Childhood Before the War

Explore Holocaust survivors’ memories of childhood before persecution—their families, friendships, schools, and everyday lives before everything changed.

Arie S Holocaust Survivor Testimony

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Arie S.

In Arie Holocaust Survivor Testimony, Arie reflects on the devastating impact of Nazi occupation on his childhood and family, describing the fear, uncertainty, and constant danger faced by Jewish families...
Celia Kenner Holocaust Survivor

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Celia

In Celia Holocaust Survivor Testimony, Celia shares the painful memories of growing up as a Jewish child during the Holocaust, living in constant fear as Nazi persecution tore families apart...

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Freddy

Freddy Schreiber was born in Vienna in 1932. He was just six years old when Hitler annexed Austria in 1938, abruptly ending his childhood. Almost overnight, friends turned against him,...

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Guitel

Guitel recounts her childhood in Paris during the Second World War. She reflects on her family life, her neighborhood in the Marais district, and the Vel’ d’Hiv roundup, during which...
Jack Holocaust Survivor Testimony

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Jack

Jack's Holocaust Survivor Testimony is a breathtaking story of physical and spiritual resistance. After narrowly escaping execution at a mass grave, Jack survived the Pionki labor camp and spent a...

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Jackie

Today, in Paris, Jackie, born in Warsaw in 1924, shares her story. She arrived in France at the age of three and grew up in Paris’s 19th arrondissement. As a...
Jeannette Holocaust survivor

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Jeanette

Jeanette's Holocaust Survivor Testimony (Jeanette Spiegel) reveals the "Kindertransport Paradox." After escaping Vienna for the perceived safety of Belgium, Jeanette was caught in the Nazi dragnet and deported to Auschwitz....
Jerry Holocaust Survivor Testimony

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Jerry

Jerry’s Holocaust survivor testimony traces a journey from a happy childhood in Czechoslovakia through Auschwitz, forced marches, and the rebuilding of a life rooted in faith and hope. Born Gedalia...

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Julia

Julia Salomón de Cohen was born in 1935 in Pristina, in what was then Yugoslavia. She was still a young child when the Holocaust shattered her world. At the end...

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Marie

Marie was born on April 8, 1936, in Brussels, Belgium, the youngest of three children in a family of Russian and Polish origin. Her early childhood was marked by warmth...

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Miriam K

Miriam's Holocaust survivor testimony documents the harrowing journey from the Kovno Ghetto to the Stutthof concentration camp. This unique first-hand account explores the "unseen" acts of resistance and the sheer...
Rabbi Nisen Mengel Holocaust survivor

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Nissen

Nissen Mangel's Holocaust survivor testimony tells the story of the youngest child to survive the selections of Dr. Josef Mengele. This powerful first-hand account follows his journey from Bratislava to...

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