Stephen Fry on Who Do You Think You Are - (6/6)

[felixbuller]

I want to say thank you to Stephen Fry! It is a wonderful show and he is actually brave to want to open up to the world and reveal that much about himself. I adore the man, he is a great inspiration and role-model to both me, and I imagine a lot of people, all over the world. And YES this generation is lucky.. To have someone like Stephen Fry! Love from Denmark!

[mclaarson]

Whoever wants to delete this because of copy-right is an anti-Semitic.

[wttwmusic]

SF: "Our generation, you know, we don't know we're born, as the old saying goes. We've never had to work as hard as our ancestors. We've never had to suffer as deeply as our ancestors. We've never been treated like our ancestors. Yeah, we talk about how there's no respect anymore, but actually, our lives, in the most fundamental ways, are more respected, now, as lives, and our, you know, existences are more respected than ever our ancestors were. So, there's much to be proud and pleased with."

[rogues70]

I have cried and that says a number of things to me. One, the film was excellently made. A story told with due diligence and two that I agree wholeheartedly with Stephen's sentiment and comments about how lucky we are in some parts of the world today and how much respect we actually have as beings in a society that actually to a much greater degree cares what happens to each and every one of us. It's such a disgusting pity that some want to return us to world riven with hatred and death.

[wolfenriroar]

Seeing Stephen Fry have a moment was very sobering. It's just another reminder of why we should ever let the past repeat. The Holocaust was truly one of the darkest moments in human history.

[YisraelOrBust]

Superb story!

[Sciencespipo]

As many posts here have said, I want to imagine that Pavel survived. Sure it's not very likely but it's possible. Since we'll never know, I want to think he was happy with lots of kids of his own living a long and full life.

[Geense1963]

A very nice documentary about Stehpen's ancestors. I did some family research myself here in the Netherlands and I went back to about 1600, eleven generations back. It's very exciting to find out who your ancestors are. What I always find very touching, is that a lot of people still become very emotional to hear sometimes shocking things about their ancestors, although they have never known them. They still feel the family bond, after such a long time....

[agnesdeque]

S Fry,vous êtes vraiment quelqu'un de TRES bien !

[siramour]

this was really amazing. beautiful.

[qetuoa13579]

I dont know if anyone has noticed but there is so much footage of the Jews in Holocaust times, I found out the reason for this a while ago, Hitler was planning to wipe out the Jews compleatly and he wanted to have a record of the dead race, which thank G-D never happened as we would not have ppl like Stephen fry.

[Avath]

I want to go back in time and punch Hitler square in the nose for making Stephen Fry so upset =0( It is heartbreaking to see your hero feeling so sad.

[kealyc1]

@Avath - only punch Hitler in the nose ? Better than what he deserved.

[9toonarmy9]

Missed this episode to thanks for posting this.

[BuffRulz]

So sad.

[stephenfrylover]

I am sooooooooo jealous of those nephews you dont know how many times ive wished that he was my uncle!

[Andratenor]

"That fucking word Auschwitz..."

Somehow, that is one of the most concise yet poignantly clear ways to describe that whole madness that was the Holocaust.

[furrantee]

If Hitler were around right now I could cheerfully strangle him after castrating him with a dull spoon. May Hitler burn in hell for what he did. All those people dead, murdered on his orders...and for what? One man's ego and delusions of grandeur?

[TheArchangel1526]

@furrantee Do you really think, that is was just only because of one man's will? Millions wanted to get rid of the jews, and they want it today as well...

[furrantee]

@TheArchangel1526 True, people wanted to get rid of the Jews. Yes, there are people who still do today. But what Hitler did was bring it to a point. He was a charismatic leader who told his people he would make things better and that all of their problems were from the Jews. Sheep have to have a shepard, lemmings need the Pied Piper. Even peaceful protests can become violent and start torching cop cars. Hitler didn't start anti-semitism but he helped provide the match on the powder keg to war.

[jimbo271uk]

wonderful

[adi87tya]

You're so right about your generation, Stephen -- but there are thousands in Africa and the Middle East today whose reality is the same as that of the poor Lamms during the Holocaust. Genocide is reprehensible wherever it happens.

