Concentration camps were established by the Nazis as work camps for Jews and other prisoners during the Holocaust. Prisoners were forced to give up their personal belongings and wore striped uniforms that made them easily identifiable by prison guards. Living conditions were poor and many prisoners perished from illness or malnutrition.
Leo Bernstein's Story
Leo was sent to a concentration camp where he had little contact with the outside world. He remembers the day that the prisoners learned of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He also describes the generosity of other prisoners and the liberators at the end of the war.
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Juda Goldberg's Story
Juda was sent to Auschwitz, the deadliest concentration camp operated by Nazi Germany. He remembers seeing the infamous Dr. Mengele, a German physician who performed inhumane medical experiments on the prisoners of Auschwitz.
Louis Laufert's Story
Louis recalls giving up his personal belongings and changing into his striped prisoner uniform. He even remembers his prisoner number, which was assigned to each prisoner so that the Nazis could keep track of their victims.
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Yehunda Leo Resnick's Story
Leo was sent to a concentration camp in Poland, his homeland. Near the end of the war, he was put on a train and sent to Germany. The Nazis wanted to prevent the prisoners from being freed by the approaching Russian Army.
