Holocaust Survivor Ellen Brandt | USC Shoah Foundation
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- Опубликовано: 29 янв 2009
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This beautiful woman will not be forgotten. She lives on in her children, grandchildren, and those that come later. May she RIP.
Amen ❤️💖
When did she pass--recently?
She seems like a lady of great dignity and strength…
This woman is stunning, smart, elegant, eloquent and her eyes tell of all the deep suffering.
Her suffering doesn’t even scratch the surface of the millions tortured and the horrific suffering and death that is purely unimaginable. Only God WILL MAKE THINGS RIGHT
@@nicolesmith2709 where was god?
She was one of the lucky ones.
@@nicolesmith2709 What about the story of - Hitler, they claim, escaped punishment and lived out his life in tranquility in Patagonia until his death in 1962 at the age of 73. Google It.
It was a period of conspiracy and I believe that Hitler did run away because lots of countries politicians were involved in WW-2 that is why he got support to escape. Even America knew that he was alive somewhere in Argentina. They never exposed him because of their own fear. They kept it in archive those data in a Confidential Documents. The photo which they published of his dead body looked like double/duplicate of him. In past many places he was using his double or duplicate person to miss guide his enemies attempt to kill him. PLUS they never showed any one’s body his girlfriend or anyone who was with him. They have Never shown any proof about his death.
@@nicolesmith2709 And people wonder why I am choosing not to get their Vaccine, the experiments were horrific for the children too and mothers having their babies torn apart right before the mothers eyes by the Gestapo
What a lady. Pure class. RIP
Agreed
Where has jesus gone
When did she pass away? RIP
Mrs Brandt told her story with articulate stoicism. Almost 60 years after her family left Germany - every detail is remembered; so the listener is along for the journey…and the visceral experience she went through.
Intense trauma makes people remember incredible levels & amounts of detail, as well as having a very high level of intelligence.
@@michelleduncan9965 Great comment.
Her discussing her social standing simply illustrates that being in Germany for 700 years, being rich or being an officer in WW1 didn’t help once Hitler took over. There is a lesson for us. Discrimination, division and control of the press and the government can lead to horrors for the elite as well as us “ regular “ citizens.
ya, and History repeats....We got big problems ahead.
We have to spread what you've said as often as possible. If we must indoctrinate our kids with anything it's that. And equality compassion and love.
I was thinking the same thing. WThell were the Nazi's thinking?! These people were the fabric of German society. Served their country, worked hard, spent $ on vacations and parties. These people are exactly what a society needs to be successful. Sometimes I feel that this was never about building a master race or a German empire, rather this was always a suicide mission that was designed to make as many casualties as possible.
@@lounavarro2604 That's because you're brainwashed.
Tell that to the "woke" crowd and the critical race theory.
Such a wise and beautiful soul, Mrs. Brandt was. She was a fascinating historian and orator. I am not Jewish, but I have always had such great respect and admiration for the Jewish people. God bless her, her family, and all the Jewish people globally.
Amen
I agree with you assessment of this wonderful lady…
@@elainebrock7037 o o o o oo oo. O o ooo o o ooo. Oo oo. Oo. O o o o o
If I read correctly, Mrs Brandt died in 2008. God bless her and her family. I thank her and her children for appearing in this wonderful video. God bless all the Jewish people who went through that hell and God bless all Jewish people living today. I am not Jewish, I am Christian, but I have total complete respect for the Jewish people. shalom.
You j II in in our in u is uh ok
@@douglasherrmann8690 are you smoking crack ?
@@kystars Only Biden would understand his comment😂
@@irmajgarcia6009 what does the president have anything to do with the comment 💀
@@genesis8357 No time to explain something so simple..
This is prolific in 2021. Everyone needs to watch this and educate themselves. Our future depends on it.
You can feel it also... it's at our door
Absolutely. Our country is on the cusp, and one side refuses to acknowledge it, and is taking it further down the spiral.
@@MissusMassacre all this socialist control that's coming on more is unsettling to say the least
YES Ma'am
I fear this will be happening in America.I got a bad feeling,can’t shake it.
My nana survived ww2 in London. She survived the bombings & so much more. I was type of grandchild who wanted to know everything. I listened to all of memories...even if she repeated them a hundred times. I miss her memories. I miss her.
