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  • Опубліковано 19 сер 2015
  • Interview of Gerda Weissmann Klein from the archive of the USC Shoah Foundation - The Institute for Visual History and Education.
    © 2015 USC Shoah Foundation

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  • @lisacz6607
    @lisacz6607 8 місяців тому +11

    Kurt was the definition of what a real man is supposed to be, and gerda is a strong amazing dignified lady,their kids and grandkids are very lucky to have had those two as parents and grandparents.

    • @lefaguais
      @lefaguais 6 місяців тому

      my thoughts exacty!

  • @NYKali-BJJ
    @NYKali-BJJ 4 роки тому +79

    She’s now 95 an still alive. Proof Warriors never die.

    • @Steve-mg8tc
      @Steve-mg8tc 3 роки тому +2

      She’s dead now.....RIP

    • @jamesmurrell3917
      @jamesmurrell3917 2 роки тому +2

      Yea really strange that lots of these holocaust survivers live a long time

    • @Hethond
      @Hethond 2 роки тому +1

      @@Steve-mg8tc she‘s not.

    • @RD-0101
      @RD-0101 Рік тому

      @@jamesmurrell3917
      It's not strange,because only the fittest and healthiest have survived the Holocaust and the war...so being the healthiest and the fittest,the survivors have lived a long life.

  • @lj9524
    @lj9524 2 роки тому +11

    God rest her soul and bring solace and comfort to her family and friends. I understand she just pasted away 4/9/22. A truly beautiful human being🌹🌹🌹🌹

  • @capefox8321
    @capefox8321 3 роки тому +33

    I read her autobiography, "All But My Life". An amazing woman.

    • @sabreecarpenter4285
      @sabreecarpenter4285 4 місяці тому

      My sister found her book at a motel book swap library. I've read it 3 times. Those boots saved her life.

  • @HaleiwaGirl808
    @HaleiwaGirl808 2 роки тому +8

    What an extraordinary human being. I’m just in tears watching her story now that she’s passed away. As a Jehovah’s Witness, there were lots of our people in the holocaust as well so I’ve been reading about it my whole life but her story just makes me cry. Why did this have to happen. We will never know but we can always remember! We must educate everyone about this horrific time. It is so important! We will never forget!

    • @sdawg573
      @sdawg573 Рік тому

      how and when did she pass away?

  • @thelowground7741
    @thelowground7741 4 роки тому +39

    She is not just an idol for women, she is an idol to every human being. I myself could never muster up the amount of strength, endurence, and will she used to survive. Gerda you are amazing and a romodel to everyone. God bless you.

  • @mfjdv2020
    @mfjdv2020 6 років тому +54

    Dear Gerda Weissmann ... I just want to take you in my arms and hug you close. I have no words, for what you and your family and all the other prisoners suffered. But the way you tell your story, I feel I was right there by your side all the way. God Bless You

    • @wlouise1960
      @wlouise1960 3 роки тому +1

      My Heart is with you and all who went through that dreadful, nightmare. I have asked Why a thousand times!!🇺🇸🙏🙏🙏❤️

    • @karinberryman2009
      @karinberryman2009 Рік тому

      The same. She thought she wasn’t pretty but had the loveliest of faces I’ve ever seen (& I’ve been around a good number of decades). She was free of guile, truly. What she wouldn’t say was written on her face. Her children have had 2 incredible parents. I do know though that her trauma and psychological scarring would’ve manifested themselves in nightmares and deep depression throughout her life. mfjdville we must recognise the beauty in everyone we encounter, we might realise too late many of our acquaintances was an angel in disguise.

  • @erinlevere6881
    @erinlevere6881 5 років тому +41

    I met her when I was in high school. My teacher brought her in to meet us.

    • @ShrekkerMon
      @ShrekkerMon 4 роки тому +8

      Same, I met her at my Highschool, such a strong soul.

    • @erinlevere6881
      @erinlevere6881 4 роки тому +6

      This was back in the 90s

    • @ShrekkerMon
      @ShrekkerMon 4 роки тому +5

      Erin levere I think I met her around 2010ish, in Bellingham.

