70 STORIES OF AUSCHWITZ

By USC Shoah Foundation

USC Shoah Foundation

On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, listen to the testimonies of 70 Holocaust survivors, drawn from the Visual History Archive at USC Shoah Foundation, as they recall their personal experiences in the Nazi extermination camp.

Story 1 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Ben Sonnenschein on Building Auschwitz, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 2 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Margaret Kulik on arriving to Auschwitz, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 3 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Ellis Lewin on arriving at Auschwitz, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 4 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Erna Anolik on Camp Intake Procedures, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 5 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Ella Davis on Arriving to Auschwitz, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 6 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Victor Schnell on Arriving to Auschwitz, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 7 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Tadeusz Debski on Arriving to Auschwitz, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 8 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Leo Bach on the Selection Process in Auschwitz, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 9 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Michael Zylberberg on Destruction of Crematoriums, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 10 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Lilli Weismann on Surviving Auschwitz with Her Sisters, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 11 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Roman Kent on Arrival to Auschwitz, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 12 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Fred Agar on Camp Intake Procedures, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 13 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Dennis Urstein on Working in Auschwitz II-Birkenau, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 14 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Agnes Kun on Forced Labor, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 15 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Hana Gruna on a Friend’s Small Action, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 16 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Linda Breder on Abuse in Auschwitz, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 17 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Iby Amaratji on Forced Labor, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 18 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Livia Bitton-Jackson on Josef Mengele, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 19 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Elsa Breuer on Camp Hunger, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 20 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Lilly Cash on Being Saved by Her Sister, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 21 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Herman Gottesman, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 22 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Louis Micheels, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 23 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Adora Kun, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 24 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Dario Gabbai, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 25 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Itka Zygmuntowicz, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 26 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Teofil Modelski, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 27 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Josef Baumgarten, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 28 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Clare Winter on the Loss of Loved Ones, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 29 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Tema Cukier on Friendship, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 30 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Menachem Rubin, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 31 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Anna Zaryn, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 32 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Noemi Ban, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 33 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Mihaly Templer, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 34 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Frieda Aaron on Camp Illness, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 35 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Lola Berliner on Camp Disease, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 36 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Julia Lentini, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 37 on 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Edith Kaufman, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 38 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: William Abraham, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 39 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Dina Gottliebova Babbitt, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 40 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Shirly Berger, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 41 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Hansi Keating, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 42 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Benjamin Jacobs on working as a dentist, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 43 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Zalman Finkelstein, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 44 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Kaz Wolff-Zdzienicki, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 45 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Rena Finder, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 46 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Celina Biniaz, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 47 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Annetta Able, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 48 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Louis Bannet on Music in the Camp, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 49 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Wellesina McCrary on Camp Illness, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 50 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Eugene Zinn, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 51 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Herschel Balter on Music in the Camp, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 52 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Anna Heilman on resistance in Auschwitz, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 53 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Huguette Frank on suffering and death in Auschwitz, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 54 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Rachel Amit on pregnancy in the Camp, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 55 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Sientje Backer, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 56 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Branko Lustig, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 57 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Moses Kantorowitz on stealing food, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 58 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Henry Kress on seeing his sister, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 59 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Erwin Herling on evacuating the Camp, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 60 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Lina Jackson recalling the death march, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 61 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: John Bergeisen, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 62 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Helena Silvers, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 63 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Tova Friedman, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 64 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Miriam Ziegler, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 65 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Eva Kor on her child's camp experience, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 66 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Marta Wise on camp selections, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 67 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Eva Slonim on experiments and brutal treatment, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 68 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Paula Lebovics, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 69 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Kitty Hart-Moxon, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Story 70 of 70 Stories of Auschwitz: Adrienne Friede-Krausz, USC Shoah Foundation, From the collection of: USC Shoah Foundation
Show lessRead more
Credits: Story

USC Shoah Foundation — The Institute for Visual History and Education is dedicated to making audio-visual interviews with survivors and other witnesses of the Holocaust and other genocides, a compelling voice for education and action.​

USC Shoah Foundation
The Institute for Visual History and Education
650 West 35th Street, Suite 114
Los Angeles, CA 90089-2571
1 (213) 740-6001
© 2007–2015 -
​See more at: http://sfi.usc.edu

Credits: All media
The story featured may in some cases have been created by an independent third party and may not always represent the views of the institutions, listed below, who have supplied the content.
USC Shoah Foundation
USC Shoah Foundation
Explore more
Related theme
Stories of the Holocaust
Remembering those who lost their lives at the hands of the Nazis
View theme

Interested in Travel?

Get updates with your personalized Culture Weekly

No, thanks
Sign up now

You are all set!

Your first Culture Weekly will arrive this week.

Ok
Home
Discover
Play
Nearby
Favorites