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@Cookie-kk9dc 2 года назад

Whenever I am sad feeling overwhelmed I watch these holocaust survivor testimonies for comfort and inspiration. They somehow fulfill that in me because their courage is really indescribable. Who could survive this? They did and I am truly in awe of their courage. We will never forget! 🔯 I am Christan not Jewish but I draw great strength from these people. ❤️✝️

@monatingbjr6636 Год назад

I could not agree more ❤

@ShelovesJesusandElvis Год назад

I completely agree Cookie! I do exactly the same.

@janetblanc7658 Год назад

I agree . I stand in awe of the courageous and moral Jewish people. As a Christian I am ashamed of how we let their people down.

@tiffanyperkins3310 Год назад

I feel the same way. They are very courageous and strong persons to survive such things. I hope with God in my heart and the love of God on my side, that I could only survive such a thing, if God saw fit.

@florida_1900 Год назад

me too

@kristabell5107 2 года назад

An absolute lady yet also a warrior. Zero arrogance and ego. Just pure strength. Inspiring.

@reginawaters2057 6 лет назад

I love her optimism, her disposition, and her outlook! Her memoirs are fascinating and gripping, and heart rending. What an inspiration!

@helunanova 8 месяцев назад

Despite what she's been through, she seems to smile with every word she says. What an inspiring lady. I haven't even watched the full story yet, but I can already tell she's the epitome of resilience, strength and grace.

@kikcta 9 лет назад

this woman is extraordinary. her bravery and her story leave me speechless

@deborahdarling1799 4 года назад

I really admired the smile she seemed to keep on her face while speaking. A truly fascinating life and inspiration.

@BitsyBee 2 года назад

Me too. Her smile is how I picked her over several to listen to.

@marinekasparyan8447 Год назад

I’ve been watching these interviews and In awe of the evil and cruelty, bravery and strength that existed in that hell hole! I’m not a Jewish but I have a special connection to the Jewish experience. I’ve lost many ancestors in the Armenian Genocide as well as my grandfather spend 4 years in the Buchenwald as a prisoner of war. He lived these horrors and told my mother about his experiences, my mother passed these stories to me. He was also one of organizers of revolt in the camps and tried to escape 3 times. He fought every step of the way and survived by a mere miracle. I have so much admiration for the survivors, they are true heroes and inspiration to me and my children❤

@davidwbrown5479 4 года назад

Eva's son, Jimmy Brewster, was briefly in the same class as me at school in Tain, Ross-shire, Scotland. He left the school when the family moved to Canada. Only many years later did I learn the he was tragically killed in a motorcycle accident in 1979, at the age of 24. RIP Jimmy.

@karensanchezgomez9662 4 года назад

Maybe they should have stayed in Scotland, who knows ...life is life.

@mirzamay Год назад

Oh this poor lady. So much loss. Thank you for sharing this experience.

@drumluck69 5 лет назад

Thanks to USC Shoah Foundation and its donors for making this interview with Ms Brewster possible. My mind spins and my heart aches at the stories of Nazi atrocities.

@sabinegroe2006 2 года назад

Same here ! How would you feel being German ?

@drumluck69 2 года назад

@@sabinegroe2006 that guilt is not yours to bare. It's shocking and horrible stories for the world to remember and never be complicit again

@sabinegroe2006 2 года назад

@@drumluck69 yet very young Lady I was and have traveled the world and encountered so much hate if I mentioned my Nationality! I started telling everyone I was Dutch ! ( the Dutch committed atrocities in Indonesia) ….. now I am not ashamed anymore

@helunanova 8 месяцев назад

@@sabinegroe2006I am German and your comment is inappropriate. We have nothing to do with this and were born much later. Watching this video I have the same emotions and sadness like everyone else, just that I know the places she's talking about and have been to Auschwitz because all German Kids have to visit is so history will not be forgotten.

