that.
What an amazing man, his Family are just wonderful. It’s true, we must keep this atrocious time in our History in the minds of everyone. We must not be allowed to forget . Too much suffering goes unscripted. Well done to this very courageous Man 🌻🌻
This is an older documentary about Treblinka. A very interesting one with historical value. There are not much documentary's and little information about Treblinka because the camps we're destroyed by the nazi's. Auswitsch always lays an historical shadow over these camps but Treblinka, Belzec and Sobibor we're in fact the heart of the holocaust and far more deadly than Auswitsch. Therefor I'm glad this documentary exists and Samual Willenberg told his story so that the horrors of these camps is available for future generations and not forgotten.
This is by far the most incredible Holocaust story I have ever heard, specifically because it ended with such joy and vindication. I did not expect such a happy ending to such a heart wrenching story.
If you would like another happy ending to a Holocaust story, I recommend "Auschwitz: A Doctor's Eyewitness Account." It digs through plenty of darkness, but it's very much worth reading.
don't forget the Poles. This is the nation that lost the most people during the Second and First World War. Before that, Poland was occupied by germany, austria and russia for 120 years. During the German-Soviet occupation in the years 1939 - 1945, at least 2.5 million Poles died alone. Even more Jews died because the Germans brought them to Poland from all over Europe. They wanted to exterminate the Jews and the Slavs in the east. They built German extermination camps in Poland. More Jews died in the camps than Slavs, but more Slavs died during the German brutal destruction of Polish and Russian villages and cities and anti-Polish and anti-Russian action. In total, more Slavs died in Europe during World War II than all other nations. Don't forget the Slavs. Moreover, after World War II, the United States gave Eastern Europe to the psychopath Stalin. At that time, America and Western Europe lived prosperously and developed. Throughout the 20th century, the Slavs had their own holocaust. And the Poles themselves since 1772 were still suffering , when Germany, Austria and Russia began to occupy them.
It hurts the heart to see how much the old man has been tormented and the entire Jewish people. Even my people and my relatives have been in Croatian concentration camp Jasenovac with Jews. My unlimited support, respect and love for the Jewish people and the Jewish State of Israel which is the only guarantee that history does not repeat itself as it is repeated for us Serbs all the time. Best regards from Serbia & Republic of Srpska.
This was so deeply moving. I cant even begin to imagine the horrors you and your wife live with on a daily basis. Thank you for opening my eyes. May you find comfort and peace.
Sir, you are a remarkable human being. I don't even know you but I feel love for you as well as your beautiful collection of sculptures. Long may you live. I will think of you for the rest of my life. Paul USA
Thank you for telling your story. I'm a big believer in " if we forget the past, we are doomed to repeat it" and I hope this never happens to anyone again. I hope that one day I'll be able to travel over there and pay my respects to those who had been taken too soon. May they rest peacefully.
You are completely correct. Human beings learn from mistakes. It doesn’t have to be their own mistake that they made, it can be another person’s mistake too. If we all were to forget about this time in history, then we are basically forgetting all of the things we learned from it too. That’s why history is so important.
All the stories of those who survived are moving. But this one touched me more deeply than I expected. His sensitive sculptures should be treasured. There was so much denial, so much silence because too many people didn't want to accept and recognize the horrifying reality of the Holocaust. But we must remember. We must honor those who survived and those who were lost. Samuel's sculptures need to be seen and preserved. They are heartfelt expressions of real people in an unreal situation. Thank you for sharing. I, too, will never forget his story.
A truly amazing man (and wife) and a story of survival that is truly miraculous. And to think that their daughter, Orit Willenberg, designed and built the Israeli Embassy in Berlin - talk about giving the ultimate F-You to the Nazis. I’m sure there is a Gallery in New York who would exhibit Mr. Willenberg’s Sculptures, which are absolutely amazing. The fact that he could channel his suffering and grief into such art is a testament to his strength of character. “Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it”. It is both INSANE and Criminal that a mere 75 years on, the Russians have inflicted War, AGAIN, on Europe, and Fascism is on the rise in the World, including in the USA. It beggars belief ! 🤦🏻♀️
don't forget the Poles. This is the nation that lost the most people during the Second and First World War. Before that, Poland was occupied by germany, austria and russia for 120 years. During the German-Soviet occupation in the years 1939 - 1945, at least 2.5 million Poles died alone. Even more Jews died because the Germans brought them to Poland from all over Europe. They wanted to exterminate the Jews and the Slavs in the east. They built German extermination camps in Poland. More Jews died in the camps than Slavs, but more Slavs died during the German brutal destruction of Polish and Russian villages and cities and anti-Polish and anti-Russian action. In total, more Slavs died in Europe during World War II than all other nations. Don't forget the Slavs. Moreover, after World War II, the United States gave Eastern Europe to the psychopath Stalin. At that time, America and Western Europe lived prosperously and developed. Throughout the 20th century, the Slavs had their own holocaust. And the Poles themselves since 1772 were still suffering , when Germany, Austria and Russia began to occupy them.
His sculptures are on display there at Treblinka they have a big monument and thousands of stones marking the landscape where the death camp was. The video of it is on u tube.
i held it together but only until he talked about the statue of the high school girl who just got her HS diploma he made her statue, he told her the gas would take 10 minutes to die her name Ruth Dorfman, somehow I think I will never forget her name either, my God this was this worst time in human history
Thank you Samuel for sharing your story with us must be painful to relive every day, hope the centre for Treblinka goes ahead,more people need to know what happened there and to never ever forget
That man's horrific survival tale of human spirit to push on and save his Mother and Father the cruel truth of seeing his two sisters clothing is understandable in a sense to Me...I hope The World never forgets to remember.
don't forget the Poles. This is the nation that lost the most people during the Second and First World War. Before that, Poland was occupied by germany, austria and russia for 120 years. During the German-Soviet occupation in the years 1939 - 1945, at least 2.5 million Poles died alone. Even more Jews died because the Germans brought them to Poland from all over Europe. They wanted to exterminate the Jews and the Slavs in the east. They built German extermination camps in Poland. More Jews died in the camps than Slavs, but more Slavs died during the German brutal destruction of Polish and Russian villages and cities and anti-Polish and anti-Russian action. In total, more Slavs died in Europe during World War II than all other nations. Don't forget the Slavs. Moreover, after World War II, the United States gave Eastern Europe to the psychopath Stalin. At that time, America and Western Europe lived prosperously and developed. Throughout the 20th century, the Slavs had their own holocaust. And the Poles themselves since 1772 were still suffering , when Germany, Austria and Russia began to occupy them.