    • @erinlevere6881
      @erinlevere6881 4 роки тому +4

      @@ShrekkerMon wow great she was still alive than

    • @HaleiwaGirl808
      @HaleiwaGirl808 2 роки тому +2

      What an honor 🥰

  • @meirwise1107
    @meirwise1107 3 роки тому +19

    Who the hell can give this the thumbs down. ( maybe neo-nazis). As soon as she started talking about her father I broke down.

  • @michaelhenicker
    @michaelhenicker 3 роки тому +18

    What a wonderful woman! Her testimony has been of the greatest importance. We must never forget that horror.

  • @anonattorneyspokesperson5892
    @anonattorneyspokesperson5892 Рік тому +7

    I just finished reading her book. Can't even imagine going through half she went through. She lost everyone she loved:(

  • @djholliday4413
    @djholliday4413 2 роки тому +14

    Mrs. Gerda Klein is a hero of mine. I cannot describe just how much her testimony has touched me, & blessed my life. I am currently reading her book All But My Life. She is a phenomenal woman. An amazing human being. A courageous & beautiful survivor. A proud American. I am waiting on Spielberg to make a movie based on Gerda's life, and the love story of Gerda & Kurt. Forget the fiction of The Notebook...Kurt & Gerda are real, true love. Proof of soul mates. We must never forget the Shoah. Today, antisemitism is rearing its ugly head. We must stand and be counted. Stand against racism, persecution, and discrimination. Remember truth. 🙏🏻🇺🇲✌🇮🇱

  • @olsontd1
    @olsontd1 7 років тому +51

    One of the great women across two centuries.

    • @KringeBoy_Productions
      @KringeBoy_Productions 7 років тому

      Terrance Olson

    • @olsontd1
      @olsontd1 7 років тому +12

      Regarding the standards by which I praise Gerda Weissmann Klein: There are many, and specific examples do not include the fact that she survived the Holocaust. In her own words, she testifies that compared to those who lost their lives, "I am no better." But examples that endear me to her life include 1) Exhibiting a spirit of humility & gratitude for her blessings, rather than bitterness regarding the trials in her life; 2) Her reverence for life and relationships--people matter to her. 3) Her attempted nurturance of and loyalty to those with whom she labored in slave labor situations and "death marches;" 4) Her establishing, with her husband (now deceased), a foundation to assist those faced with tragedy and other trials and tribulations; 5) Her openness about her early years and her maturing past complaining as a youth about spending "Another boring evening at home": 6). Her writings to young and old that uplift and encourage; 7) Her availability and willingness to be a witness to history to those who wish to learn about the holocaust and the value of family. Her post-holocaust journey to America and marriage to the soldier who rescued her heighten the possibility for anyone and everyone to never give up.

    • @marcopolokitty
      @marcopolokitty 7 років тому +2

      Helmut Sonntag : 💩💩💩💩

    • @joywisdom6598
      @joywisdom6598 7 років тому +3

      Helmut Sonntag you are not nice 😳 , Helmut you have an ugly interior / soul , you are a standard of evil. A fact not an opinion , are you a Nazi ?

    • @carlagoncalves531
      @carlagoncalves531 6 років тому

      She is indeed Terrence. And those who can't appreciate her humanism are sad creature and I wonder what they are doing looking at these videos.

  • @carolyndutton2851
    @carolyndutton2851 Рік тому +3

    She said she wasn't a pretty young girl. My goodness, she was beautiful and remained beautiful both inside and out. I have listened to hundreds of testimonies. This one was unforgettable...they are all precious.