That's wonderful that you were interested and wanted to hear about her life and what she went through during the war. My parents were born in 1917 and 1918, and ked a very exciting, but sometimes difficult life. My dad joined the Navy and served during WWII. I loved their stories. They traveled across the US twice, once in a convertible, and once on a Harley. But they were very down to earth, and worked very hard their whole lives. I grew up on a farm where we all worked from planting to harvest. It was great fun playing and having so much room to roam. I wouldn't change it for anything, although I envied the kids in town who got to go to the pool every day in summer. 🙂
This lady has something about her that is captivating. I haven't even gotten to her starting the important parts of the story yet.
The lady sounds like an olden day American movie star.
I agree. I've been trying to describe what that is....I think she displays strength, toughness, sacrifice, humility but it is embedded with pride, intelligent, superiority, privilege and the combination of those traits are controversial. In addition, to be display openly especially in females, is not easy today in 2021. I'd imagine to be that way since 1930...
Thet made SOAP out of U People in the Early 1930's in Germany ?????????
She has this subtle F YOU attitude lurking just beneath the surface, and I love it.
@@jenniferjohnston4403 - I was just thinking the same thing. She must have inherited that trait from her father.
Very classy woman, I'm watching this today, 27 yrs after this video was made, I suspect she's no longer around but boy oh boy I enjoyed listening to her. I like the pauses between her words, history needs to be told so we know where everyone comes from and how they survived. I hope her children takes this as seriously as she did and wow her memory is so sharp. Thank you too interviewer
She passed in 2008.
❤
What an unbelievably elegant, beautiful, cultured woman! I can not believe she is 74 here!
@@nabil6448 why would you say such a thing?
@@darladawn1111 Yes, and why would anyone agree!? But I've seen lots of such hatred in the comments on RUclips, usually appearing in regard to movie channels & classical music channels--videos having nothing to do with subjects such as this one. Anyone who thinks ethnic hatred is a thing of the past need only look in the comments on RUclips to see how widespread such hatred is. Often the commenter repeats the propaganda used by the Nazis to inflame racism, including the conspiracy theory re: world bankers' total control of the economy & western nations' government ('shadow' gov.).
Essentially the same propaganda espoused by Hitler & other such fascists throughout the last century.
It's amazing & terrifying to see how openly such hatred is stated online, & it seems to have increased in the last few years.
I greatly admire the courage of holocaust survivors to speak publicly of their experiences, as the normal reaction to such trauma is to repress it as much as possible because to think or speak of it causes such pain. The few holocaust survivors I've known were unable to speak of it even to their own families. Fortunately, a few have been able to speak publicly, warning how this horror came about, lest it happen again.
Yes we can see she comes from good breeding & culture. ❤️
you can certainly tell that she got a prussian upbringing, total self-discipline
This lady is so amazing. My mother is German (born in 1944 war-torn Germany) and she reminds me a lot of my mom. Structured, intelligent, fascinating.
My mother was born in Germany/Berlin in 1935. They lived in the suburb of Potsdam-Babelsberg, and escaped the Russians in 1949. Going to show this to her. She reminds me of my mom too!
My mom was born in Hanover in 1944. My grandmother and grandfather met working in a post office in Germany. My grandmother was German and my Grandfather was Dutch who was conscripted to work for Germany.
My mom - Pirmasens 1944
She does a wonderful job with all the details. If only others would do this for future generations.
Oh lord, this woman is a treasure. If I could pick one thing it would be for future generations to watch and absorb this woman's story. There are not many folks left from this era, and their stories need to be documented for posterities sake.
The thing that strikes me most about this woman is the pain in her eyes.
A true gem. That’s all I have to say. She’s just brilliant, a GEM
Truly. A diamond.
She died in 2008…i don’t know why but it’s very sad that such a dynamic lady is gone…We can never forget her…And all their stories..
Ellen was so amazing to hear and she is so intelligent. It’s horrifying she had to experience all that in her youth. She has brought up some very interesting facts that you don’t get anywhere else. That is why these interviews are so terribly important for history.
My God, what a wonderful woman. this needs to be shown in mainstream TV, she is not accusing, just telling what happened.
Amazing storyteller!
She is a classy....educated lady. ..has a clear voice and mind...has...a good memory....
She’s so entertaining to listen to. The way she speaks, so eloquently and to the point. What an amazing individual
A powerful Interview. Mrs Brandt was a fascinating woman. RIP
Hear-hear!
How fond I am of her..wish I could have met her..what a life story....I will always remember her and her life... G-d Bless..
