Voices from the Lodz Ghetto

[NadaYounis1]

If you think someone did a bad thing to you and then you deliberately do it to someone else then maybe you are not that faultless yourself...By repeating the crime you are perpetuating the evil deed.

[juano83]

you cant take that "artistic" point of view from an artist, no matter where no matter whom, no matter when. Judith Cohen anylizes every photo archive as she is always looking for evidence, to prove the holocaust, people abuse, not only jews but all the other"minorties"such as comunist, gypsies, gays, etc. in war times art could be as rough as the war itself. this is the proof...a photo of a child desperately eating something, is part of the truth and it also art. because it reflects the feeling

[juano83]

of that moment. A painting of the crucifixion of Jesus, it is also art. a painting showing the meaning of the french revolution is art. so in my opinion, some pictures could be taken as evidence, an some they are just notifications, artistic notifications of a moment. no matter who took those pictures. some of them are great. im jewish by the way. by this im trying to say that, art is something that has nothing to do with violence war and killing...art is just a way to show something.....

[juano83]

in this case, it shows, a reality of someone who lived in the ghetto. (please this isnt something political or religious thing, or comment, just an artist, a photographer givin his point of view)

[historicrecord]

Vervy well explained and analysed,Thanks JudithCohen

[sftrajan]

narrator makes a great point- not just what's being photographed, but what's NOT....

[alanheath]

An attempt was made to have my account on you tube closed for publishing material on the Łódź ghetto - so be careful!! In my case, a copyright claim was made.

[pepokrys]

In 3.53 when she talks about what they taking pictures of and that should ask what they don't taking pictures of(in rough) I think she is wrong. As a photographer/artist my self I always asking my self what I am taking and why. Who is my audience and what story i am trying to tell.

But is just me.

P.S. I am not engaging in political discussion here just trying to point out what artist and photographers usually think when they taking photos.

[lkellermanl543]

i'm doing a project on auschwitz 1 and 2 for school, if anybody has some info please respond!

[Makayla1487]

Im doing a project about Judy Cohen for school. if you know any important information about her could you please help me out. I would really appreciate it.=D

[ushmm]

@Makayla1487 Could you please tell us more about your project?

[Makayla1487]

@ushmm lol I already finished it but thanks for being willing enough to help!

[Iperogie]

I just learned that my grandmother is one the surviving children from the ghetto, very surprising.

[70hpTractor]

Right now reading the poor in Lodz - I am at the part when all children under 10 is separated from familys and sent to "another camp". How old was your grandmother and how did she survive?

[Iperogie]

@70hpTractor Well, I am unaware of my grandma's age but, all I know is that she hid in some type of garden or something about dirt. My mum didn't tell me much.

[funkeys101]

really !!!! only 12 chidlren survived lodz tell her jason fink of 13 years sad thankyou

[clintonearlwalker]

The incessant narration ruined the video for me.  I would have rather seen the pictures of the ghetto, than listening some woman talking about the photographers.

[beepeelow]

I disagree. Her narration was helpful.

[theebadnun]

is she saying gennewein photographed certain jewish people because they looked more jewish than others?

[newmark401]

Yes, I think she means more orthodox Jews, particularly in a religious sense.

[repelghosts]

Canadians lost the most men and woman out of any country on the planet,during that war.

We are still mobbed as my wife and I were in Austria,Amsterdam,Paris...you name it...and my love to American family and friends...I love you.

For Gradpa...xxoo...D-Day..W.K. Company.Your Grand daughters love you forever.

[SANARIA7]

Lodz is in Poland. What are doing these photos in USA ?

[klausmann111]

What is your claim sanarya 7,In U.S.A. exist in fact more documents than in Poland,do not forget that the most of the survivals from the holocaust did not stay in Poland,or didn,t want to live there,so they bring with themselves all the documents they had or rescue.

[separatemindz]

Amerykanie je zebrali. O co chodzi?

[mottel]

I find it disheartening that modern day Antisemites continuously zero in on Jewish memorials in a hostile, disrespectful way. Your hatred only perpetuates suffering: for yourself and others. Try to deal with the present in a more constructive way.

[twilightrose13]

There is no possible way to say that any ghetto could be worse than Lodz. If so, i apologize but still. THIS was during the holocaust, THIS is when millions and millions died, THIS was the worst place to live. THIS was real. Killed for no reason, punished without notice, deportation comes, death. I have been to Lodz, you can see nail marks on doors, the odor still hangs in the houses, bones still being found. Gaza? Please, not as bad as Lodz.

[andy7666]

Oh you make it all sound so harrowing - I can hear the violins playing right now.. Maybe you should get a job working for the Holocaust Museum; your heart rending tales would no doubt bring in a welcome source of funding.

The fact that you belittle Gaza - a serious issue TODAY - makes me chuckle; you are such an obvious zionist, you jews make me laugh..

