On January 27, 1945, Soviet troops liberated Auschwitz-Birkenau, the site of the greatest mass murder in human history, where over 1 million of Hitler’s 6 million Jewish victims perished. As the world commemorates the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau … Continued
Filmed and Edited by Laina Brown, 2016 MRH Participant
Survivors Howard Chandler and Martin Baranek visit the Polish town where they grew up.
Survivor Max Eisen recounts the infamous hanging of four Jewish women in Auschwitz.
Survivor Miriam Zeigler travels back to Auschwitz for the first time since her liberation 70 years ago.
Survivor Mordechai Ronen travels back to Poland and tells his story of survival as part of the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau.
Survivor Stefania Sitbon travels back to Poland to show her daughters where her family was hidden during the war: The Warsaw Zoo.
Angela Orosz travels to Poland to visit her birth place: the notorious Auschwitz Death Camp.
On the eve of the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, five Canadian Holocaust survivors who have participated in the March of the Living share their memories and reflections of Auschwitz-Birkenau and the meaning of this important anniversary.
On the grounds of the notorious death camp, Howard Chandler recounts the murder of his mother and sister and the selection and forced labour he endured as a child in Auschwitz.
Survivor Miriam Zakrojczyk tells Polish high School students in Maków Mazowiecki her story of survival. Miriam’s father was born in Makow.
Survivor Howard Kleinberg was just a teenager when World War II broke out. He recounts how he managed to survive until his liberation.
Survivor Anita Ekstein speaks in Plaszow about Oscar Schindler.
Survivor Anita Ekstein visits the Belzec death camp for the first time to see where her family was murdered.
Mania Hudy tells her story of risking her life and smuggling food into the Warsaw Ghetto for her family during the Holocaust.
Survivors Anita Ekstein and Nate Leipciger visit the Polish cemetery where the victims of the infamous Kielce Pogrom are buried.