Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: Voices From the Inferno
This online exhibition brings together many hours of testimonies from survivors of the Warsaw Ghetto. Listening and watching first-hand accounts deepens our understanding of this terrible time in our history. Click on a specific event to...
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: Rachel Auerbach and the Public Kitchen in the Warsaw Ghetto
This video features the words of Rachel Auerbach who lived in Warsaw and documented her life before, during and after WWII. From the public kitchen she helped to organize, she had a front-row seat to the suffering and hunger of those...
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: The Great Deportation in the Warsaw Ghetto Abraham Lewin's Diary
Abraham Lewin watched and recorded in his diary the deportation of Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto. Watch this video to hear a first-hand account of the deportation. [8:23]
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: How Reliable Is Eyewitness Testimony?
Eyewitness testimony is often thought of as solid evidence in criminal cases, but researchers including Iowa State University's Gary Wells have found that our memories aren't as reliable as we think. Sometimes, we can even build false...
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: The Jewish Letter Carrier in the Warsaw Ghetto
Peretz Oboczynki was a mailman in the Warsaw ghetto. This job gave him a unique vantage point to record the day to day happenings in the ghetto. Watch this video to hear a first-hand account of life as a Jew in Warsaw during World War...