Wonder why her book was not published at that time?
@@beverlywarner4473 What about the story of - Hitler, they claim, escaped punishment and lived out his life in tranquility in Patagonia until his death in 1962 at the age of 73. Google It.
It was a period of conspiracy and I believe that Hitler did run away because lots of countries politicians were involved in WW-2 that is why he got support to escape. Even America knew that he was alive somewhere in Argentina. They never exposed him because of their own fear. They kept it in archive those data in a Confidential Documents. The photo which they published of his dead body looked like double/duplicate of him. In past many places he was using his double or duplicate person to miss guide his enemies attempt to kill him. PLUS they never showed any one’s body his girlfriend or anyone who was with him. They have Never shown any proof about his death.
Her experience of the school picnic was deeply moving. The humiliation and cruelty inflicted on innocent school children still hurt her, her pain almost unbearable. God bless her.
Agreed, I could barely watch it.
October 11, 2023
Such a brilliant woman. I wish more people could hear her story. This is part of history that should be taught in schools
I have a 6 year old and being in the wrong place at the wrong time....is all that separates us from this lady. Unbelievably sad and heartbreaking!
Her English is excellent. I wouldn’t have noticed she was born German. I also like her rational, strong, composed and straight forward manner.
Wow, her testimony is so important....To be able to recognize the telltale signs of what she describes in any time period, in any country.
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What is that? Being wealthy, having a nanny, living the elite lifestyle? Others are below her? 14 rooms, an easy life......how? On the backs of other people. "They had nothing but money. "
@@littleme3597 - Hardly. Her father employed people who made salaries that were then used to feed and house their families. Only small minded small-minded, lazy, envious types see a successful, productive person as living "On the backs of other people."
What those people don't realize is that the pie can be enlarged so more people may participate. It isn't just one slice that a set number of people have to scrabble over.
@@littleme3597 careful comrade
please save the use from trump
You’re so beautiful, Ellen... Thank you for the Warning at the end and for sharing your story with us. RIP❤️
What a strong personality...what a charisma she had! I love the determination in her voice !
Such an elegant, well spoken woman. I could listen to her speak for hours!
I am taking a Holocaust class at my college and it is so important. I am so glad that they are teaching this, but almost wished it was taught even more extensively in high school. Thank you for posting this. My great-grandmother was a survivor of the Ravensbrück Concentration Camp.
Do we have a similar dictator in our midst today?
@@gaylestephenson9847 do we... Still wanting to do experiments starting with the elderly. And now we see the children
Are you also taking a class on the Holodomor?
@@playdohsrepublic3562 wow.. I did not know a thing about it till i checked out Holodomor.. ty
Forensic evidence please...
So brilliant; her testimony is so vivid you feel you are really there.
What a wonderful person, I am so thankful she has shared her life, how people suffered, how many people could survive today? We have to stop hate, be careful who we follow !!!
Yeah totally. Like I don't follow Dr. Quack Fraudci who thinks he's the little Napoleon dictating to everyone what they're allowed to do in their lives!
Heartbreaking. When she talked about the school picnic I broke down. This is how children are indoctrinated to hate. Thank God this woman was able to survive such horrors and be a witness for such inhumanity.
Speaking of “indoctrination”….
@@Ephesians-px4pu ???
Me too ❤️
You have to be taught to hate and fear you have to be taught in your dear little ears you have to be carefully taught .
@@ft-je3rs OUCH!! So accurate.
You are a remarkable, eloquent, truthful, intelligent and beautiful lady, inside and out. Thank you for sharing the story of your life. May God bless your family and may you rest in peace with your husband forever 🙏✌
Untruthful.
@@winstonwolf5706 ?
She gave only her personal details and what she experienced or knew of Germany. She didn’t describe the other countries such as Poland, Lithuania, Czechoslovakia, Romania, etc. But if you listen to other survivors, you will hear of many countries.
What a strong and disciplined woman. Just listening to her retell parts of her life is fascinating. Admire people like this…what a great woman she was.
This is a very good testimony!We should never ever forget!!!God bless her and her family’s souls!!!
What a wonderful,eloquent,elegant woman ..... Thankgoodness for testimonies like this . This should be used in schools ... we must never forget
Amazing story. I'm from Toledo, and I'm proud this woman lived in my city.
I cannot believe that this woman is in her 70's. She is shockingly beautiful to look at..I am only a few minutes into this interview but know that her story will ravage my heart. Shalom.