[cywyhot]

@adi87tya He is surely far more sensitive to genocide wherever it happens than those of us with no such tragedy in our background.

[cherryberry360]

Wow. Pretty incredible! Now I want to do this for my family too.

[Thereisonlythemoment]

It was so moving at the end when he was reading out the survivor's story. It shows how the choices we make take us down one path instead of another. I felt overwhelmed with sadness but also eternally hopeful, and I like to think the human spirit truly does triumph over adversity. Wonderful Post.

[johnchannetshow]

He is half jew. Can't imagine....

[GuitarJohnM]

@johnchannetshow why..

[Frequency95]

This program has completely inspired me. I know nothing about my family history, I can only hope nothing like Stephen's ancestry has happened in mine.

[MissTwiggy28]

I feel so sorry for the man;(

[BrionyMae]

that fucking word... auschwitz

[bradfordbulls4lyf]

i would love to meet Stephen Fry he seems so nice and friendly

[dushevka]

this was such a good show, thanks for posting it !

[balazst]

It is funny that the book is actually in Hungarian (and German) language.

[OlyveOyle]

This was one of my favorite ones of the series. I cried both times that I watched it. I know a great deal about my family history, nothing so horrific has ever occurred within it. Our family was very blessed in that. I adore Stephen Fry as an actor, and as a fellow human being his story, his family story has reached myself and others in a way that as Jeremy Irons put why he loves Ireland, without any bullshit.

-OO

[Dudojenka]

Amazing documentary, because I actually live 15 minutes from Surany

[Broadway3]

2 people have no soul

[TuddleToni]

Imagine if Pavel somehow survived though....he could have...no one will ever know though. But it's nice to imagine if he did.

[TBonesSB]

I cried during the whole last part of this document....I love Stephen, he´s such an inspiration for me and to see him sad....

[hellohello66666]

that fucking word Auschwitz, that has to be the most moving thinng ive heard fry say

[Yaddaer]

A great man always has a great story behind him.

[TheTovely]

The little boy, Pavel Lamm, looks a lot like a swedish child actor named Tobias Swärd.

[megan8madonna]

Words cannot express...thank you so much for uploading this!

[ginafarina]

Brilliant!

[xopenheartx]

I wish Stephen knew how proud his great grandparents and family were of him, making a film dedicated to them and becoming the hero that he is today.

It's without the efforts of his ancestors and family to survive that we probably wouldn't have him today.

[MrsFreshMorning]

So did pavel laim die? or wasnt it known?

[xopenheartx]

@MrsFreshMorning it's assumed he died at Auschwitz. Not all the deaths of the Jews held in concentration camps were recorded or found in the future. It's very heartbreaking to discover, especially if they were family.

[LithiumLogica]

Three times I cried, dammit. (throughout this little series) Not much gets to me like this video has. Appreciate the upload. Think I'll be seeing if I can get a copy of this, somehow. (a -purchase-)

[romammediastudio]

extremely touching... thanks for uploading.

[kitabwalli]

I can't imagine a better document against racism. How fortunate we are that Stephen's grandparents survived.



[nuttynic1986]

The final statement Stephen makes "so lucky simply to to be alive" gave me chills down my spine. Its true had Stephen's grandfather not come to England and stayed his family may never had existed. Stephen's story made me realise how lucky/fortunate I am to have my family around me. I just cannot comprehend how anyone person can be so evil as to decide to kill a whole load of innocent people, as Hitler did. Thank god his family did survive.

[Emzo99]

his mum and the middle sister were sooo cute!!!

[Gartism347]

Simply amazing. Thanks for posting

[daynewho]

This was fantastic. Thank you so much for uploading.

[LIVERLADD]

I wished all the Jews would have emigrated to Britain in the thirties God Bless them:(

[JediPoncho]

Does anyone know of any software that one can use to make a family tree?

[LIVERLADD]

@JediPoncho

There might be seperate software not sure but I use ancestry dot co dot uk it has all the records saved on its data base. Including newspapers and probate. A very good site

[moomintroll]

@LIVERLADD i hate that website. you have to pay to search records, but it's not letting me cancel my account.