@MG-cd9ek 4 года назад

Wow! Wow! Wow! What a fracking amazing existence. Her story could be a movie! She is such a dignified amazing woman. I just adore her. This is one of the best interviews I've seen. Should be a mandatory school teaching

@williambarr2698 3 года назад

Sss2

@kerrimuir1 2 года назад

Amazing story!! What a survivor!!

@louisemurray9282 2 года назад

If You Follow The Witness Testaments, They Should All Be Mandatory in Schools, And I Went to School in Northern Ireland! Thank Goodness that These Witnesses Survived to Give Testament! All Individuals Should Have The Freedom to Give Witness!

@audreychanetngaleu1966 2 года назад

I agree! I would have loved to meet her. What a fascinating and moving story. What a life. We must learn from these remarkable human beings how to be better and respect one another.

@Ladybird1967 2 года назад

I don’t think “amazing” is a good word for her experience.

@kathaus9688 6 лет назад

Wow what a woman! Such an inspiration and a role model for all souls! A gift from God! Thank you Eva for making this world a better place!

@christinefougere1444 10 лет назад

What a lovely sweet lady. What she and her mum went through is unbelievable.

@kashesan 9 лет назад

God bless you Mrs Brewster. And thank you Shoah Foundation.

@melissamendyk9939 2 года назад

Her memory is impeccable and she articulates her memories so well.

@claireamphlett-thomas7057 6 лет назад

What an inspirational lady. Brave and crystal clear memory

@kaycox5555 7 лет назад

Astounding story from a beautiful lady. Thank you for sharing....we should all learn from her life's tragedies.

@estherpennington7826 Год назад

Stories like these from all the survivors mean so much to me. I'll never forget.

@marlenesingleton6447 6 лет назад

What a sweet woman. Amazes me that she can be that way with all she experienced. On another note, how I wish the interviewers would stop asking them for dates things happened. It's not like they were given calendars.

@BeckyWilson123 5 лет назад

They need to do that for historical documentation and reference as per Shoah Foundation requirements.:)

@paulcannon5065 4 года назад

@@BeckyWilson123 Its a pity the foundation doesn't "require" competent interviewers

@hilaryc3203 4 года назад

Dates help them with research for other people as well. They can link stories together and help piece together incidents for communities. One person's story can answer questions for other people.

@WideAwakeHuman 3 года назад

@@paulcannon5065 after watching dozens of these interviews I'm amazed at how cold and rude some of the interviewers are... I guess they're just nervous on film? Idk but I feel bad for some of the survivors just because of how they're being talked to

@sylviamorgan6096 3 года назад

What an amazing lady!

@lesliebeachwood4334 4 года назад

Eva’s granddaughter looks so much like Eva’s mother. That must have been a comfort, to know they go on.

@TheAnthoula14 4 года назад

I've watched so many of these testimonies....the common denominator I see in those of the middle and upper class families in Berlin is they all say the same thing, that their parents didn't take the threat seriously enough until it was too late. I totally get it. Berlin was such a liberal and cosmopolitan city before it all went to shit. I'm sure it must have been so difficult to imagine how drastically things were going to change.

@sean9923 4 года назад

That is true but i have to add that I'm glad these are available to listen and watch cause you cant forget the past or be deemed to relive it again never forget the suffering of millions to make sure it never happens again

@nightwish1000 3 года назад

indeed, what is also interesting about the german survivors (and not just those from berlin) unlike those from eastern europe is that most of them hardly experienced any antisemitism before hitler came to power, often so assimilated that their being jewish didn't play a big role for themselves. - just another proof against the goldhagen thesis.

@mirzamay Год назад

You are definitely right. And you can see it other places too. It's shocking to see a society go from ok to monstrous, all they need is a real sick sociopathic leader that they mistake for a strong leader. I could start naming countries and movements, even religions (or offshoots) that were good and then turned terrifying in a matter of a few years. I've watched it happen in real time here in the U.S. since he who I will not name has fomented hatred and dementedness, and I just pray to God that the decent among us prevail and the sickness goes no further than it already has. But it seems to already be snowballing. It's terrifying to think that could be us in a few short years, because this is how it always starts. One "charismatic" leader and the not so mentally or spiritually sound jump onto their ship and off we go, killing neighbors just around the bend. And of course those who see the writing on the wall are always "overreacting" until they are not .