Thank you, brave Sir, for telling this harrowing, terrible story. The younger generations need to hear the truth!! If society and government continues to water down the TRUTH, history will repeat itself. You’ve made a huge impact on me. I homeschool my children and plan to use this as a history lesson and have them write their feelings and takeaways from it. Much to you and your sweet wife and daughter from NC! God bless you!
God help us should we ever forget! The stories of the millions of Russians, Chinese and Africans murdered by their own Dictators since WWII should also be remembered....humans tend to have very short memories.
@@masterbalay Way to go, excusing Russian and Chinese dictatorships by saying well the west did it too. Was Pol Pot a western dictator? When the Russians killed 2 million Afghan civilians, when Mao killed tens of millions of Chinese.
@@scottkrater2131 read my comment again. I am not excluding Russians and Chinese. I wrote that the Western powers are also included. No country is a saint.
This is just a bunch of Jews talking. Trust that what you will. According to the Bible: "They are liars because their father Satan is a liar." Each one of the Jews featured in this film was payed millions of dollars in reparations from Germany based simply on the story he or she told.
❤ I was enthralled by the actual moving pictures of the time. it brought this whole horrific time in history to life for me. This man’s life through the times in the ghetto and death camp can be felt deeply by a more modern generation who forget so easily. Let this never happen again, this evil hatred and prejudice. Let’s learn from their pain and suffering. Thank you to all who helped make this documentary
Thank you, dear Samuel, for your great courage, heart, talent, & the fact that you have turned your horrible experiences & pain into something alive & true to share with the whole world. Many here have commented that we should never forget such horrors so that we won’t allow this to ever happen again. But it is happening. Currently in Ukraine & many other places in the world. We never learn.
I AM interested in your sculptures and your story, dear man! And I promise I will go visit . I hope you are around when I do, it would be an honour to hug you, hold your hand and say thank you for sharing your life... in the name of all the souls who died in those camps and along those roads. 🙏 ☮️ ✡️ 🕊 ❤ 🤗 📚
don't forget the Poles. This is the nation that lost the most people during the Second and First World War. Before that, Poland was occupied by germany, austria and russia for 120 years. During the German-Soviet occupation in the years 1939 - 1945, at least 2.5 million Poles died alone. Even more Jews died because the Germans brought them to Poland from all over Europe. They wanted to exterminate the Jews and the Slavs in the east. They built German extermination camps in Poland. More Jews died in the camps than Slavs, but more Slavs died during the German brutal destruction of Polish and Russian villages and cities and anti-Polish and anti-Russian action. In total, more Slavs died in Europe during World War II than all other nations. Don't forget the Slavs. Moreover, after World War II, the United States gave Eastern Europe to the psychopath Stalin. At that time, America and Western Europe lived prosperously and developed. Throughout the 20th century, the Slavs had their own holocaust. And the Poles themselves since 1772 were still suffering , when Germany, Austria and Russia began to occupy them.
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When I was fourteen I met a Jewish survivor of the Holocaust, he was so nice and sweet. He told his story and I was crying, he sat near me and said i should never cry for him, but how could I not? He had nobody left, his brother, sister, mom and dad died and he was the same age I was when it happened. He said he should have never said anything, but he said when he saw kids mistreating me for being learning disabled, he told me that people never change their mind sometimes. He called me a good person and that my learning disabilities were the biggest blessing. I never forgot his story, I never will, he said his favorite thing in the USA was to come out on Halloween and get pictures with all the kids in costume. He never missed a year and he said because he didn't have kids of his own, to him, we neighborhood kids were his kids. I miss him, he died recently and left behind a photo album of all the kids from when they were small to teenagers, he always called us his kids. We loved him
Always remember ! I had a childhood neighbor Mrs. Levinson be so kind to me. She bundled up a box of things for my first apartment. I still have a cheese slicer I cherish. After many moves and life changes..I still have that old slicer. Amazing as if it was meant to be with me always. She was a sweet kind woman who had escaped the holocaust but her family had not.
❤ This🙏So sorry for your loss🙏Sounds like a great Man💜🌺🦋
Thank you for sharing this
Was this in another dream you had?
We had a similar man in our neighborhood. He was amazing, he would go to schools and do talks, also he spoke many, many times at our church …. I have his autographed book…. He was so, so kind. So kind.
His name was Alter Wiener…. He was killed right by my house, just crossing the street, he had dark clothes on and the guy in the Honda didn’t see him…. I felt so, so, so very bad for that guy… can you imagine accidentally hitting and killing an old man that survived the holocaust…. Omg I CAN NOT imagine…. ….after all he went through, to go out like that…. It wasn’t fair, for the driver of the car or for Alter. Our small community was devastated 💔💔
He used to say in his speeches that he was tortured day and night by his memories. Even though he was “free” physically…. In his mind, he was still in the camps. So tragic.
I would encourage anyone that wants to learn more, to read his book….. it’s so amazing…. It’s called “64735, From a name to a number”.
May you finally have found peace Mr Alter…. Thanks for always being so kind to me and to my kids! We loved you ❤❤ I’ll always tell others about your book 💔💕💔💕💔💕💔
Samuel Willenberg died February 19, 2016 at the age of 93. May he rest in everlasting peace.
