Son of Nazi/SS Faces Holocaust Survivor from Auschwitz

Elisabeth Mann was born in Hungary. At the age 18, she along with her family was sent to Auschwitz and spent 12 months there and in 5 other concentration camps. Her entire family was murdered by the Nazis. Elisabeth immigrated to the United States with her husband in 1955. She now resides in Los Angeles and is part of the Simon Wiesenthal Centers outreach program where she lectures at the Museum of Tolerance to students of all ages about her experiences as a Holocaust Survivor.

In this video, Elisabeth describes how she recently consoled a sobbing visitor at the museum, who told her that he was most ashamed of his own father - a former killer and member of the SS.

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• SS
• Holocaust
• Jew
• Wiesenthal

[alanheath]

I filmed a similar meeting at the former death camp at Sobibór in October 2008 between two escapees of the camp and the son of an SS officer. The son did not know until quite late in life what his father had done. He was only a few months old when his father was killed in the prisoner uprising at Sobibór. The son of the criminal went a long way to try to atone for the murders committed by his father - for which obviously he is not in the slightest responsible.

[oshitomaha]

all these mothufukers still on nazi side and adoring hitler are fukin pussies. All they do is praise hitler on youtube but outside in the real world they just hide their shit. fukin cowards dare to do something again like hitler did you wouldnt last a fukin day.

[whitneyerin222]

@MrHihohum1 What is wrong with you?? I think you sincerely need to seek help. This attitude is a cancer of the spirit - hatred is a disease.

[5115wb]

@MrHihohum1 I think the RAF and the Royal navy had something to say about that.

Please keep your fantasy about mass murder to yourself.

[MrHihohum1]

@5115wb

Pity the Brits and the Russkies cost dear Hitler the war. Would've been fun seeing Himmler and SS squads roam the English countryside rounding up and exterminating the likes of Jewish sympathizers such as yourself.

[5115wb]

@MrHihohum1 you are a vile creature.

[MrHihohum1]

Disgusting Jews. She shouldn't have been ashamed but proud FOR WHAT HE DID!

[strizhi]

@Gotlanning Well what the hell are we arguing about?? I'm pro Russia today and anti-Soviet but Russia was Russia no matter the times or the names changes. All sides did God awful things. I just don't understand why you bashed this holocaust survivor. She went through alot and he wanted to make up for nazi Germany's mistake of his fathers past.

[Gotlanning]

@strizhi They did NOT liberate Europe and trust me the people arent greatful. They even had to give in now and educate about the real horrors of the Soviets :).

The problem with you is that you seem to think that just because I hate communists and Soviet union I also hate Russians? I do not and I believe that they today might be our saviors (ironic you might think).

[Gotlanning]

@strizhi I bet you do ;). But I am not!

But I do think that they was much better than the US and their masters (the bankers) that still wage wars just because of economical interests. And WE get all the middle eastern problems to our country just because of that.

Many who gave up was shot. Sometimes whole unarmed divisions was shot after their surrender!

The Germans was not innicent, But not the worst either. Nobody deserves the treatment that they got. And they are still occupied

[strizhi]

@Gotlanning The Soviet Union liberated Europe so trust me they're more grateful then hateful you agnostic spaz. In fact many are turning to Russia for alternate energy and with them intro into the WTO start seeing "Made in Russia" labels over "Made in China". Only one with hate message is you.

[strizhi]

@Gotlannin I suspect you're a nazi sympathizer with that remark of yours. No I'm not a commie but I'm a patriot and ya'll deserved alot more then just rape and 40 years behind a wall...murders? You mean the ones who didn't give up were shot outright? When you wage a war against a nation for 5 years and then lose then yeah there are gonna be lots of soldiers who need some - and don't play high and mighty sir...the axis with Germany at the forefront committed same atrocities and worse for 5 years.