  • @carlagoncalves531
    @carlagoncalves531 6 років тому +25

    This is one if not the most amazing story I ever listen...thanks Gerda. You blessed by God and you were chosen to tell the story. It was a privilege to listen to your story. I hope I could ever be so strong even just a little as you...your family is so lucky for have you

    • @wardog2016
      @wardog2016 4 роки тому +1

      I agree 100% ..Well said

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      @Soulshine2018 Рік тому

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      @Soulshine2018 Рік тому

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      @Soulshine2018 Рік тому

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      @Soulshine2018 Рік тому

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  • @bevroberts8440
    @bevroberts8440 5 років тому +11

    Such a dear dear lady. Mrs. Weissmann, I am so very glad that your dreams of a life, marriage, children and grandchildren came true. I don't know how anyone could survive the horrors you have been through, but I respect and admire you so very much for your positive outlook.

  • @Ozefan2580
    @Ozefan2580 3 роки тому +8

    What an amazing lady. She overcame so much, and survived to triumph by having a good life and a loving family. Her autobiography is incredible and leaves an impact. She is a national treasure. Bless her.

  • @cindyhalpern3187
    @cindyhalpern3187 Рік тому +2

    She gave an excellent narrative, the best I have heard, and I have heard many testimonies .
    I am so glad she realized her dream to become both a mother and a writer!
    Thank you!

  • @cynthiafritze7418
    @cynthiafritze7418 5 років тому +20

    This is too hard to take in. The brutality. This woman is amazing

  • @maryjanemorse7879
    @maryjanemorse7879 3 роки тому +5

    I just bought her book All But My Life on Amazon Kindle. It’s amazing. My heart goes out to you. I hope you and your husband are well. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @joywisdom6598
    @joywisdom6598 7 років тому +20

    My heart & love goes out to this lovely brave woman , who has suffered so & all those who suffer in the same way , no matter race or religion ! 😇 Blessings for this woman & her family.

  • @Albertwilight
    @Albertwilight 5 років тому +7

    This video was literally recorded on the same day as my birthday. WOW. What a coincidence.

  • @randymorgan7133
    @randymorgan7133 Рік тому +2

    What an amazing woman. If you haven't read her book " you need to. ALL BUT MY LIFE. I have it, and read it ever winter and it never gets old..it's very inspiring, it's Extremely sad , and on the edge of your seat.. Book and an amazing Love story too....

  • @shayekisitu
    @shayekisitu 6 років тому +13

    She is truly an amazing woman.

  • @letsbereal9455
    @letsbereal9455 Рік тому +1

    A wonderful, gracious woman. May humanity be blessed with more women like Gerda.

  • @joanflint7209
    @joanflint7209 3 роки тому +3

    Good interviewer..didn't interrupt. Calming voice of the witness.

  • @sugibeed
    @sugibeed 7 років тому +28

    What a beautiful lady.

  • @emmaburgess4320
    @emmaburgess4320 5 років тому +9

    My heart breaks more each story of a survivors I listen to but the way you do it is also like I’m sitting there and you are talking just to me.. I heard of your documentary and that it was going to be on HBO back in the late 90s so I called that day and subscribed and I must have watched it a dozen times .. I could say the words before you spoke them.. you brought not only your story but those of friends and what true friendship is all about .. although I’m gentile I have been a student of the Holocaust since I was 16 yrs old and I’m now 70 .. I have read watched everything I could about this and I’m afraid to say it but today in the United States we have to worry for our population of Jews , and other minorities ! For to be silent is to condone .. NEVER AGAIN!! Much love to you and your family ..

  • @hitchheike2
    @hitchheike2 7 років тому +24

    Thank you . you are an amazing beautiful, strong and kind women . Thank you for sharing your story . God bless you and your family. You are an inspiration to all.

  • @srichey444
    @srichey444 Рік тому +1

    For some reason this Beautiful, Eloquent, Poised, and Loving Woman came to my Memory this Morning and I decided to look her up. I heard her story over 20+ years ago as a child in the 90's and she has always been imbedded in my heart because she reminds me so very much of my own Mother who survived Jim Crow in the South. I just realized today is 4/9/2023 and not only is it Easter today, but it is a Holy Day for the 3 major Religions: Christianity is celebrating Easter, Jews are celebrating the Passover, and Muslims are celebrating Ramadan all simultaneously. This is an occurrence that only happens every 33 years!!!! Whoa! 😮 Furthermore, my birthday is on the 9th. I'm so happy that her latter days were better than her former. God is a true Kinsman Redeemer. 🙏🏽 I can't wait to hug her in Heaven. 🫂 Rest In Eternal Peace Beloved. 💕✨💕

  • @virpikoivukoski-makela4936
    @virpikoivukoski-makela4936 3 роки тому +4

    Love to listen you, dear lovely Gerda❤

  • @miguelpena545
    @miguelpena545 7 років тому +13

    This woman is a powerful lovely woman who has survived one of the most dangerous wars ever and should be praised. I currently am working on a project on the book that she has wrote because she is an amazing person.

