Holocaust Survivor Lotte Schmerzler | Last Chance Testimony Collection | USC Shoah Foundation
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- Опубліковано 10 кві 2023
- Holocaust survivor, Lotte Schmerzler, was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany in 1928. She was interviewed in 2019 as part of USC Shoah Foundation’s Last Chance Testimony Collection Initiative.
There are 50,000 Holocaust survivors living in the United States today. Many of them have never shared their stories. As long as there are still Holocaust witnesses ready to speak, their voices must be heard. Time is running out. We must act now to collect the remaining testimonies of Holocaust witnesses, before it is too late. USC Shoah Foundation’s Last Chance Testimony Collection Initiative is a surge to film survivor (and other witness) testimonies. To schedule an interview for yourself or somebody you know, please complete the form available at sfi.usc.edu/last-chance.
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I am so thankful to The USC Shoah Foundation for making these records available to us through UA-cam. They seem to continue the interview form from the 1990s so these records can all be compiled. As a genealogist, I find that the finer details of life are rarely preserved. These records are not only collecting data, but also nuances of the interviewee’s history and personality that would be lost in a typical interview format. It’s clear that a lot of preparation went into readying the witness for giving this testimony. We are so fortunate to have access to these.
Such a marvellous human being xx Kudos for getting on that boat!!
Wonderful lady, a tale of strength.
Getting through the interviewers constant (mostly unnecessary) questions was a challenge, but other than this, it was a great testimony to what had happened during that time.
WOW! do I ever agree! this interview could have been more painless if given in better order, and shorter. Not only for the poor elder woman (Litte), trying to cope with all these intricate questioning, which was taking a toll on her. But also the harsh length it took on us, the readers, reading her story. It was a good story, however. Just a bit choppy.
I want to hear thier stories but I agree this interviewer is asking the same question different ways I don't know....I had to skip thru it
I agree. I’ve watched numerous accounts. In my opinion the most effective interviews are the ones where the interviewee is allowed to speak freely and tell the story on their own. These interviews seem to have been structured in a way to prompt memories. I have found that these survivors need no help recounting the most relevant parts of their stories, regardless of age. How does one forget such traumatic events?
Can't they find better interviewers? Let the people tell their story's
When you listen carefully, you realise this is a great interviewer! She succeeds in sparking memories that Ms Schmerzler didn't even remember she had.
Thank you ❤
These people conducting the interviews. Most of them so annoying. Including this one. Insignificant questions. Interrupting the witness constantly to ask for insignificant information. Let the witness speak.
I mean to be fair. This survivor is slurring and looking aggravated with most of the questions
@@Jerseyboondocks That’s because the questions were annoying and not important. “this I cannot tell you” is an a honest reply. The interviewer talking about her mother’s intelligence even got on my nerves.
I agree. She needs to shut up and let the story be told.
@@Ladybird1967 The point is to get as full of an account as possible. This isn’t story time to entertain you. It’s a historical record where as much detail as possible is critical.
@@Trenton.Dbut it’s the interviewee’s story to tell. She seemed annoyed by a lot of the questions. How is annoying a trauma survivor beneficial in any way? We’re not necessarily entitled to her personal trauma. It’s her story to tell the way she sees fit even if it leaves gaps. What’s most important is the listener connecting with the survivor in order to be able to empathize what so many survivors experienced. With this clinical cold way of interviewing its diminishing returns IMHO.
Intrusive interviewer! Let her remember and talk!
Best interviewer! She succeeds in sparking memories that Ms Schmerzler didn't even remember she had.
That breaks my heart -but what a wonderful lady
This interviewer is so rude and obnoxious!
Show some respect for this survivor!
❤❤❤❤
Don’t the interviewers look at their reviews? Terrible!
There was indeed a lot of resistance in germany.
With due respect to Lotte, I HAD to stop watching as it was dragging on and her not remembering this or that was not keeping me engaged. Her slurred speech at times with the long pauses was too much. Some of the questions asked were causing her to lose her focus. The interviewer needs more experience and a better list of pertinent questions to ask. I've listened to hundreds of survivor interviews and this one needed help.
I’ve seen allot of these interviews and I understand why they collect all the background information but I don’t care about the persons uncle Fred’s shoe size and eye color. Get rid of that stuff and get deeper into the important things from history
I am différent.
I want to know all the details, and I found her interview engaging, and her story very important.
pensionnaire- boarder (i.e. in a boarding house)
15 minutes in and I'm about ready to screem, the interviewer is horrible!
Anuddah survivor?
Six million? Those are rookie numbers.
These videos are 25-30 years old. Most of these people are deceased.
@@RowanWarren78 missing the point of my comment entirely
@Dante The Racist Badger best I can do is 100k and even then I'm taking a huge risk
Maybe they should have kept there guns 🤔 ?
Absolutely
I watch testimonies of survival. Cannot understand how the Jewish faith can support abortion. Kate, NICU nurse, retired.
As someone who is not Jewish I cannot speak to what the faith believes. However as a Christian I cannot understand how anyone can support abortion. Especially now that the medical profession is advanced anough to hear prenatal heart beats, see 3D sonogram videos and operations have been completed in the womb.
Actually let me amend my previous statement. It’s fairly easy to understand the reason people support abortion. In a word, Hedonism! People want nothing but pleasure. Me, me, me, me that’s their whole world.
Thank God you're retired, Kate🧐 Move along now... 🙄
@@mrbatman4robin you’re going to cling to the “her own body” argument. I guess there is something to be said for beating a dead horse. When a woman’s body consists of 4 arms, 4 legs, two hearts, four eyes, two separate nervous systems and two completely separate DNA sequences, then she can do what she wants with her body. As that is not the case, the argument is void and she can indeed do what she wants with her body but not her child’s body. Furthermore, the “she can do what she wants” argument does not negate consequences of those decisions. If she wanted to drive drunk and she killed herself or someone else no one would make the argument “she did what she wanted with her body”.
@@Danarchy3 wow!
I can't understand how you are so insensitive to post anything like that here!