RIP may he be reunited with his family Never Forget!
He lives in this story he told of a time that can never be forgotten. His words, his life, and that of his famly and so many others who lived through the halocaust, were felt deep in my heart. I think no one has told the story better, Someone else has used "the greatest story ever told", but it must complete with this one.
rest in peace so sorry ops
rest in peace so sorry ope
Goodbye jew!
I just read Tova Friedman’s book on her experience throughout the Holocaust. A literary masterpiece. I felt so close to her in those dark days. My dad was a police officer for 30 years, he died 3 years ago. He once told me a story of a call he got from a hotel in the town I was born in. A woman called in that her husbands heart had stopped and he wasn’t breathing. He had had a heart attack. My dad was the closest first responder, and knew cpr. He was the first on scene and brought that man back to life. He noticed a small tattoo on his arm. The elderly couple had survived the Holocaust, they came to the precinct after he was released from the hospital and gave my dad a fruit basket, and my dad got to hear of that mans experiences living in a death camp. I don’t think there was a moment in his career that he was more proud of something that giving that man life
That’s absolutely incredible. I got chills reading this. I’m so glad your dad was able save him.
Oh my goodness. So so precious!!!!!
Beautiful, thank you for your story
This can be made into a beautiful movie! To portray a powerful msg of perseverance , human connection, and light overcoming darkness
@@haphidasarapyngrope844We just saw the movie! Bravo Samuel 👏🏼🤍🇮🇱💙✟✞✟🙏 You lived to tell us this amazing story.
HISTORY SHOULD NEVER BE BLURRED OR CENSORED!!! Everyone needs to see every moment of documentaries like this excellent one and learn from every possible historical source about the horror of what has happened in the past so that it cannot be denied or allowed to ever, ever happen again.
I agree non of it should have been blurred
Agreed!
It’s TH-cam’s policy, not the peoples, unfortunately.
Google supports the war in Ukraine. It's no wonder they want to censor images of the holocaust. Ukraine was complicit in the extermination and Russia was a safe haven for the jews at the time.
You tube has been blurring documentaries of others on the holocaust and ww2.
This gentleman's story is so very powerful and moving. His artistic and story-telling talent of bringing it all to life by the creation of maps and models and sculptures is beyond incredible. The fact that every one of those sculptures represents a real person, a real experience ... an attempt to tell a tiny bit of their story as well, moved me to tears. I hear you, Samuel. I'm listening. I see you. I see all those you tell of. My heart is shattered.
I think this is the best Holocaust documentary I've ever seen. Hearing Samuel talk about his experiences was heart wrenching
Incredible documentary!!!
Exactly.
I completely agree. And the Sculptures are great! full of animation and love, what humans can be! Full of humanity and some full of the exact opposite...... it's kind of super perplexing.
I have to agree with you , such a compelling story of man's inhumanity to man . How did he survive such savagery is a miracle.
Honour & Respect . Lest we forget .
It had the same emotional load as “Portrecista” interview. Absolutely devastating
I’m blessed to have a chance hearing this story in my native language, Polish. It is massively powerful on so many levels. What pains me is the fact that no one wanted to see his sculpture exhibition. Absolutely shameful and shocking. Never forget Treblinka, never forget WW2 genocide.
I don't speak Polish, but I have read much Polish history. I know that the reason the worst of the Holocaust happened in Poland is that Poland is where most of the Jews were. Why? Because Poland welcomed them, unlike most countries in Europe. Poland was the Nazis' natural target. Poles protected and saved Jews from the Holocaust far more than anyone else did, despite risk of German retaliation. God save Poland.
Is the translation well done in your estimation?
@@BeckBeckGo The translation is ok however, it obviously lacks all emotional aspects which you can notice when hearing the story in original form.
Totally agree. His sculptures are beautiful and show the pain and suffering that he witnessed. Very sad
Your language is beautiful.
These stories MUST be remembered!
In 1978'ish I was working at W Bell & Co. in Balto Co. MD near Randallstown, MD. A tiny old couple in their 90s came into the jewelry dept. They had the number tattoos, and I commented. She said, "..he won't talk about it, but I will." There was/is a strong Jewish community in North Baltimore County, and to experience this couple as survivors of a death camp, (Dachau?) was beyond words. At 21 years old, I will never forget these folks, and we must never forget the Holocost!! I am 65 now, and I remember this clearly.
👍 I get it! Never forget, "lest it happen again!!!!!!"
I grew up in Perry Hall, I'll be 65 this July. I seen a documentary several yrs ago, same tattoos. It's so upsetting to me that so many don't believe any of this ever happened.
The tattoos come from only one camp - Auschwitz. Only in this death and labour camp nazis tattooed inmates.
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Now you mention that, I think the survivors that were interviewed survived Auschwitz. Thanks for the history lesson.
If the couple you saw were exactly 90 years old in let's say 1978, then at the end of WWII in 1945 they would have been in their late 50s. That's late 50s 1940s version, not the spring chickens we see today. It's strange (but obviously good) that they survived given that we know most older people and young babies/children were killed and not imprisoned. Also a bit strange that they had tattoos when it seems that tattoo identification was not used at every concentration camp, or that they were from Dachau when most prisoners there weren't Jewish.
At 20ish you must have overestimated their age, because I'd hate to think that people faked being holocaust survivors like Mischa Defonseca and other imposters.
The tale of this old man has ripped me off completely. What has we learnt? After this generation has passed away who is going to open our bricked eyes.
I just can say, thank you Samuel Willenberg for bringing me back to life.
people never learn
I feel the same, Samuel. Reading and learning about all of this just made this man's story so much more real, and harrowing. Please God, we will never forget!