  • @LM-hv9xm
    @LM-hv9xm 3 роки тому +2

    To see all this..... and not break and to continue living and living and raising a family and telling your story over and over again. We must not repeat this.

  • @harrywilson404
    @harrywilson404 3 роки тому +4

    What a fascinating lady, so much depth!

  • @fredmcelroy2839
    @fredmcelroy2839 3 роки тому +3

    There is a surreal feeling listening to her story. It's amazing and I cannot fatham the pain she endured.

  • @raycortopassi4030
    @raycortopassi4030 7 років тому +13

    Thank you for such a touching testimony. It's heart warming to see how much this lady has overcome. A beautiful couple and family.

  • @ladydar69pluto76
    @ladydar69pluto76 16 днів тому

    When she talks about dreaming of her homecoming........I'll bet when she went to heaven that's exactly what it was like for her. xo I hope everyone was there waiting for her, just like she dreamed it would be. xo RIP amazing woman xo

  • @seemarajderkar3019
    @seemarajderkar3019 3 роки тому +4

    Hats off to you, dear Gerda Klein!!
    Your courage and endurance is amazing!!
    I Wish you and your saviour....... your husband Kurt Klein, a long, peaceful and happy life.
    Your lifestory is a perfect film material !!
    May God bless this lovely couple !!
    However, one point about this video...... It is extremely difficult to hear clearly, even on High volume.
    English subtitles would have been most welcome.

  • @Aozziegamer99
    @Aozziegamer99 6 місяців тому +2

    Extremely articulate woman. Inspirational. How tragic that Israel is now being prosecuted for war crimes.

  • @cynthiafritze7418
    @cynthiafritze7418 5 років тому +14

    She is alive still ❤
    None of us can really and truly wrap our heads around what these people went thru. From living a lovely decent life and then the brutality. How did they do it?

    • @blondambition1223
      @blondambition1223 2 роки тому

      She died 😢 either today or yesterday

    • @cynthiafritze7418
      @cynthiafritze7418 2 роки тому +1

      @@blondambition1223 I'm sorry to hear that. An beautiful amazing woman. A horrible story to tell but so glad she got to tell it here

    • @blondambition1223
      @blondambition1223 2 роки тому

      @@cynthiafritze7418 absolutely agree

  • @jeancarson7281
    @jeancarson7281 3 роки тому +1

    Amazing interview and the interviewer was great as well

  • @poghonme7132
    @poghonme7132 2 роки тому +1

    Am touched, amazed at her strength and bravery to calmly her story as she does ♥️♥️♥️
    Thanks for making me understand, in Africa we haven't Heard so much about this horror in these details I get in all the testimonies have Heard here

  • @russbentley7677
    @russbentley7677 3 роки тому +3

    eating snow will make you thirsty... many moments in your story like that one... so strong in my memory now Nikos Kazantzakis said, The ephemeral moment, so simple and human, suddenly assumes scope and intensity.

  • @juliaturner6658
    @juliaturner6658 2 роки тому +1

    What an amazing, articulate, graceful human being.

  • @alanmontgomery1386
    @alanmontgomery1386 2 роки тому

    All I can say is Thank you for telling this and may all your days left be at peace and with God.

  • @shelleyw.7707
    @shelleyw.7707 14 днів тому

    "So am I". That's when I started bawling.

  • @user-tt5li8hf2f
    @user-tt5li8hf2f 6 років тому +8

    I think this was filmed 23 years ago so this lady may be deceased now.
    Thankfully, we have her shoah.
    May the world never forget.