Damn... the Nazis fucked up her face .
Thank you for the articulate and in depth account of so many details often ignored. Your testimony is a historical treasure.
She seems like such a proud, grand lady. So articulate. So precise.
Mrs. Brandt, thank you for telling your story. Ever since reading,The Diary of Ann Frank, I have been interested in this period of history. You have a beautiful family. I am so thankful that you and your parents were able to come to America. I hope you can get your book published that you have written. God bless you and your family. Sincerely, Deborah Brooks 🌏🌎♥️🙏🏼🙏🏿🙏🙏🏽🙏🏾🙏🏻♥️🇺🇸
My great uncle Brownie Fiuk was in Plaszow for a short time. He used to tell only 1 story about the camp. How as a boy he had 20 min to get dressed say goodbye to his family& fight for Poland against Hitler. He recd the tattoo..He said that he would never hate .How the but of a gun hit his head to wake up. The lack of food the smells the pain the sadness, I am so happy that i got to know him. High school students need to have a survivor at their school
Wow, what an impressive woman - I could not take my eyes off her for the last two hours. Such incredible intelligence and pride. Thank you so much for sharing the story Ellen, so happy to see that the children are making sure that the story lives on. Unfortunately, people do not learn, but we have to keep on telling hose horrific stories and lack of humanity. I am Christian, but have nothing than utmost respect for Jewish people.
Beautiful, intelligent woman. The unfairness. The horror of her childhood. What hate can do . We are all equal. Always. Let love triumph. Xx
What an incredible woman with an unparalleled life.
My Dad fought in World War II and as a young man, I studied and read about what had taken place in Germany. This is an excellent testimony/observation by Ellen Friedsam Brandt. Rest In Peace Ms. Brandt and thank you for sharing your experiences. There is more information in the "Find A Grave Memorial" on Ms. Brandt below that I had found on the internet.
This is so important for the year 2022 🙏🏽🇺🇸 P.S its always been important but now more than ever!!! God help us All!!!
Just thinking the same!
Stay close to God and he will stay close to you. Amen
It's coming again. We are losing our freedoms in the USA.
Ellen Brandt comes across as an Elegant,CLASSIC,Straight forward,Honest Dignified person...she is calm,collected and Sophisticated !!! Gives us first hand information about the good and bad times living in Germany during and before the second world war,being a Jew.....I have listened to many stories of survivors of world war 2,but her story is fascinating ! Enjoyed this honest genuine and a "VERY Matter of fact" interview....Awesome lady ELLEN BRANDT!
LIke I always said - you have money, you live well under any circumstance. You have no money, you die. Simple as that. She was lucky, she belonged to the elite.
@@murrayhart5693 How right you are!
Murray Hart She was lucky. However the way she talked about her wealth and how she picked up English and the subjects her dad chose for her sounded boastful unfortunately rather than having humility. It is by chance where we are born where we and there is nothing to be really proud of as we dont get to take the money with us when we leave the world .
@@murrayhart5693 really makes you think.
@@revanth3508 She merely mentioned facts in a very honest and straight forward way.
This is one of my very favourite interviews. I’d also like to read the book about her teacher. God bless her memory & family. May she rest in peace .
What am incredible woman. I wish I could've had a chance to sit and chat with her. This is a very valuable video. Thank you for preserving and maintaining this for everyone to view.
I was just mesmerised by this woman and her life story, so amazing!!
Its bizarre that people feel uncomfortable with her discussing her families wealth. Money plays a role in lifestyle and gives privileges. She's painting a picture, we know from her account that even the rich experienced antisemitism. Its her story and her families wealthy connection in America ultimately made immigration possible. She's not bragging. Its her life.
@BB Bostic - SHUT UP
Emma George you are 100% right!
She is a great lady, just a bit confused about her learning German, wasn’t she living in Germany?
Sorelle Luce I think she learned English by taking German. Kind of a reverse learning.
Sorelle Luce We study English. It’s the same thing.
Thank you Ms Ellen Brandt for recalling
the first hand experience of your childhood in pre war Berlin.
Today is 8th of Dec 2019 in India 🇮🇳 I'm watching 10 years after your interview.
Thanks to RUclips.
I felt as if I was with you in those years of your childhood
10 Years??
@@poespas68 Yea it says it was posted 11 years ago now for me.