I don't want his memories to fade to nothing..., the LAST SURVIVOR OF THAT MASS GENOCIDE. Gif it should be forever immortalised in the Vatican or with the Arc de Covenant or Holy Grail u get me. We can't let this knowledge merely disappear it needs to be seriously documented for legions to come
Are you an American? People in European nations who took part in the war learn about this extensively at school not just because it's relevant but because obviously in Europe the cities were bombed, old ways destroyed. I mean even Britain was bombed during what is known as the Blitz and has it's own history of horror when children were evacuated from cities to protect them from German air-raids only for them to be handed over to abusers in the countryside or to be orphaned by bombing raids.
In comparison the US had Pearl Harbour but was relatively untouched by the war.
When I was younger, Holocaust survivors used to come in talk to us at school and tell us their stories in person so I'm not sure who it is that is at risk of forgetting.
@@CandiceGoddard looks like you really don't know how short human memory can be, just need to look around what happen in Europe right now. Not even every a single day of the year Is enough to clear the mist that cover our past( even the recent one).
This was profoundly moving. Painful, emotional, and yet such a beautiful ending. I watched it as my 7 year old daughter snuggled next to me, watching Netflix on her tablet, blissfully unaware of what a different life she may have lived 80 years ago as small Jewish girl. Her great grandparents are from Poland and Russia. Fortunate to leave before the war. I have watched countless documentaries and survivor testimonies of the Shoah; all of them moving and powerful, but this one had a profound impact on me today. Thank you. L'dor v'dor. I will ensure my daughter understands this legacy. #neveragain
How do you feel about the palestine obliteration by the jews today?
@@genghiskhan9200Israelis didn't start the atrocious act. Hamas did invade Israel and murdered, beheaded, raped, maimed, burned alive and hostages taken of Israeli innocent civilians including babies and holocaust survivors. What would any country do if the same happened to them? If you were a leader what would you do?
@@genghiskhan9200 What is HAMAS doing spreading PEACE or what
@@aw2632instead of focussing on coming up with fabrications, please focus on what H actually did. There is no need to perpetuate these false claims of the babies which have been debunked already. Seriously, you do not have to lie to outline how bad the event was. Stick to the facts. And also please educate yourself objectively about the ocxupation
@@genghiskhan9200get your facts straight. Hamas has been attacking Israel with rockets for years and Israel sent over rockets into Gaza when Hamas sent in people to kidnap and kill innocent Israeli civilians. If you have nothing nice to say don’t say it
I have no words after watching this incredible documentary. How can this even be true - but it is. What is so horrifying is that no one was interested in his stories about the heroes he has written in sculptures! I do hope their daughter will be able to put them at Treblinka, and that they will never be forgotten.
Rest in peace we have the watch
This hit home for me on so many levels. I was born about 19 years after WW2 and even then I was sometimes bullied a little for having a German last name. My Grandfather was in the U.S. Navy in the north Atlantic and fought and killed real Nazi's. My Mother always said he was never the same after he came home, so the man I knew was very different from the father she knew as a little girl. Later in life one of my very best friends was Jewish. I was working on his parents house when his Mother got a phone call from someone who called her Jewish slurs and threatened her life. She and I were the only two there at the time and she was so upset and afraid. I stayed with her for a few hours after work until her sons and husband could get there. I never fully realized why she and her family were so deeply grateful for that. This documentary brought back that memory and showed me perhaps why they were so thankful. She and her husband are both gone now but while they lived they never failed to ask their son how I was doing and always sent well wishes through him. ♥
That's such a beautiful story, thank you for sharing it with us.💗
@@acmebrainsurgery Aww thanks. I'm still in touch with my friend, their son to this day.
@@Montana_horseman That's good to hear.☺
You’re a good man cowboy 👏
I’m with you my Mom was from Germany and she was 12 years old when the war was on. I used to get bullied all the time because of my German background evern thou my grandfather who was Christian was thrown in a camp!!! people don’t know the truths! Wonderful documentary!
I am a recovering alcoholic. 30 years old. I have been sober for about a year now and EXTREMELY depressed. I have contemplated suicide for many weeks in a row and I was at my braking point. Then I saw this documentary….. I was speechless. How lucky, am I. The gifts I have and the gratefulness this man and his life gave to me. I wanted to meet him but sadly I see he has died. His story and life saved many people, and it is still doing that in his death. Thank you Sam. For saving my life, even in death. I wish you didn’t have to go through what you did by my German ancestors….. but you are happy and at peace now.
What an absolutely horrible yet beautiful saga of cruelty, survival, and love.. With an ending that will melt the heart of anyone with a soul. A must watch, one of the best of its kind ever!
Well said, love his passion in telling his story. And his art work. He's a survivor as well as his wife.
So nice that you were entertained.
@@rupertfergusson yeah "saga" urg....
He speaks with such passion. So emotional still. Its heart breaking 💔
This whole production, as well as his sculpture collection is an utter masterpiece. Wow, thank you!
I have felt lonely in my life but I can't even begin to imagine how alone the last survivor of 67 survivors of nearly 1 million people feels. Heaven holds a very special place for this man.
I hope so too.
Reminds me of Harry Patch the last WW1 survivor. Imagine being the last person from your entire generation. It must be a lonely place. I feel so sorry for this man to have gone through this.
When he told the story of the young girl having her head shaved in preparation for the gas chamber, then looking back to say goodbye...it was like someone drove a rapier through my heart. I can only imagine what he felt at the time. An amazingly resilient man, who made the best of his life after experiencing things which would break most people.
Ruth Dorfman was her name i believe.
@@Col.JohnMatrix Wow, okay. Thanks for the information 💙
All germans played a roie in this
should the jews take revenge
That was the point when I completely lost it. It's tough to me make me cry both tears of anger and sadness at the same time. There are very few times that has happened to me. I'm about the same age Ruth was when she died. And that made it all the more heart rendering. Her exact words were, "How long does the gas take?" To think that those were also her final words brings me to tears.