    • @BuckyBrown-lt4ry
      @BuckyBrown-lt4ry 6 років тому

      Did she stoop for a dime?

    • @jakejhons5138
      @jakejhons5138 6 років тому +2

      Actually as of March 6 2018 she is stil alive. She is 93 now. On a side note, i believe we should have dropped an atom bomb in every German city and town.

    • @nadiaakameli
      @nadiaakameli 6 років тому +1

      she is still very much alive, she lives in Arizona.

    • @TheraP2014
      @TheraP2014 5 років тому

      Gerda is still alive and was interviewed in 2016, and as beautiful as ever. www.leadingauthorities.com/speakers/video/hatred-tyranny-continue-every-day

    • @poojagb
      @poojagb 3 роки тому +2

      She’s still alive! 97 years of age.

  • @MaxPower-xm6ss
    @MaxPower-xm6ss 2 роки тому +2

    RIP Gerda

  • @larriveeman
    @larriveeman 3 роки тому +1

    we need more like her

  • @cynthiafritze7418
    @cynthiafritze7418 5 років тому +10

    This is too painful to listen to all at once.. even for me an American christian. How could the German people let something like this happen? So brutal

    • @Willy_Tepes
      @Willy_Tepes 3 роки тому

      You have been lied to.

    • @cynthiafritze7418
      @cynthiafritze7418 3 роки тому +1

      @@Willy_Tepes by who?

    • @not_the_vampire
      @not_the_vampire 3 роки тому

      I don't know how exactly it happened in Germany, but just over the past 10 years here in the states, I've seen a massive shift in the way people talk about and treat their neighbors. I understand it comes from "both sides," but in my personal experience, I've gone from being called a liberal coward who doesn't 'get it' to a baby-eating demon worshipper who hates this country and should be shot. This obviously isn't a part of my daily discourse, fortunately, but more recently I have found that people get much more hostile if the topic of politics comes up. It's both depressing and frightening.

    • @cynthiafritze7418
      @cynthiafritze7418 2 роки тому

      @@not_the_vampire the US is headed in a very bad direction. I once asked how Germany could let the Holocaust happen but I see now how it happens because it's happening here.

    • @barbaraoshea7701
      @barbaraoshea7701 6 місяців тому

  • @mariapezzano204
    @mariapezzano204 3 роки тому +1

    i love her very much....nuff said

  • @DeeMontezx1
    @DeeMontezx1 4 роки тому +5

    HOSEA 6:2 Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds. 2After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His presence! The Jewish people will be raised up! Praise Yeshua Hamashiach!!

  • @winnietheshrew2957
    @winnietheshrew2957 5 років тому +14

    Too bad the volume is so low I can hardly her speak :(

    • @tressabaker6514
      @tressabaker6514 3 роки тому

      I agree! It seems that the audio is always very low on all these Videos. :(

  • @notspongebobsquarepants3028
    @notspongebobsquarepants3028 6 років тому +8

    She's beautiful ❤️

  • @anklebiter9116
    @anklebiter9116 3 роки тому +2

    It's sad people thumb up such atrocities as this. Get a heart.

    • @enness615
      @enness615 2 роки тому

      The thumbs up are likes it helps these videos get popular on youtube, more likes the better.

  • @hockeygirl8401
    @hockeygirl8401 День тому

    Wow Julie looks so much like her great grandmother whom she has never known

  • @ft-je3rs
    @ft-je3rs 2 роки тому +1

    May she rest in peace

  • @rithvikmuthyalapati9754
    @rithvikmuthyalapati9754 3 роки тому +1

    Quite a coincidence that the interview was conducted on December 7th.

  • @luisacarrasco6883
    @luisacarrasco6883 3 роки тому +1

    PORQUÉ NOOO ESTÁN DISPONIBLES LOS SUBTITULOS EN ESPAÑOL????