[PamK36]

@JediPoncho Family Tree Maker.

[chweesze]

thanks for uploading - very moving.

[heat000]

the little boy pavel, they don't know whether he died in a camp, maybe he survived the camp.

[IstalkBananas]

@heat000 .It´s a nice thought but not very likely I don´t think.

[LadyKatherine1960]

@heat000 It s alway s POSSABLE but not very likely. It is nice to think he did and lived to be very old with a family of his own with MANY grandchildern. Miricles DID happen because there are still Jews, Thank you Lord for THAT. . Chances are if he did live Steven will never know because records back then were inconplete but considering everything better then you could exspect.

[DeanMalenko]

@LadyKatherine1960 and just imagine one of the grand grand grand children op Pavel doing a family history research like that and finding out about this documentary. That would be so wonderful and something everybody should hope for

[LadyKatherine1960]

@DeanMalenko Oh my IF that happened and I were EVER heard about it I WOULD cry..shoot I would flood my self. . I just WANT to believe Pavel had his miricele and lived a longgggggggggggg life with MANY grandchildern. I hold on to that UNLESS proof turns up other wise.

[heat000]

Stephen Fry is a national treasure, what a great programme.

[CaledoniaJeanne]

Those little children had such beautiful faces!

[anaemicandsweet]

Very sad that one of the girls (Livia) ended up at a different camp, shows how families were torn apart. Imagine how terrible that would have been for a 15 year old girl. They didn't really touch on that, but that impressed upon me a lot, being not that much older.

[SaintLouisX]

@anaemicandsweet The boy was at a different one as well.

[pemchem]

Is that Hebrew under Lamm at 0:24?

[LanKa74]

@pemchem Pinchas. I believe it's translation of Pavel

[balazst]

@pemchem

The name is in Hungarian (Pál=Paul, I have no idea why BBC translated it Pavel which is the Slovakian version I guess), but the writing under the name must be Hebrew.

[amitco]

@balazst

the name under is in did in Hebrew and it is "Pinchas".

also in Hebrew, the Hebrew-Jewish date

[amitco]

@pemchem yes

the Hebrew Name of Pul

Pinchas

[trygveden]

Stephen´s mother is so adorable !!!

[hopeathlete]

My lord. That was hard to watch. I too wanted to reach out to Stephen and give him a big hug. :(

[SuziSuz]

That was moving..I'm welling as I write this!

[candypoppy10]

omg so sad. i was crying also :( what a wonderful story. Also the Lisa Kudrow story is so so sad. check that one out. I also cried with the Kim Katrall one, its obviously not the same tragedy as this, but sad nontheless. i'm addicted to this programme.

[MelH2007]

OMG - The plate Stephen was given in Room 101 is hanging at his parents house. How cute is that! Look closely at 8:47

[wuduaelvin]

Those who believe that the holocaust didn't happen need to watch this. It could happen to them one day, just because of their birth, or their appearance. Lest we forget!

[senbean]

Absolutely moving it really is you cant help but cry with stephen.What jewish people went through under the nazis is an absolute disgrace. This is so so poignant, i am in tears.

[ozzyinny]

That was a great episode! Thanks so much for this. Stephen - your mother is beautiful, and a real class act.

[Concetta20]

*Whew*

[tinkob]

Thank you so much for uploading this. It was touching, moving and traigic.

[MrDuckydoo]

Thank you for uploading this - very informative.

[luverlything]

You are so right Stephen, we don't know we are born!!! Our ancestors suffered so much, I hope the young people who watch this realise how lucky theya are!

[KINGROOSTER45]

stephens mother is so sweet- you can see now who he gets his best quality from

[MissMagnolialabelle]

Dear Stephen --> I for one am so terribly sorry for your family's loss. It is tragic...so terribly tragic. No words for such horror...

[nuclearpavlova]

I live in Bury St Edmunds and now I will be ever so happy to see that sugar beet factory, because it saved a man that eventually brought us Stephen :)

[loveress]

Thank god for sugar or we might never have had Stephen Fry! But that's just made me think about all the other Stephen's etc who weren't as lucky, who's families didn't manage to leave in time. Will it never end?