Many of the monsters who were complicit in these crimes against humanity are practically household names, are characters in movies, or at the very least, they loom large in the history books. I'm so grateful to Samuel for taking the time to introduce us to Alfred Boehm and Ruth Dorffman.
Who are the "Practically household names" ?
@@7eVen.si62 I will absolutely not be baited into listing off famous Nazis on a comment whose very purpose was to highlight how many of their victims are completely lost to history.
If you passed 8th grade history class, you can think of a few for yourself.
@@raggedyanarchist I wasn't baiting you, I was simply asking as I really dont know. Why you decided to insult me is beyond me. Take care of yourself. 👍
Not true. The worst names got away. The butchers at Auschwitz? Some of them are known. The Treblinka murderers are not known. No one survived to expose them.
@@raggedyanarchist Yeah It's on you to articulate your views and what you meant by things, you can't just call people stupid, by virtue of saying they need to go back and "pass history class", especially because i also have no idea what you mean by the household name thing. Like what are you refering to?
This is such a sad story,he's immortalised all the people he encountered.
One of the most - if not the most - riveting documentaries I've ever seen. All that horror leading up to such a full life - yet living with ghosts. And, to have created from the strongest material one can sculpt, these figures, with such passion. You can see the vulnerability and individuality in each one. Amazing. It's the only word I have right now!
Stop blurring the images. You’re not hiding anything. People NEED to see those horrors, to make sure it NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN!
I thought so too at first, then I realized it symbolized the sheer multitudes of people who disappeared without a trace, faceless.
It's not them; it's TH-cam. TH-cam has become a lot stricter on this lately.
Meh.
It has happened plenty of times already and will continue.
Ironically, the first time it "happened again" was when the Allies-Soviets carried out their own genocides at the same time that the Nuremberg Trials were ongoing.
@@TH-camCensorsYouthere’s other videos that don’t blur it so who knows
In 28:40 minutes when they show people getting on the transport, its a footage from the transit camp Westerbork in Nederlands, in fact the people deported in that train were a convoi of gipsies beeing deported to Auschwitz. . in 42:45 , the girl with the scarf looking out of the waggon, was later identified as 11year ols Settela Steinbach, a romani girl who was killed in Auschwitz ( only her fatjer survived)
My Poppy was one of those 67. He was a skilled laborer who escaped during the uprising. We always have fought back. We always will fight back.
We survived, let’s eat…. Perhaps my favorite saying. I am a goy who loves the Jewish People.
Lexiz2902 what was your father or grandfather’s name?
An outstanding, heart-wrenching documentary that had me in tears throughout. What Samuel Willenberg went through defies logic, humanity and sanity. His wife's tragic upbringing is no less touching. His beautiful daughter Orit, building the Israeli Embassy in Berlin and her father's sculptures give me faith that we will never ever forget - not my generation or the next or the next....... Extremely well done documentary!! Kudos!!!
This is the best documentary I have seen on this tragic matter. I cried long cold tears with this fine Man, as he recalled his experiences. I also appreciated the quality of both the music and this film’s production, as well as the way each statuette told a part of these fine people’s story… He’s right; this is MORE than a story and now, though I was not alive at that time, Treblinka lives in me as well and will forever urge me to share this fine Man’s experiences.
There is nothing meaner than a german
I read a book called "Treblinka" , it was like 1,000 pages. The atrocities committed there were unimaginable! When moving the book never made it to my new place...
This is one of the best film of the Holocaust. His sculptures are priceless!
Just when one may think there cannot be anything more left to learn.... What an astounding story of human spirit, evolved from such a horrific time.
It's amazing that this man is honoring all of those whom he encountered, all of those lives, those individuals. Those people. He is re-creating their image from their lives, and therefore preserving their memory; keeping them alive forever.
Well said, Martin.
Profound.....Love!
don't forget the Poles. This is the nation that lost the most people during the Second and First World War. Before that, Poland was occupied by germany, austria and russia for 120 years. During the German-Soviet occupation in the years 1939 - 1945, at least 2.5 million Poles died alone. Even more Jews died because the Germans brought them to Poland from all over Europe. They wanted to exterminate the Jews and the Slavs in the east. They built German extermination camps in Poland. More Jews died in the camps than Slavs, but more Slavs died during the German brutal destruction of Polish and Russian villages and cities and anti-Polish and anti-Russian action. In total, more Slavs died in Europe during World War II than all other nations. Don't forget the Slavs. Moreover, after World War II, the United States gave Eastern Europe to the psychopath Stalin. At that time, America and Western Europe lived prosperously and developed. Throughout the 20th century, the Slavs had their own holocaust. And the Poles themselves since 1772 were still suffering
, when Germany, Austria and Russia began to occupy them.
@@darekturek1376 Horrific, devastating murder. God bless their souls.....
It’s a beautiful monument to those that lost their lives so tragically. So, no one will forget. I’m sure it was good for his mind and soul to work on them. He had a lot to process and that gave him the space to do it.
Samuel Willenberg, you brave cowboy, you're an absolute legend for being able to go through what you experienced and survived. Ruth Dorfman.
don't forget the Poles. This is the nation that lost the most people during the Second and First World War. Before that, Poland was occupied by germany, austria and russia for 120 years. During the German-Soviet occupation in the years 1939 - 1945, at least 2.5 million Poles died alone. Even more Jews died because the Germans brought them to Poland from all over Europe. They wanted to exterminate the Jews and the Slavs in the east. They built German extermination camps in Poland. More Jews died in the camps than Slavs, but more Slavs died during the German brutal destruction of Polish and Russian villages and cities and anti-Polish and anti-Russian action. In total, more Slavs died in Europe during World War II than all other nations. Don't forget the Slavs. Moreover, after World War II, the United States gave Eastern Europe to the psychopath Stalin. At that time, America and Western Europe lived prosperously and developed. Throughout the 20th century, the Slavs had their own holocaust. And the Poles themselves since 1772 were still suffering
, when Germany, Austria and Russia began to occupy them.