@mirzamay Год назад

@@nightwish1000 I'll have to look into the goldhagen thesis. I haven't heard of it before.

@karen5022 4 года назад

IVE LISTENED TO SO MANY STORIES, YOUR GRACE AND SPARKLE EVEN YOUR IST HUSBAND HAS SUCH LOVE IN YOUR HEARTS AND EYES JUST SHOWS THEY COULDNT PUT YOUR LIGHT OUT. BUEATIFUL FAMILY I SHALL READ YOUR BOOKS

@tinaanese365 9 лет назад

A beautiful and graceful woman. That she could maintain her dignity and humanity through all that she suffered speaks volumes in today's shallow and disillusioned world. How sad yet inspired I am to know that through her unselfish act of sharing her painful account, I have been given the most precious gift, which the opportunity to learn yet again that the human spirit is eternal. No matter what evil crawls from under a rock. Nothing can ever destroy that special kind of energy. It never dies when someone shares it with mankind. God bless her.

@AndyReiser 7 лет назад

and you're a fuckin moron

@34tab 7 лет назад

It would be so nice to meet you. where do you live . address? You would never share that would you.

@AndyReiser 7 лет назад

I think she passed away a couple of years ago

@ayoung172311 5 лет назад

Elmer why do u even watch this if u think it’s a lie?? That’s like saying ..... an Orange isn’t Orange. The proof is right infront of you . And yet u ppl deny it . You’re a special kind of stupid

@BeckyWilson123 5 лет назад

Perfectly stated. Thanjk you. I was at a loss for words after hearing her story. So moving.

@Ancupola 4 года назад

An incredible and amazing lady. Her gentle spirit shines through. Her testimony is there for us all to learn from. Thank you Eva.

@royshaw7058 4 года назад

Thank you Eva Brewster for sharing your Memories .never forget you .xx

@rescuepetsrule6842 4 года назад

Eva is so sweet- I pray all her days are (were?) happy.

@NicolaMartin40 2 года назад

What an incredible human being - and I am so deeply grateful for the work of USC Shoah in sharing this with the world.

@mimsietwo632 4 года назад

The interviewer has a lovely, soft, soothing voice. It would put any interviewee at ease, IMHO.

@colajax 2 года назад

I met this lady in the 80's near her home in Canada, and worked with her daughter. She was amazing... As was her daughter.and granddaughter.

@Hundredacredaycare 5 лет назад

What an amazing woman with a bright and loving soul. God bless her Wonderful interviewer too. Nice change

@christopherrainbow3113 5 лет назад

I am inspired and full of admiration. God bless Eva.

@carly8165 5 лет назад

Eva is remarkable 😢

@edmundkempersdartboard173 4 года назад

I love her. What a remarkable woman. The cat/driver story made me cry. Not in the usual way these interviews do though. Thank you for leaving the comments enabled. I imagine you have to see some appalling things from some people.

@christinebiada1292 2 года назад

I just recently started watching these videos, the survivor and liberator stories and I have to say all of the comments have been respectful. Main complaint I’ve seen posted is the behavior of the person doing the interview or sound quality.

@diane5522 2 года назад

Me too. Bless her for trying to save her cat. I would have done that too.

@ginagina9720 2 года назад

What a remarkable lady Thank you for sharing your story I was just crying listening to your story in that horrific camp… God bless you (RIP to all the people who died) it’s been so sad heartbreaking what you have told us..

@michelledelaney5132 4 года назад

Bless her she tells her tale with a smile these women never cease to amaze me.Eva another brave strong woman godbless dear sweet Eva 💖💖💖

@dougkaterankin2450 3 года назад

What does her sex have to do with anything.