Interview was made in 1996 . So important to maintain alive all these separate testimonies
This interview was filmed in 1996 according to info at the start of the video😉
@@nicoleclevenger1562
The date posted is not the interview date. Ellen Brandt passed away 19 Sep. 2008.
She was a amazing lady…Thank goodness they filmed her story…
God Bless this woman - she is absolutely phenomenal!! I'm wathcing this in 2022 so I know that she is either very old or no longer with us - but bless her! What a story!
"God this is ridiculous after all these years" (recalling her reaction to the school picnic) ..... NO. No it is NOT ridiculous. It's poignant.
What a charming and clever woman. May she RIP................Bless her Heart!
I listen to her often. She was bright, intelligent and smart woman. Going to miss her.
What a wonderful woman. Fabulous account of the time. Such a strong lady.
Fascinating interview. Great insight, one of the shocking moments "32 countries closed the borders"
Look at the world now with the border closures
We are seeing the borders closing once more.. time is running towards redemtion. This is a evil world doomed to go down.
The US was guilty of not accepting Jewish people. So many perished because no one would let them immigrate.
@@latudorfrancaise6052 but not because of racism.
She....has suppressed....her feelings alot...to help her manage...with life...very brave lady....
I heard this in William Shatner’s voice
What a beast ❤️❤️❤️ she is an historian. Thank you.
Thank you for this very informative video. It is an honor to "meet" this lady and hear her story.
The survivors have such beautiful eyes.. they can explain themselves as if it happened yesterday.. thank you to all the beautiful people sharing these horrific experiences. God bless you all and thank you to the interviewers.
Agreed from Newcastle England
@@shaunbat5097 double agree from a Geordie in Milan
A beautiful, wonderful woman. Love and light on her way to eternity! 💚
This woman was amazing. even in her speech. she has no accent. perfect english. a perfectionist. RIP dear Queen.
She has an American accent. Clearly and definitely, to be expected.
@@jegsthewegsthey meant she doesn’t have a German accent while speaking English and not an English accent when she spoke German, obviously.
Thank you for your story about your family . Elegant lady with a powerful message especially do to what it happening today in this country. Thank you Family Brandt for your share. All my best.
Yeah with Bernie, Biden, Ocasio-Cortez, Pelosi, Schumer, CNN, and all of the Leftists trying to Venezuela the USA. 😒😏 #CommunismKills
@@MaryCBV
#TrumpIsAMurderer
Very powerful testimony. I like how she relates the past to the present. In my mind it makes me think history can and will repeat itself if we aren't careful and pay attention to the warning signs. I thank her for telling her story.
3 years later - we are there! WWG1WGA
Just Lewis it’s repeating right now friend. This touched me but also scared the life out of me...
@@yooperlooper they y hhh
LewisBush, This evil world and the corruption going on, aside from hearing so much of parents killing their children and vise versa. People killing people worse then the Vietnam war.. I pray I am not here when much worse will come upon this earth.. We will have peace for a short time but then evil will take place worse then what we have ever seen.. Give your heart to Christ and have a relationship with him.. We will all go home one day to live for eternity with him. Seek him now...🙏
All tje signs are here in America
Ellen's life in Germany from 1933 to 1938 must have been so difficult but we can't deny that coming from an affluent family saved her from the worst. Thank God for that.
Very interesting / I did notice that at every opportunity she steered the conversation around to how much money her family had very interesting
Wella videos almost over and I've heard nothing about her actually being in Ashwitz. This strange if anyone could tell me where and then she speaks about that experience I'd appreciate it mean I just assumed she went there because of the title of this
Ellen Brandt I so enjoyed hearing your life journey. We must always speak out against hate!
So wonderful to see pictures of your family and hear of your survival.
thank you so much for uploading this video to you tube .........It is for the upcoming Generations a real treasure
This was an amazing interview! Her memory and the details amazed me!
I'm watching in 2021 this woman is amazing ! Strong ! brave and beautiful xxx 💖how could the world stand by and let this go on 😥I don't think we have learned either x it's so awful and shocking to hear all survivors accounts xxx bless them all 💕❤
what a wonderful story!! thank you so much ! I could listen for you for hours......
I pray she finally had peace with her past. God bless her.
Ellen Brandt...... A beautiful, elegant and intelligent lady!!
What a roller coaster ride, her early life was!!
Good, the family managed to migrate to the USA, but the horrible experiences she encountered in Germany sure must have haunted her till she lived.
RIP dear Ellen.