[klausmann111]

The holocaust was the worse fact that happened in the whole history,is obviously that for u an antisemite is not,but for the most of the humanity is a fact & seems to be that in this topic u are alone.BTW if the jews would have the chance that any inhabitant of gaza have TODAY for sure the holocaust would be never happened.

[beckett1941]

Gaza is horrible yes... but atrocities made by German SD, Einsatz Gruppen and Waffen SS in Ghettos, vernichtung camps, various scattered locations of Ghettos... is incomparable to anything in history. Not only those attrocities were committed against Jews but also Poles, Russians, Serbs, Sinti and Roma, Priests, Jehova Witnesses...

[klausmann111]

U tell me what is the point to bring here,a political issue from today to a forum abaut the holocaust ,which nothing have to do with this topic?What r your real intentions?if nu want to talk abaut gaza go to the pertinential forums,stupid antisemite.

[Proequal]

Of course Gaza is the Ghetto;

blocked food, no medicine, high population, black market - they were dying and their rockets were to bring Israel's "game" in the open..

[klausmann111]

Then ASIA is a ghetto,Southamerica is a ghetto,Africa is a ghetto,no food,no medicine,no aids,starvings,Whsse will blame u for that???Israel?The victims of the Lodz ghetto? what a hell r you posting here? go to vid abaut those issues not this one!! respect the victims of the holocaust.

[andy7666]

Respect criminals and liars? I don't think so!

[czerniakow1]

@Proequal You cannot compare Gaza to the Lodz Ghetto. The criteria you give like: high population, no medicine, etc do not define a ghetto perse. Furthermore i am of the opinion that it is Hamas who is in control of Gaza. Remember the imprinsonment of Fatah member over there.

[jess0687x]

u cant possibly compare the holocaust with gaza.

gaza is not a ghetto, it is in control of hamas so it is the palastinians fault for the state it is in as they are controlling it as israel allowed them to have it.

dont forget that palastinians are constantly sending rockets and suicide bombers into israel too.

[sopitseems]

what does the holocaust have to do with the occupation of palestine? they're two completely different injustices and they're not related.

[joyville2]

What I'm realizing at age 57, is that there have always been selfish militaristic people and then there have always been kind, caring unselfish people. I am so glad I am a caring person and so are my friends. It is almost like humans are divided into to separate species

[paolosilv]

True. But the caring people need to be defended by the former.

[krzysztoflodz]

Interesting film.

[lechmocny1]

I live in Łódź, all the time exists line Litzmannstadt ghetto in bałucki rynek, towards memory.

[RyanKasey]

Well, ElbeRiver, here's your chance to get the word out there by getting organized and creating your own 'Shoa'. Stop complaining and do it yourself.

[FallaNight]

that is soooooooo tru.... i hardly ever hear about those...... attricities........ gud point.........

[06av5692]

ElbeRiver is NOT a German!

He writes "Germany" on his channel because he lives in Germany. He is from Alsace in France! This is his gratitude to his host-country: Besmirching the name of after war Germany with his hateful postings against the British, American and French people!

[waytooambitious]

Unfortunately there was no photography at that time to record that sin. And it was the Portugese would started the slave trade from African nations in cooperation with tribal chieftans who had defeated other tribes and sold them out to the Europeans.

[fucktubereligion]

Answer this question for me, what are your jews doing in Poland? Did somebody invite them did anyone want them?

[gigipark123]

What a complete idiot you are. Judaism is a religion. There were jewish nationals in Poland, Germany, Russia - all over Europe pre-WWII. They were systematically sent to death camps in Poland by the Nazis. Your question is akin to saying "what are your catholics (or any other religious group) doing in Poland?"

[Alexiytag]

Polish king in 16th century had a jewish wife. She persuaded him to invite jews into Poland and provide them privileges.

[paolosilv]

Yes, they were invited to live in Poland at least five hundred years ago.

[blidamuslim]

It is amazing that in 2008 there are people who believe in the holocaust.

The holocaust is a HOAX whose sole purpose is to provide israel and the jews with billions of dollars!

[ashfordpod]

May your G-d have mercy on your soul.

[BUKOVSCAN016]

yes,of course.The HOLOCAUST is truth

[evel1969]

Oh please....that is a totally different subject....might as well bring up the systematic elimation and forced emmigration of the native americen injun....of which I have blood....so shut up.....dickweed

[boniek100]

ramnuch! lodz was by in to ww2 the city wer 50% pupil is jewish. german dys end.not polish.shalom.lodzermenh

[BlackCountryLad]

I just know you are joking when you talk like this of a place like the Lodz Ghetto!!! You a Displced Kraut? Son of a Nazi... maybe SS War Criminal. Would that it was possible to spirit an idiot like you back through time and watch you suffer behind the wire of this place.

[rabmunch]

"Pieces of this puzzle"?

there is no Puzzle Frau Cohen.

OR if there is, there are six million pieces.

Go, and try to find those pieces.

Lodz was a little slave city, and was eventually liquidated. I personally knew a woman who lived through it. There is no puzzle, Frau Cohen. Only inhuman suffering.

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