In this Jan. 22, 2020, photo, Holocaust survivor Bronia Brandman talks at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York, about losing her parents and all but one sibling after being taken by German soldiers to the Auschwitz concentration camp. After 50 years of remaining silent about her suffering, Brandman now shares her story through the Museum of Jewish Heritage.
Seventy-five years after the liberation of Auschwitz, telling her story is the driving force of Brandman’s life. Her mission is to educate others. The 88-year-old said being among the last who can offer personal testimony is especially important at a time when a rising tide in global anti-Semitism is spreading “like wildfire,” while fewer young people know about the Holocaust and its death camps. “Sixty percent of millennials means between 18 and 34, don’t know that Auschwitz existed.
Her first memory there is of Josef Mengele, the German doctor who conducted horrific experiments on thousands of Jews at Auschwitz, she said. Living conditions were harsh. Ten people shared the wooden planks that served as beds. Prisoners slept so close together when one person moved, everyone had to move, she said.
“There was something inside of me that would not give up and give the Nazis another victory,” she wrote in her book,“It was the last time I saw my beloved Mila.” When the death camps were liberated, she reunited with her surviving brother and eventually came to the United States to live with a cousin. In Brooklyn, she learned English, attended high school and college, got a Master’s degree in education and became a teacher. She also got married in 1953. She has two daughters and two grandchildren.
No surprise since liberal educators have eliminated the teaching of history. They want to mold young minds in the liberal/socialist view of revisionist history.
Maybe 60% know, just don't care. Like most people living in North America on top of the bones of the 55 million indigenous people who were killed, had their homes and wealth stolen, consigned for life to POW camps where some descendants live in the worst poverty we have today.
Jews constantly tell the horror stories of Nazi Holocaust. Ignored is America's genocide and own Holocaust of American Indians. Jews press for return of Nazi confiscated property and possessions. You'd think they would be as equally vocal of returning stolen Indian lands they own
AutowriterDan I’m surprised at this, because as a 27 year old, many aspects of the Holocaust and WWII were covered repeatedly through grade school and into high school
That's what happens when liberals take control of school curriculum.
Hey, I’ve been watching re-runs of Hogans Heroes. I’m woke to what happened back then.
Is the associated press racist?
You might want to try lessening the influence of the Rabbis. These are the individuals who promote the idea that Jews are different & superior to the Goyim. ( DNA testing in Israel ) Antisemitism is not a social disease that is meant to be cured. It is a desired instrument. 💁🍻
The basis of this is a dubious survey, specifically commissioned to generate that result, with questionable methodology. It feels a bit wrong to promote that and further, to use this woman's pain to promote it.
Education today is indoctrination of leftist ideas. No teaching of history as it actually happened.
Huntress62 HOW is that possible
True the story there and other stories of that magnitude should be told so never again histories nightmares of the worst kind appears again
It’s society’s fault. When the curriculum doesn’t teach that anymore, what can one expect. When History puts on everything BUT history, what do we learn. How can you learn about something when it’s mentioned for half a page and then you “move on”. Unreal at what’s taught today.
And that’s why your story needs to be told.
Glad I fall in the educated 40% range of that age group.
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What is the excuse of adult progressives who compare Trump to Hitler? Look who's teaching those young people.
A lot American families can't afford to travel and most parents who can't afford to travel don't take the time to learn about the events that happened in other countries. Keep on living Bronia!
This is why as a French teacher I make my high school students watch the French movies that show their involvement in the holocaust shoah
It's because WhiteNationalist Holocaust deniers like Paula_White propagate that lie and/or ensure young people aren't even exposed to the truth. HolocaustMemorialDay is tomorrow, January 27th.
They stopped reading years ago. The know Nothing’s
Whether that particular % is correct or not, there appears to be an incredible gap in knowledge of history & its impact. And Civics - let’s say a remedial course for realDonaldTrump ? Is Ignorance their badge of honor? How far have we fallen?
Very few people remember WW1 and that will be no different for WWII. People just tend to forget the bad things, that's why we keep repeating them. The worse they are, the harder they suppress, discuss these memories, the disappearance of horror...
Keep funding those public schools, amirite?
History tends to be forgotten after a 30 year cycle. Maybe she should highlight it by speaking up on the current genocide being carried out by her Jewish people
Don't feel too bad Bronia. I'm sure they don't even know about the millions of Ukrainians and Cambodians,ect as well.
I wouldn’t be surprised if that stat is real, or atleast close to it.
Horrible failure of education.
As a European, how is that even fucking possible? What in the hell is being taught in American schools? Jesus wept!
Well what do you expect when Democrats and the left try to erase history? You can't learn from history if it's not there to learn from
Thank you for sharing Ms. Brandman. History forgotten is surely history to be repeated.
There’s no way that that’s a real statistic
No way that stat is real
Half of students can barely read and you expect them to know history? Lol
How did he come bout that stat
I blame the Leftists of public education
My kids know.
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