She exposed America's systematic racism at the end. RIP to this very strong lady.
Exposed systematic racism against who?
Yeah so clever and beautiful lady💖
Did you hear what she said about political fanaticism? Did you?
There is no systemic racism in America.
@@LesPaul2006 Yeah. The fanaticism of hanging black people and burning crosses and getting away with it.
I clicked on this video almost by accident just to see what the gist of it was about. I ended up watching the entire thing and going back to re-watch parts. Fascinating! Educational! Memorable! Good stuff.
The content on this channel is a treasure for all mankind.
Thank you for all the work that you have done and for perserving theese valuable treasure troves of information.
Wonderful that her parents and she were able to escape from the horrors that took place in Germany.
Yes, she did not suffer. In spite of what she saw and heard she lived a privileged life and suffered none of the atrocities that the true survivors of the Holocaust did. I find her story interesting, but she was barely touched by the horrors. She came 1st class to NYC. There are many more compelling stories and situations. Hers was not one of struggle or suffering.
Exactly
Yes. Not that this isn't important, I would rather listen to the people who really suffered. I am sure this wasn't fun or easy but it wasn't horrible either. The thing she cried at was being left out of a school event. @@o.b.6103
What an outstanding interview ! Very eye opening historical interview !
Tormented by the most evil system that has ever existed.
These brave victims need to be heard in every school, so others might learn?
Love goes out to all the victims of this sick world 🌹❤️
Believe it or not, communism was far worse! Ask the Polish! Also anti-semetic, the Communists killed over 200 million people. Compare this to the Nazis 'mere' 50 million.
@@kelrogers8480
True, and very sad. So much suffering...
@@kelrogers8480 Over how many years? Do you konw the phto entitled: "Dazu brauchte Hitler 12 Jahre!" My parents had to emigrate from Hunfgary in 1940 (Jewi8sh laws) and came back in 1948. (No more Jewish laws.) I was born in Hungary in 1949 and spent my life here, inlcuding 40 years of "communism". I would much rather chose this life than having been born in Germany in 1922.
I think it already is pal.
NO...we don't need this shown to our children in schools...under the nonsensical proposition that it would prevent whatever in the future. There are enough horrors already about them in 2021 to worry about without recounting selectively a far-away horror of the past.
Interesting that so many people want the Holocaust taught to young children but never suggest that they be taught about the 60-80 million murdered or forcibly starved to death in Mao's China or the 30-odd million murdered by Stalin in the USSR or even the one million Yghurs in concentration camps TODAY in China.
she is a Beautiful old lady, no matter how hard life can be it can never take away our light. may she rest wonderfully in peace knowing she will be remembered. god bless humanity
Thank you for sharing your story. It’s vitally important to remember this horrific event.
I teach Holocaust Studies in High School.
Thank you for your service.
I loved this interview! Also how many times did the interviewer asked her for the names of her family? Jesus! Loved her calm attitude and way of detailing her whole life! Thank you
Lineaago is importan and this was a personal history. I'm sure the extended family appreciates the documentation.
Right? Mom's name is Tilly and Dad's name is Guido. By the 3rd time, I was answering those questions myself.
I don't want to let go of her. I think I'm going to watch her tell her story again.
To Sheily Yanes, Like you, I loved this video. Ms. Brandt did a fabulous job. She is patient, well-spoken, and elegant. The interviewer’s interest in first names seems excessive but such details are important in documenting history. My only concern with your comment is that you take the name of the Lord in vain. The 3rd of the Ten Commandments forbids this, and even if you don’t care for the Judeo-Christian roots of our culture, it’s considered polite not to offend others. Thank you.
One of the most interesting women I have ever heard. What a extremely interesting interview. How humble and honest she is about her life!
When she says about her Grandparents, "all they had was money" I laughed.
I appreciate the patience and endurance of this woman and I raise my hats to her
Everyone in America and any other part of the world must go through life to make sure there is never another Hitler.
Mrs. Brandt was an amazing, beautiful lady. I wish I could thank her for graciously appearing in this video.
God Bless her family,
Thank you for sharing your story with me. I am sorry that you went through so much hardship, and I am happy that you still remember the good times too.
Oh gosh I just so enjoyed watching this. Ellen speaks so articulately. I loved hearing about her life in Germany and her observations I found profound. Thank you for putting these testimonials on RUclips!!
This lady is prophetic.
Thank you for your testimony.