@michelledelaney5132 3 года назад

@@dougkaterankin2450 oh bore off fool

@rs3007 9 месяцев назад

Since watching survivor interviews it's put in perspective a lot of things that we take for granted or complain about, that aren't even bad.

@caitlynharvey5501 4 года назад

Her poor daughter ..I couldn’t live knowing mine was killed i would die by a broken heart 😭😭

@hilaryc3203 4 года назад

I feel the same way.

@singhdoctora 3 года назад

I would have died along with my kid, my whole life is my kids

@MarkEliasGrant 2 года назад

@@singhdoctora You say that. You wouldn't. Life must go on no matter what, for everyone, including you. You would not die. You would live and be unhappy and have two choices: 1. be miserable forever, or 2. Do what you child would want and continue living. You would have other kids, as she did, and do so in memory of your child.

@singhdoctora 2 года назад

@@MarkEliasGrant So sweet of you Mark. And you are right. I most probably would have lived a very unhappy life. But it seems that way, you know. For a mother, it kills to see your baby cry but to have it killed, kills you from inside. You never forget the pain. I lost my niece to Downs Syndrome. She was born in my arms and died 21 days later. I named her. The pain of losing my precious little baby niece is still as fresh as it was 18 years ago. I have yet to overcome that loss. I can't imagine what this beautiful strong woman must have undergone.

@enquiringmindswanttoknow699 2 года назад

I almost died giving birth and my last thought was thank god my baby is alive, I was happy. Thankfully i lived. But my world is my baby. No one knows what they would do in any situation but I live for my daughter. I know I wouldn't have had the strength to carry on. Some people are very strong and brave and can carry on x

@jacquelinea3358 11 месяцев назад

My God. This lovely lady's testimony is one of the most dramatic and heartbreaking I have listened to yet. I don't know if she is still with us, but Mrs. Brewster was an amazing survivor. She told her story so clearly and so well, and her story is full of terrifying events, sincerity, bravery and hope. I mourned for her separation from her baby, her husband, her siblings and her father. I am glad she survived to share this testimony with the world. God bless her soul. The interviewer was also excellent. She asked just enough questions, but gently, without interrupting rudely.

@lonnekekalf7471 7 лет назад

How do you ever het over such trauma?

@rosykatzCATS 5 лет назад

They don't

@karensanchezgomez9662 4 года назад

It must have been so hard after all she’d gone through to experience prejudice again & see that nothing was learned after the war. But she is a survivor!! Rest in peace.

@SB-rq3wb 4 года назад

Remarkable woman and what a life. Thank you for sharing with us, Mrs Brewster. I would have liked the camera to be focused though.

@joyceblanchette1272 7 месяцев назад

An absolute example of true strength.

@ohmeowzer1 5 лет назад

Lovely lady it was a pleasure to see this

@Shayna2515 2 года назад

What a beautiful baby Reha was. Thank you for your amazing story Eva. RIP wonderful lady.

@diane5522 2 года назад

The interviewer is really good too, she asks really good questions.

@catelynch7417 3 года назад

A beautiful and amazingly strong spirit! Heartbreaking story - inspiring story!! I pray Ms. Eva had many happy days later in life!!

@2001mimil 4 года назад

i started to watch these testimonies.. incredible stories and people.. so i had to create now a file.. as there are thousands of witnesses.. i choose by chance.. i know i will listen to many of them.. true survivors of extreme inimaginable part of history..

@christinefougere Год назад

I love this woman, She is the epitome of class and dignity. The Nazis didn't rob her of that. Her story is incredible. So glad she and her mother survived that hell. What strength and courage.