This man was so strong. Such a wonderful family.
These sculptures are profound. They carry so much pain and so much hope. 💔 😪 🤧
We must never forget and hide from history. These things happened.
it is all happening again but with white people in every western nation, no I'm not white but fully see & understand what is happening today in our world.
I 100% agree , where I currently live our past is being erased at unrivalled expedpiancy . It's a Shame what people can do under the guise of a movement.
I have just said the same. I’m glad I’m not the only one who is more offended by censorship. We have to be confronted by the reality otherwise what could happen?
and may happen again, in some shape or form...
An absolutely heartbreaking and beautiful documentary the sculptures were both beautiful and haunting thank you Samuel may the world never forget xx
these people need to be honored and valued; their stories told, reflected upon and treasured as a testimony to horrific times that must never be repeated
Thank you for sharing such an important and heartbreaking documentary. ✝️🙏🏻🕊
This documentary is such a masterpiece. The story of Samuel Willenberg has to be seen on the big screen.
I was just thinking thr same thing this needs to me made into a movie
What an amazing story. Wonderfully told and filmed.
What a story. The horrific events that took place should never been forgotten. I was born 13 years after the war ended. My father fought the Japanese in WWII. In the South Pacific. Thanks for sharing this.
The Nazis tried to hide Treblinka and what went on there by “cleansing”, burning, burying and planting. But Samuel’s life, memories and sculptures bring Treblinka out into the light for all to see. That is a wonderful and necessary thing.
Ive been watching these kind of documentaries for decades. It always makes me very very sad. But it also makes me hate to see people nowadays call each other Nazis for just having different political beliefs These people in this video experienced ACTUAL nazism. And it was exponentially more horrifying than just being around somebody with a different political belief.
In America they truly hold this white nationalist doctrine and it divides our nation. Its not political its racial and Trump revitalized it.
@@SinCityRaider81 That is a lie. The whole white nationalist thing is nothing but a push from the left to get votes. I've been alive a long time in this country. I travel all over the country for a living. I know many many conservatives. None of them hate black people. But what better way to win elections than to convince children all the way up to college kids that we all hate people of color. It's sad. And the same idiots are the ones they call people Nazis for any reason they can come up with. As long as they win the election lol. Go ask a holocaust survivor if they would've rather lived with Trump during his presidency or in a concentration camp.
I share that with you, Carl.
@@kirkc4696 the truth. if only they would make the effort to find out what that really means.
Nazism *started* with an ideology of making Germany *great* again, and a *superior* Aryan race.
Racism, discrimination, oppression, and fascism were put into practice under a *dictatorship*.
Book bannings & burnings, segregation, unjust laws...
The National Socialist Party WAS a *political* party.
The extermination camps were the *end* product of Nazism.
So, when politicians support racism, discrimination, strip away human rights, ban books, separate families...force migrant women to undergo hysterectomies...yes, they - and their supporters- absolutely deserve the label.
What an amazing story and an incredible man that suffered at the hands of people who shouldn't be called human for the horrific deeds but it filled my heart with joy when I found out he had met someone who had almost suffered the same fate at Treblinka and had a beautiful daughter. Sadley Samuel died in 2016 aged 93 but Ada, who is now 94 is still alive in 2023...A truly shocking piece of history that many people would rather forget but this is one thing that all the human race should be ashamed of and never ever forget, sleep in peace now Samuel...I salute you and all the victims of the holocaust..
Wonderful comment 👏 💜
So touching , you can feel the fierce of every emotions as Sir Samuel talks. Its a feeling you like to cry and hug him with all your heart and soul.
His sculptures are masterpiece . Every piece evokes a rush of emotions and imaginatiobs. He is a great artists too, a trait he got from his painter father and honed by his experience. This sculptures should be kept well for generations to see , a treasure.
My wish and prayers of closure for him and peace in his heart and soul. He is a great man.
If he was still young today , with his looks , he can be a holywood actor.
Lastly , my prayers , there should be no more war like this . Peace entire the world.
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What a fabulous man, and what a perfectly matched couple. I love the artistry that runs in this family. Some very interesting stories indeed.
This is a wonderful presentation. I hope his sculptures are some place to be viewed by future generations.
Samuel carried her name for all of his life and now we know it too, Ruth Dorfman. Her road to Heaven, like many many others, would have been just that.
Why do people like Lewis Hamilton get stupid awards and this man goes ignored. You are my hero.
Because he’s a winner!
Extremely moving. The sculptures are beautiful.
What an amazing man, his Family are just wonderful. It’s true, we must keep this atrocious time in our History in the minds of everyone. We must not be allowed to forget .
Too much suffering goes unscripted. Well done to this very courageous Man 🌻🌻
This story is so incredibly moving. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for sharing it.
This is an older documentary about Treblinka. A very interesting one with historical value. There are not much documentary's and little information about Treblinka because the camps we're destroyed by the nazi's. Auswitsch always lays an historical shadow over these camps but Treblinka, Belzec and Sobibor we're in fact the heart of the holocaust and far more deadly than Auswitsch. Therefor I'm glad this documentary exists and Samual Willenberg told his story so that the horrors of these camps is available for future generations and not forgotten.
What an incredible human being.....those sculptures are brilliant!
It was a beautiful surprise for me to learn at the end that Samuel Willenberg himself created those very moving sculptures! Thank you for this story!
This is by far the most incredible Holocaust story I have ever heard, specifically because it ended with such joy and vindication. I did not expect such a happy ending to such a heart wrenching story.
If you would like another happy ending to a Holocaust story, I recommend "Auschwitz: A Doctor's Eyewitness Account." It digs through plenty of darkness, but it's very much worth reading.
What is with all the blurring out?
