Survivors' Stories

Hilda Friend speaks about 'Kristallnacht', 1938

Friend recalls her experiences on the 'Night of Broken Glass', 9-10 November 1938, during which a series of Nazi co-ordinated attacks against Jews took place in Germany and Austria.

Charlotte Melkman speaks about life under Nazi rule, 1940-1945

Melkman recalls life as a Dutch Jew during the early years of World War II and her subsequent transportation to Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.

Edith Adler speaks about a life in Auschwitz-Birkenau, 1944

Adler recalls her arrival in Auschwitz as part of a transport of Czechoslovakian Jews from the Theresienstadt Ghetto which included her entire family.

Tom Foster speaks about life in a Ukranian Labour Camp, 1944

Foster recalls his experiences working in a labour camp for boys, his survival against the odds and the importance of friendship. 

Olga Horak speaks about life in Bergen-Belsen, 1945

Horak recalls her experiences of concentration camp life during the last days of the war and following the allied liberation.