@PeppieP 2 года назад

What a woman you were Mrs Eva Brewster. For your mother and yourself to have had such a wonderful life in Berlin, with wonderful friends and family and all of this to be taken from you because you were born into a religion, which at that time you didn’t feel differentiated you for any other person, and which you had not known much about. You had such strength and determination to get you through everything that life threw at you - my god, why do we still continue to repeat our mistakes with each generation, have we not learnt anything. Thank you for your words as a witness and your words for life. xxx

@DanaSellsLA 8 месяцев назад

What a beautiful lady and such a gentle interviewer.

@karenmicallef8552 4 года назад

Such spirit to change and improve her surroundings. You have my admiration.

@rs3007 9 месяцев назад

Every testimony I listen to, I think it can't be more crazy... and each time I'm proven wrong. This one is Wild... I'm very sure I would died at every crossroad, that she survived.

@user-mr4hz5mc9z 9 месяцев назад

I think the same every time😢😢😢

@helunanova 8 месяцев назад

Me too, I don't even have half the strength. We would have been the ones going into the "showers"... 😢

@mariaopinion953 4 года назад

I very much admire this survivor for her strength, endurance and also humanity. She experienced terrible things but staid human. She almost did not need the interviewer except to ask for dates and names and she knew everything. That is very smart.

@nessac7209 2 года назад

I love Eva's smile and spirit.

@ceemac5656 4 года назад

She was still able to smile, the soul and mind is an amazing thing. May God bless her....

@rachaelannesmith9469 3 года назад

What a beautiful soul I just want to hug her. She reminds me do much of my Gran.

@mandimansion4806 2 года назад

My heart breaks for her little Reya and all of the beautiful children and people who endured such trauma to arrive only to be gassed or burned alive, I hope she went peacefully and not frightened.

@dianemardis8964 Год назад

Such a great lady! Brave too. Strong with big heart. Prayers

@vintageragdoll1991 2 года назад

I’m so happy someone took the time out before it was too late to get these survivors testimonies. I just stumbled across them a couple days ago and I haven’t been able to stop watching. I had always wondered if someone had gotten the events that happened to the survivors before they had passed on and I’m so glad they did. They need to be showing some of these videos and schools to demonstrate what dividing of people do for certain characteristics and/or extreme beliefs. RIP to all the people that lost their lives during the war and in concentration camps and these people giving their testimonies I hope their soul is at peace for eternity.

@OleScrappy 7 месяцев назад

Mrs Brewster is an inspiration. Whenever I get down I will remember her and take courage.

@melodytaylor5531 Год назад

This woman is absolutely amazing and beautiful so brave ..what she had done after the war for her community is astounding..❤️❤️❤️❤️

@mrbatman4robin 2 года назад

Again such a humbling privilege to listen to this testimony of heart-breaking atrocities beyond imagination. If only we could have similar testimonies of the millions of beautiful and innocent souls who were murdered so brutally and randomly. I will never forget!

@marniawessels4407 Год назад

Terrible what the Jewish people went through and she still smiles while telling her story.❤

@joandoherty881 2 года назад

I very much enjoyed listening to this highly intelligent,strong women relay her story of horrific abuse . Her insights often amazed me as she told of different situations she was in and her contacts with the people carrying out the indignities and atrocities . She is indeed a very beautiful and special person who communicated so eloquently with that sweet smile! I do hope that her testimony will be successful, as her mother and she wanted. I still cannot fathom how someone can go through so much trauma and deprivation and come out so strong! Thankyou Eva!

@christinehaught8805 2 года назад

I have watched many of these testimonies. They are all wonderful, heart-breaking and gut-wrenching. Eva’s testimony, in particular, is my favorite. She tells a riveting and courageous story. What a life. May God bless her.

@lyricalaska Год назад

She is an absolutely amazing person in every way. I agree with the person who thinks her life could be made as a movie!!!

@meghanfraser1728 2 года назад

Wow, totally amazing existence ,as another commenter described :). I cannot tell you how many times I had a smile ear to ear, during this testimony. What a journey. Captivating ❤

@janreid1629 4 месяца назад

Listening to many of these testimonies, I'm amazed how the survivors remember so much details, names etc. I'm also amazed at the way they have pressed on through all and despite all those difficulties, the persecution, narrow scapes and what they witnessed.