[ReSpekt156]

I love Stephen, and when he's crying I just wanna give him a big hug and tell him how wonderful he is. Anyone with me? :)

Btw, the last comment-writer is a prick.

[cuimhnichbasalpin]

Thanks for sharing this.

So important that the history of the victims is remembered.

[ainokainen]

I hate nazis!!!!!!!!!!

[EcirpWehttam]

hearing him swear was a shock!

[AyeYirMa]

@EcirpWehttam you should watch more QI, he swears all the time :D

[koohjnomis]

wow what a great show ,this show inparticular had me glued to the screen it touched home when they mentiond the fathers side all the way back to south east london then the mothers side was just heart breaking but also rewarding .

thanks for uploading such a wonderful program

[EllysaE]

He needs a CTRL + F for that book.

[EcirpWehttam]

you mean cmd + f... he has a mac!

[EllysaE]

@EcirpWehttam funny thing is I use mac too. Lol. Too much time on PC at school.

[DeliriousGoomba]

Oh Lord, that's so heartbreaking.

Oh that's so awful.

[aliasgherladak]

wow. breathtaking and wonderful and touching and tear-jerking. a tender insight into my most favourite person, speechless...

[rdgloveshouse]

=(

when he found out how the family died and started crying I just wanted to go into the screen and give him a hug x

[imnevermakingavideo]

i felt the exact same way

[singinginachurch]

Felt the same way.

[jimmycocopop]

@rdgloveshouse

i've just watched this episode and my thoughts were exactly the same! a hug carries no words, but, expresses emotion in a very personal way x

[RobingdfelowsLady]

wow. One hears the names of the camps, but they are simply words until one sees faces and stories.

[lennona]

Thanks so much for uploading.

It's quite sad, I'm sympathizing with them big time..

[helgah7]

Thanks so much for uploading this.

[nomie0999]

What a touching program. I was moved to tears at the fate of his relatives.

[isw1214]

Thank you for uploading.

Stephen was ridiculously lucky in being able to find all the info that he did. From my own limited research, I can only assume my maternal grandfather's family was Jewish Polish but I haven't been able to trace them.

[rdgloveshouse]

A lot of effort is put into these. A lot more then we see on the progamme itself. It takes a lot of work . keep trying =)

have you contacted Yad Vashem??x

[Bigfatbutterfly02]

Thanks a lot for uploading, It's great to learn so much about family and It's very interesting to learn about Stephens. This again shows that the war still affects us all today and it's very very moving to see how Stephen and his family are touched by their history.

[Hes25]

Thanks yet again for uploading this. Intensely moving. Stephen is such a wonderful man.

[nwcolumcoll]

I love Stephen Fry.

[thatoneword]

Well spotted, Ash

Made me smile :)

[ashburnhouse]

If you saw Stephen on Room 101, see 8:44.

[Sztriki86]

But why is the Lamm boy shown as "Pavel",when a minute before that he's clearly registered as "Pál"?

Anyway,thanks for the upload!Stephen's family-history is so sad...A typical example for the tragic ways of that period:(

[azigra]

@Sztriki86 The name in the ledger was written in hebrew as well: Pinchas, which is probably Paul. Sounds like they made up Pavel because it sounded better.

[Minka0011]

Pal is Hungarian, Pavel Czech and Pavol Slovak for Paul

[Sasheenka]

@azigra they didn't make it up. They lived in Czechoslovakia, so he was probably called Pavel/Pavol.

[Bigfatbutterfly02]

@Sztriki86 Maybe Pál is short for Pavel, like William/ Bill

[Kagamitora]

Pál is the Hungarian version of Paul/Pavel.

[Bigfatbutterfly02]

@Kagamitora Yeah? I found Pavel sound a bit foreighn, so I thought that already was Hungarian. Thanks, anyway...

[bijoyroyy]

thank you for uploading this.

[kapkone]

very moving, thanks for uploading this

[franj1]

Thank you very much for uploading this