  • @MsBear3333
    @MsBear3333 3 роки тому +1

    Love! xxx ooo

  • @flowersforthedead5182
    @flowersforthedead5182 Рік тому +1

    That raspberry was worth an eternity more than a jewel of the same size.

  • @frankfernandes2906
    @frankfernandes2906 4 роки тому +2

    I wish the speech was clearer & louder

  • @chaspfrank
    @chaspfrank 4 роки тому +4

    Why is has no movie been made of Gerda and Kurts lives??????

    • @TheRodgersCenter
      @TheRodgersCenter  4 роки тому +3

      There is a short movie called "One Survivor Remembers," based on Gerda's book "All But My Life." It won an Academy Award for best documentary (short subject) in 1996.

  • @dovidkupchik4062
    @dovidkupchik4062 2 роки тому

    how can I contact gerda weissmann klein?

  • @sleeplessdreamer1814
    @sleeplessdreamer1814 Рік тому +1

    Why don't we have required study of the Holocaust in every American school? These testimonies would be wonderfu.

  • @StephenS-2024
    @StephenS-2024 2 роки тому +2

    She just died April 3, 2022. That's all I'm saying.

  • @paperchain1239
    @paperchain1239 2 роки тому +1

    Really should have showed this ladyrespect with a good sound system.
    Unbelievable.

  • @englishlady8863
    @englishlady8863 Рік тому +1

    She looks like her mother.

  • @maisenbrown196
    @maisenbrown196 4 роки тому +1

    The audio with her is horrible. The interviewer is a lot better...wish other way around

  • @luzalgarin9518
    @luzalgarin9518 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you so much for sharing with me an infamous fragment of the Hitler's Nazi horrendous regimen.
    It must have been a painful odyssey it is to recollect such memories and to recount them.
    The crimes and cruelties committed against my sons and daughters, my fathers and mothers, my brothers and sisters hurt me deeply, regardless their ethnicity and nationality.
    In Isaiah 2: 4, Jehovah God, the Creator and Source of life, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, promises:
    "He will be judge among the nations and will settle matters in relation to many peoples. They will turn their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning shears. The nations will no longer raise their swords against each other and learn no more to wage war."
    My immediate neighbors are Jews and I am a Jehovah's Witness.
    Their hearts are superior than pure gold by far. They are extremely kind.
    The gentleman takes care of my trash can every Wednesday without my asking him to do so. They are lovely human beings, and they are not in need of the smallest improvement.

  • @emely1271
    @emely1271 5 місяців тому

    30:07

  • @tesss.9505
    @tesss.9505 3 роки тому +3

    Came to watch...could not hear...left 😐

  • @MsBear3333
    @MsBear3333 3 роки тому +1

    Please read Isaiah 53 A.K.J.V. my loves!

  • @kristine6996
    @kristine6996 5 місяців тому

    🙌🏼 After the 7th of October 🇮🇱

  • @davidhill5684
    @davidhill5684 2 роки тому +1

    Why all the irrelevant questions? Is this just time wasting?

  • @maxiscoozuba4338
    @maxiscoozuba4338 6 років тому +2

    These stories are of the greatest importance . I cannot believe the terrible quality. The interviewer is loud and clear but Gerda is barely audible. Very unprofessional.

    • @natethegreat709
      @natethegreat709 3 роки тому +1

      okay and. your not going to respect her. 1. She is older and probably cant talk as loud. 2. Its an older video so the sound quailty could be messed up. just shut up and respect the video

  • @Billionairesclub88
    @Billionairesclub88 3 роки тому +3

    Who here from school

    • @koolkid4383
      @koolkid4383 3 роки тому +9

      nobody you loser

    • @mysterypancake5914
      @mysterypancake5914 3 роки тому +8

      yeah idiot

    • @natethegreat709
      @natethegreat709 3 роки тому +7

      no and who cares

    • @bobslopper8247
      @bobslopper8247 3 роки тому +7

      I am bob slopper. I am a 56 year old wanted felon.

    • @cooliokid6721
      @cooliokid6721 3 роки тому +8

      bro this is a holocaust video your supposed to be sad not asking who is here from school you walking peanut