God bless All of the brothers and sisters who died in that time and Era.
don't forget the Poles. This is the nation that lost the most people during the Second and First World War. Before that, Poland was occupied by germany, austria and russia for 120 years. During the German-Soviet occupation in the years 1939 - 1945, at least 2.5 million Poles died alone. Even more Jews died because the Germans brought them to Poland from all over Europe. They wanted to exterminate the Jews and the Slavs in the east. They built German extermination camps in Poland. More Jews died in the camps than Slavs, but more Slavs died during the German brutal destruction of Polish and Russian villages and cities and anti-Polish and anti-Russian action. In total, more Slavs died in Europe during World War II than all other nations. Don't forget the Slavs. Moreover, after World War II, the United States gave Eastern Europe to the psychopath Stalin. At that time, America and Western Europe lived prosperously and developed. Throughout the 20th century, the Slavs had their own holocaust. And the Poles themselves since 1772 were still suffering
, when Germany, Austria and Russia began to occupy them.
This made me cry, when Samuel was talking about his sisters, so heartbreaking 💔 may all these souls rest in peace. 🙏🏻♥️🙏🏻♥️🙏🏻
It hurts the heart to see how much the old man has been tormented and the entire Jewish people.
Even my people and my relatives have been in Croatian concentration camp Jasenovac with Jews.
My unlimited support, respect and love for the Jewish people and the Jewish State of Israel which is the only guarantee that history does not repeat itself as it is repeated for us Serbs all the time.
Best regards from Serbia & Republic of Srpska.
Incredible insight into this time in Europe. And what amazing sculptures he has created.
This history needs to be kept alive. I fear that the US is about to go into this period of extermination of political opposition
This was so deeply moving. I cant even begin to imagine the horrors you and your wife live with on a daily basis. Thank you for opening my eyes. May you find comfort and peace.
Sir, you are a remarkable human being. I don't even know you but I feel love for you as well as your beautiful collection of sculptures. Long may you live. I will think of you for the rest of my life. Paul USA
Thank you for telling your story. I'm a big believer in " if we forget the past, we are doomed to repeat it" and I hope this never happens to anyone again. I hope that one day I'll be able to travel over there and pay my respects to those who had been taken too soon. May they rest peacefully.
It has and continues to happen to this day.
You are completely correct. Human beings learn from mistakes. It doesn’t have to be their own mistake that they made, it can be another person’s mistake too. If we all were to forget about this time in history, then we are basically forgetting all of the things we learned from it too. That’s why history is so important.
Heartbreaking for Ruth Dorfman. So sorry for her poor sweet girl…so very unfair.
All the stories of those who survived are moving. But this one touched me more deeply than I expected. His sensitive sculptures should be treasured. There was so much denial, so much silence because too many people didn't want to accept and recognize the horrifying reality of the Holocaust. But we must remember. We must honor those who survived and those who were lost. Samuel's sculptures need to be seen and preserved. They are heartfelt expressions of real people in an unreal situation. Thank you for sharing. I, too, will never forget his story.
A truly amazing man (and wife) and a story of survival that is truly miraculous. And to think that their daughter, Orit Willenberg, designed and built the Israeli Embassy in Berlin - talk about giving the ultimate F-You to the Nazis. I’m sure there is a Gallery in New York who would exhibit Mr. Willenberg’s Sculptures, which are absolutely amazing. The fact that he could channel his suffering and grief into such art is a testament to his strength of character. “Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it”. It is both INSANE and Criminal that a mere 75 years on, the Russians have inflicted War, AGAIN, on Europe, and Fascism is on the rise in the World, including in the USA. It beggars belief ! 🤦🏻♀️
don't forget the Poles. This is the nation that lost the most people during the Second and First World War. Before that, Poland was occupied by germany, austria and russia for 120 years. During the German-Soviet occupation in the years 1939 - 1945, at least 2.5 million Poles died alone. Even more Jews died because the Germans brought them to Poland from all over Europe. They wanted to exterminate the Jews and the Slavs in the east. They built German extermination camps in Poland. More Jews died in the camps than Slavs, but more Slavs died during the German brutal destruction of Polish and Russian villages and cities and anti-Polish and anti-Russian action. In total, more Slavs died in Europe during World War II than all other nations. Don't forget the Slavs. Moreover, after World War II, the United States gave Eastern Europe to the psychopath Stalin. At that time, America and Western Europe lived prosperously and developed. Throughout the 20th century, the Slavs had their own holocaust. And the Poles themselves since 1772 were still suffering
, when Germany, Austria and Russia began to occupy them.
His sculptures are on display there at Treblinka they have a big monument and thousands of stones marking the landscape where the death camp was. The video of it is on u tube.
Those sculptures are absolutely beautiful. I kept tearing up throughout the narration and loved the twist towards the end
Such a passionate life! You are here for a reason.
What an incredible life. You can feel the emotions and passion looking at the sculptures as though you were really there. Thanks for positng
Stop blurring the images… this is reality. This is the truth and needs to be seen
Orit Willender, please keep telling this story. What a precious set of parents, and each soul!!!!
Compelling story and so excellently told. Thank you
i held it together but only until he talked about the statue of the high school girl who just got her HS diploma he made her statue, he told her the gas would take 10 minutes to die her name Ruth Dorfman, somehow I think I will never forget her name either, my God this was this worst time in human history
That is well i cried too
I'm sobbing as if you were my family sir. Thank you for your work, your strength, and living your life.
Those sculptures moved me so deeply. Almost as deeply as his story itself. He's incredible.
Excellent. One of the best I've seen about this subject. We must not forget
Thank you so much and God bless you. We must not forget what happened. Your sculptures are amazing. A gift to all people..
This is important for everyone to see and understand. The blurred pictures and lack of subtitles DO NOT HELP.
God bless this sweet man. No telling how much he went through and I’m sure some of the things he was put through are still untold til this day. 💔
Oh im sure he has stutf that he repressed
One of the best documentaries I have ever seen. I'll remember this forever.
