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Holocaust survivor abused by Israeli security
This frail old lady, a Holocaust survivor, was arrested at the Ben Gurion airport in Israel, told to strip, and then told to bend over so that she could have her orifices searched. She was accused of being a terrorist and a security risk.
To see the complete video (#213) and other videos please visit http://www.thestruggle.org/ This frail old lady, a Holocaust survivor, was arrested at the Ben Gurion airport in Israel, told to strip, and then told to bend over... more -
Jokes in Auschwitz
This inspiring story is about finding laughter in the last place you would think. In 1944, Werner Reich was a teenager in the Nazi death camp known as Auschwitz-Birkenau, when the infamous Josef Mengele, "The Angel of Death," randomly "selected" 96 boys out of 5,000, saving them from the gas chamber. Werner was one of the surviving "Birkenau Boys" spared, it seems, because of a bad joke. Thank you to my friend Mikal Reich for introducing me to his courageous father who will do anything for a laugh. Today, Werner is a magician (a profession he learned in Auschwitz) and speaks to schoolchildren in hopes the Holocaust will never happen again. This inspiring story is about finding laughter in the last place you would think. In 1944, Werner Reich was a teenager in the Nazi dea... more
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"THE MAGICIAN OF AUSCHWITZ"
In 1944, as a teenager in the Nazi death camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau, my friend Werner Reich shared his bunk with a magician named, "Levine". By a remarkable coincidence, when "The Great Nivelli" (Levine spelled backwards), who was known as the "Magician of the Holocaust", died in 1972 in New York. Werner recognized his tattoo as being that of the man who taught him magic. This is a companion piece to our IFP/Current TV winning pod now on air, Telling Jokes In Auschwitz. In 1944, as a teenager in the Nazi death camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau, my friend Werner Reich shared his bunk with a magician named, "Levi... more
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"Telling Jokes In Auschwitz"
This inspiring story about finding laughter in the last place you would think. In 1944, Werner Reich was a teenager in the Nazi death camp known as Auschwitz-Birkenau, when the infamous Josef Mengele, "The Angel of Death", randomly "selected" 96 boys out of 5,000, saving them from the gas chamber. Werner was one of the surviving "Birkenau Boys". spared, it seems, because of a bad joke. Thank you to my friend Mikal Reich for introducing me to his courageous father, who will do anything for a laugh. Today, Werner is a magician (which he learned in Auschwitz) and speaks to school children in hopes the Holocaust will never happen again. This inspiring story about finding laughter in the last place you would think. In 1944, Werner Reich was a teenager in the Nazi death... more
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Revealed: The extraordinary family who defied Hitler - and survived the Holocaust
This is an amazing story about survival against all odds, about courage, about resistance, and about love. Click on the link for the full story - the video is a short excerpt of the documentary. This is an amazing story about survival against all odds, about courage, about resistance, and about love. Click on the link for the f... more
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