How I SURVIVED Four Different Nazi Concentration Camps | Ben Lesser

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  • Опубликовано: 22 янв 2024
  • Ben Lesser was born in Kraków, Poland in 1928. After the German army invaded Poland in 1939, Ben and his family were subject to countless acts of violence by Nazi soldiers and forced to live in the Bochnia Ghetto.
    Ben's journey over the next years would be filled with unimaginable pain and suffering. He would survive a seven-week death march and four different concentration camps - Auschwitz-Birkenau, Durnhau, Buchenwald and Dachau.
    He would also survive two separate death trains. On the train from Buchenwald to Dachau, Lesser said he spent three weeks in a cattle car with no water, surviving on only crumbs of a bread roll he had smuggled on. Of the 5,000 prisoners on this train, Lesser was one of only 18 who survived and is the last one alive today.
    Lesser and one of his older sisters would be the only two of their seven-person family to see liberation.
    Interview recorded on November 5, 2022
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Комментарии • 1,7 тыс.

  • @umamuthiah872
    @umamuthiah872 2 месяца назад +837

    He was a smart teenager when this happened which saved his life. He saved diamonds but gave up the diamonds to save his uncle’s life. What a pure soul!

    • @evaeves8569
      @evaeves8569 Месяц назад +11

      It's good that some survived to tell the story. But to say Nazis, is not exactly saying it totally truthfully, instead it should be said that it was the German people that did this. It's incredible that one set of people can be so cruel to others. However, with the teaching of forgiveness everyone is given another chance to prove themself a better person. God bless Jews and Germans.

    • @lorettachampion4473
      @lorettachampion4473 Месяц назад +17

      Not all Germans were Nazis

    • @LeerjrNat
      @LeerjrNat Месяц назад

      ​@@evaeves8569you are a fool

    • @Puppy_Puppington
      @Puppy_Puppington Месяц назад +11

      @@evaeves8569not all Germans were Nazis and not all had a choice. And As funny as it may seem. There are wicked people All over the earth who get a kick, stomping on a dream.

    • @Puppy_Puppington
      @Puppy_Puppington Месяц назад +4

      @@evaeves8569it was not just Germans too…

  • @codyking4848
    @codyking4848 3 месяца назад +837

    I have no words. Thank you, Mr Lesser. Thank you for being brave and telling the story. We will never forget.

    • @nickxcaliber7991
      @nickxcaliber7991 2 месяца назад +4

      Pretty weird how his entire family was gassed but they just let him live. Does that make much sense

    • @cathyl8675
      @cathyl8675 2 месяца назад +17

      ​@@nickxcaliber7991 Only part that makes no sense, is the pure evil that some allow to take over their lives.

    • @michaelwilliamson4759
      @michaelwilliamson4759 2 месяца назад +4

      @@cathyl8675
      I heard one survivor was in the process of being gassed and she gave birth while the others around her died by gassing. Miraculously they both survived. Instead of killing her right then and there… she managed to survive even more gas showers! And the baby she gave birth to survived the equally fatal infant wards which is conveniently disguised as one, when it’s actually a gassing ward.
      Such tough people, these survivors.

    • @cathyl8675
      @cathyl8675 2 месяца назад +4

      @@michaelwilliamson4759 With God, the impossible becomes possible.
      I'll look for that story.
      It has me questioning how so many people refuse that we have an amazing creator and consider many circumstances chance happenings. I watched a video just yesterday, that even Darwin was not positive God does not exist...that's one of their big leaders🤷‍♀️ they do not realize Satan enjoys their false beliefs.

    • @YumaMCO
      @YumaMCO 2 месяца назад +7

      ​@@nickxcaliber7991 what are you trying to imply?? Because if you're trying to imply that this man is lying then I'll say he's either a terrific liar or he's telling the truth.

  • @britneyram80
    @britneyram80 Месяц назад +220

    This man came to my high school to tell his story. He made everyone cry including the teachers. I still remember his stories and all the details.

  • @Shandon1313
    @Shandon1313 3 месяца назад +694

    Mr. Lesser spoke at my high school, sharing his story and presenting us with a pin as a lasting reminder. His narrative, even when recounting the distressing incident of a baby being smashed into a door, remains unforgettable. I'm grateful that his story is now available online for others to hear. Very important sorry and historical evidence. Thank you for sharing.

    • @Andy-te1mw
      @Andy-te1mw 3 месяца назад +34

      He speaks for the ones who can't now.

    • @jesiah391
      @jesiah391 3 месяца назад +7

      He never spoke at ur high school lmao, this the 1st time you ever seen this man in ur life

    • @vickyhilger596
      @vickyhilger596 3 месяца назад +3

      Share.never ist jetzt❤❤

    • @marilyn6556
      @marilyn6556 2 месяца назад

      ⁠@@jesiah391How would you know??? You might just be an Antisemite, and denier of the Holocaust. I’m a senior citizen, and when I was young we had Holocaust survivors that came and spoke to us. We had a few classmates whose parents were survivors. Don’t think that we weren’t exposed to people who went through the hell of the camps, and survived, only to find out that everyone they knew were murdered.

