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Sarah Popowski describes how her mother made the decision to leave her village and go to a labor camp as a volunteer rather than be rounded up by the Nazis.

Sarah Popowski describes what life was like for her mother in a Nazi labor camp in Poland and the cruel policies of the guards. Content Warning: This clip contains a description of violence against a…

Susan Berman discusses how her family learned about the death of her grandparents who died by the hands of the Nazis during the Holocaust.

Marcel Kohler describes hearing from his parents of a relative that had been sent to a concentration camp, but made it out alive.

Tosia Schneider describes the agricultural labor camp where she was sent along with her brother.

Edward Francell describes his Aunt Yvonne's experience in Auschwitz.

Norbert Friedman describes the tattoo he received upon entering the first camp and the cruelty waged by camp commanders.

Murray Lynn describes conditions in the cattle cars.

Murray Lynn describes the last time he saw his mother and younger brothers at Auschwitz.

Norbert Friedman describes his final days as a prisoner of the Nazis. The approach of the Allied troops prompted the camp guards to lead prisoners on death marches away from the battle front.

Norbert Friedman, a survivor of eleven camps, describes the process of moving from one camp to another.

Andre Kessler describes the slave labor camp Transnistria, where his father was imprisoned and forced to do labor.

Andre Kessler describes his father's changed appearance after returning from a labor camp.

In this clip, M. Alexis Scott describes how her father, W. A. Scott III, got involved in Holocaust Education.