@helenrosetipper3200 Год назад

Wonderful charismatic strong kind lady...absolutely LOVE her

@terremototerry 2 года назад

Remarkable person. Exceptionally gifted and talented woman. I am surprised at the critical comments regarding the interviewer. She is quite polite and professional, certainly compared to many other of the Shoah interviewers who are so annoying.

@barbaralivingston1836 2 года назад

I will never forget. Thank you for sharing.

@SelfLoveU 4 года назад

WOW! Listening to every word!!!

@jellybean6778 2 года назад

Remarkable life and spirit. The family photo she shows near the end of the interview is just beautiful, a stunning composition.

@anniem9255 Год назад

I watch these and wonder at their strenght ,amazed by everyones I watch,a amazing lady,she had a twinkle in eyes too,lovely to meet her,may her soul be resting in perfect peace

@gbk1t 3 года назад

Thankyou your testimony. What a wonderful & sweet lady.

@freeandfabulous4310 2 года назад

Let us never forget that unfettered power brings evil. Thank you , Eva. We will never forget you and your horrific experiences.

@jayelliott564 3 года назад

Awesome woman. Such a strong lady. God bless her.

@chrissims3810 3 года назад

Thank you for sharing your story.

@tiffanyperkins3310 Год назад

She is so beautiful from within. She's such a brave woman and I love her spunk!!

@jeanhenderson1277 2 года назад

Eva is a real wee gentle lady how she can still smile after everything is amazing she was certainly no pushover 😍

@MrAmsnick 8 лет назад

What a great women x

@peace-now 4 года назад

Eva's story is very important, as she was born in 1922, which means she would have been around 20 at the time, and had a greater understanding of what was happening at the time. The fact she is from Berlin and her education at the time gives us a much more in depth picture. We should listen to these stories to understand the time. It shows how ordinary people acted under this rotten system. Many of us looking at these videos are now older people ourselves and we should pass the knowledge on to our communities.

@karensanchezgomez9662 4 года назад

Every story is unique. Personal experience, different situations , times, countries...

@a916LEX 5 месяцев назад

This beautiful woman passed away on December 3, 2004. Rip Angel!

@diane5522 2 года назад

This is an amazing story. I’m really enjoying the lovely Eva speak.

@MshAhmxiO1 6 месяцев назад

Amazing testimony. I will never forget Eva Brewster's bravery & tenacity!

@shakr1965 2 года назад

this woman is an angel,,,,absolutely miraculous.....i have learned so much from her resilience and strength

@lorebeth Год назад

Amazing woman, absolutely amazing. And her story, wow. Would love to have known her. So grateful for these videos.

@vaishalisoni6293 2 года назад

Pain in her smile makes my heart break...

@sunflowershine5160 4 года назад

Speechless...

@diane5522 2 года назад

I love this woman. Wish I knew her. She is also one lucky woman. So glad she is still here to tell her brilliant story.

@Lynn-er9yx 8 месяцев назад

Wow -- what an amazing woman!!

@leehaynesiii276 2 года назад

This woman is AWESOME !! She experienced so much , endured so suffering and she still smiles constantly !! She reminds of a neighbor lady from my hometown. This one along with Kitty Hart Maxon's , Elisabeth Mann's and Dario Gabbai's testimonies are , I think , the most interesting.

@freedamarino1283 2 года назад

I enjoyed listening to her story. What a amazing women. I hope that we never ever have to experience this kind of abuse on mankind. RIP Eva !

@chrisfisichella6659 6 дней назад

What a life! If you want this to be prevented, you got it. Your experiences will not be forgotten. I do believe you have nine lives, which you must have gotten from your cat. I can't believe you are alive, but I am glad you are alive. Thank you both for preparing this biography.