USHMM | Haunted by Auschwitz 80 Years Later

For years, they could not speak about the Holocaust. Teenagers Ruth Cohen, Steven Fenves, and Irene Weiss were deported in crowded cattle cars to Auschwitz-Birkenau with 430,000 other Jews from Hungary in mid-1944. Moments after arriving, their families were torn apart. They endured starvation and other barbaric abuse, surrounded by the smoke and ashes of innocent men, women, and children who were murdered by the Nazis.

Eighty years after Auschwitz was liberated, we invite you to hear Ruth, Steven, and Irene recount their harrowing experiences at one of the deadliest Nazi camps and what contributed to their remarkable survival.

Guest
Lindsay MacNeill, Historian, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Host
Dr. Edna Friedberg, Historian, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Watch live on YouTube or Facebook. After the live broadcast, the recording will be available to watch on demand on the Museum’s YouTube and Facebook pages.