Thank you Samuel for sharing your story with us must be painful to relive every day, hope the centre for Treblinka goes ahead,more people need to know what happened there and to never ever forget
That man's horrific survival tale of human spirit to push on and save his Mother and Father the cruel truth of seeing his two sisters clothing is understandable in a sense to Me...I hope The World never forgets to remember.
One of the best documentaries!!! The face of the girl with the loaf of bread was one of the most sad and hopeless expression I ever seen. 😢
don't forget the Poles. This is the nation that lost the most people during the Second and First World War. Before that, Poland was occupied by germany, austria and russia for 120 years. During the German-Soviet occupation in the years 1939 - 1945, at least 2.5 million Poles died alone. Even more Jews died because the Germans brought them to Poland from all over Europe. They wanted to exterminate the Jews and the Slavs in the east. They built German extermination camps in Poland. More Jews died in the camps than Slavs, but more Slavs died during the German brutal destruction of Polish and Russian villages and cities and anti-Polish and anti-Russian action. In total, more Slavs died in Europe during World War II than all other nations. Don't forget the Slavs. Moreover, after World War II, the United States gave Eastern Europe to the psychopath Stalin. At that time, America and Western Europe lived prosperously and developed. Throughout the 20th century, the Slavs had their own holocaust. And the Poles themselves since 1772 were still suffering
, when Germany, Austria and Russia began to occupy them.
Thank you, brave Sir, for telling this harrowing, terrible story. The younger generations need to hear the truth!! If society and government continues to water down the TRUTH, history will repeat itself. You’ve made a huge impact on me. I homeschool my children and plan to use this as a history lesson and have them write their feelings and takeaways from it. Much to you and your sweet wife and daughter from NC! God bless you!
God help us should we ever forget! The stories of the millions of Russians, Chinese and Africans murdered by their own Dictators since WWII should also be remembered....humans tend to have very short memories.
Yet we forget over and over again. We never learn.
we have such low tolerance for the discomfort reviewing bad acts gives
As well as the Western powers over other countries.
@@masterbalay Way to go, excusing Russian and Chinese dictatorships by saying well the west did it too. Was Pol Pot a western dictator? When the Russians killed 2 million Afghan civilians, when Mao killed tens of millions of Chinese.
@@scottkrater2131 read my comment again. I am not excluding Russians and Chinese. I wrote that the Western powers are also included. No country is a saint.
Thanks for sharing this horrofic story, everyone needs to learn about history or else run the risk of repeating it. 👍👍
This is just a bunch of Jews talking. Trust that what you will. According to the Bible: "They are liars because their father Satan is a liar." Each one of the Jews featured in this film was payed millions of dollars in reparations from Germany based simply on the story he or she told.
Already has, Jews are doing worse to the people of Palestine.
#FreePalestine
@@fatimaperez9181 No, its the other way around in my view.
❤ I was enthralled by the actual moving pictures of the time. it brought this whole horrific time in history to life for me. This man’s life through the times in the ghetto and death camp can be felt deeply by a more modern generation who forget so easily. Let this never happen again, this evil hatred and prejudice. Let’s learn from their pain and suffering. Thank you to all who helped make this documentary
The level that man can stoop to with the Holocaust was acutely distressing and very disturbing.
May such an atrocity never be repeated !!
Thank you, and may God bless you, Mr. Willenberg. Love, David Tambornino.
I'm so pleased that this wonderful man with his loving family have been able to overcome horror. I wouldn't have had his strength. L'chaim !
This documentary was incredible!
Thank you, dear Samuel, for your great courage, heart, talent, & the fact that you have turned your horrible experiences & pain into something alive & true to share with the whole world.
Many here have commented that we should never forget such horrors so that we won’t allow this to ever happen again.
But it is happening.
Currently in Ukraine & many other places in the world.
We never learn.
With all the respect, there is not even a comparison.
I am interested! Thank you so much for the sculptures! They are amazing!
I was moved to tears, I feel privileged to have heard this story. I hope his harrowing sculptures do end up at Treblinka where they belong.
Thank you for uploading this. We must never forget the horrors of the Nazis, and we must remain mindful of the dangers of modern day fascism.
I AM interested in your sculptures and your story, dear man! And I promise I will go visit . I hope you are around when I do, it would be an honour to hug you, hold your hand and say thank you for sharing your life... in the name of all the souls who died in those camps and along those roads.
🙏 ☮️ ✡️ 🕊 ❤ 🤗 📚
The mother with the premonition to switch places 💔❤️
It truly is a powerful story,but I can't help feeling there's more to his story. Is there a part two?? I would love to hear it🥺
A masterpiece.
I don't often cry but this was incredible.
I will watch this again and again as i know there are parts that my brain didn't process
I will never understand how someone's religion meant they were bad ....it's horrible that this ever happened....I for one will never forget
We are not just a religion. We are a people with a religion.
What he went through and knowing his sisters were murdered is so heartbreaking. My school didn't teach about Treblinka.
don't forget the Poles. This is the nation that lost the most people during the Second and First World War. Before that, Poland was occupied by germany, austria and russia for 120 years. During the German-Soviet occupation in the years 1939 - 1945, at least 2.5 million Poles died alone. Even more Jews died because the Germans brought them to Poland from all over Europe. They wanted to exterminate the Jews and the Slavs in the east. They built German extermination camps in Poland. More Jews died in the camps than Slavs, but more Slavs died during the German brutal destruction of Polish and Russian villages and cities and anti-Polish and anti-Russian action. In total, more Slavs died in Europe during World War II than all other nations. Don't forget the Slavs. Moreover, after World War II, the United States gave Eastern Europe to the psychopath Stalin. At that time, America and Western Europe lived prosperously and developed. Throughout the 20th century, the Slavs had their own holocaust. And the Poles themselves since 1772 were still suffering
, when Germany, Austria and Russia began to occupy them.
We must never forget