    • @cjbwoods
      @cjbwoods 2 месяца назад +9

      Thank you Ben Lesser for sharing your story. May God richly bless you.

  • @craigiefconcert6493
    @craigiefconcert6493 3 месяца назад +906

    “God left a witness.” That hit me very hard.
    Not just a witness to let the tale to the Jewish people, but to all mankind. We must discard hate and have peace.

    • @djquinn11
      @djquinn11 3 месяца назад

      Tell that to all the liberal universities promoting Jewish genocide, both the faculties and students.

    • @chevellebelair1402
      @chevellebelair1402 3 месяца назад +28

      Yes this witness can see what Israel is now doing to Palestinians. Same thing the Germans did to them

    • @ziepex7009
      @ziepex7009 2 месяца назад

      You mean the opposite? How hamas wants to eradicate jews from the planet?@@chevellebelair1402

    • @jim6532
      @jim6532 2 месяца назад +30

      Yeah, except Isreal is in the right.

    • @mnicholl93
      @mnicholl93 2 месяца назад +40

      ​@@chevellebelair1402you're conveniently forgetting that Hamas started this latest war by attacking Israelis in their homes in a very similar way to the Nazis, torturing & killing nearly 1500 people in truly horrendous ways. Yes, what is happening in Gaza is terrible to see but what exactly did Hamas think would happen after such an attack???

  • @natedorney7032
    @natedorney7032 2 месяца назад +146

    My grandfather was one of the G.I.s who helped liberate Dachau at the end of WWII... He survived the horrors of the D-Day landings, fought through france and into the heart of germany itself unscathed. But he would be forever haunted by what he saw in that god forsaken place. He would wake up screaming some nights from the nightmares he'd have. When I was in high school, we took a trip to the holocaust survivors' museum. Before leaving, I stopped in the hall of remembrance and lit two votives at the niche for Dachau- one in memory of my grandfather and the other in memory of the victims. We must never forget what happened in those dark and terrible days.

    • @barbsmart7373
      @barbsmart7373 2 месяца назад +9

      I will forever be grateful to all the men who served in the fight against a totally evil regime. I am in humble awe of all the victims and all rescuers.
      I am so, humbly grateful for the servicemen who had to go through the types of trauma your grandfather went through.
      I am doing all I can to keep all these people alive in our hearts and minds.
      Thankyou for sharing this part of your grandfather's story.
      Love to your family. From New Zealand.

    • @coreyjones3443
      @coreyjones3443 Месяц назад +7

      My grandfather was there too, I can't help but wonder if he was the G.I that fed them that spam. The only time I ever saw my grandfather cry was him retelling the stories of Dachau and how much he regrets accidentally killing a prisoner by trying to fed them some rations. I know that many soldiers did the same, but it's hard not to speculate.
      This video had me in tears, but I'm glad we have these 1st hand accounts documented so that we can "hopefully" prevent some atrocities last these reoccurring. Out of curiosity, was your grandfather in the 45th? Mine was in the 42nd infantry, but they landed in Marseilles and not part of d-day so I assumed he wasn't in the same battalion as my grandpa unless transfered.

    • @gitaamini2683
      @gitaamini2683 18 дней назад +5

      G-d Bless your grandfather - who saved so many souls - including my father who was just a young boy - the words “thank you” would never be sufficient… all my best and Blessings to you and your beautiful family!

    • @williamrockwell9705
      @williamrockwell9705 День назад +1

      Great, your grandfather went though hell for people that hate him.

    • @barbsmart7373
      @barbsmart7373 День назад +1

      @@williamrockwell9705 Who are the people who hate this man who paid such a heavy price for exceptional service and helping to save so many lives?

  • @martingustafson9550
    @martingustafson9550 3 месяца назад +462

    His story is worse than rated R film! He told the story so well and was able to speck words witch transformed in to an accurate visual detail's. It was as if he teleported you and you were standing right beside him seeing everything he saw. It's unbelievable that he survived to tell his story. I listened brave sir! It happened to you and millions of other people. I will NOT get amnesia and forget the struggles forced upon you.

    • @haught1979
      @haught1979 3 месяца назад +18

      it is saddening to realize those atrocities still live vividly all these years in his mind. God bless them all to have peace again and again. ❤

    • @torchtube5621
      @torchtube5621 3 месяца назад

      How can some Zionist turn and some of the same horrible things to another people 😔. But also some of the most valiant people speaking out all Jewish people who do not stand with their governments evil acts

    • @meganmose
      @meganmose 3 месяца назад

      I do hoped and I prayed that the Nazis become Christians.

    • @marilyn6556
      @marilyn6556 2 месяца назад +10

      I will never forget about what the poor Jewish people went through. Thank God there were survivors to tell the world of the atrocities committed by the Nazis. Unfortunately, people didn’t learn and they want to think it can’t happen again. That’s just ignorant.

    • @Oblivisci........
      @Oblivisci........ 2 месяца назад +1

      @@marilyn6556If it’s not a lived memory, humans forget easily.

  • @dakaron02
    @dakaron02 3 месяца назад +242

    For a man who went through hell 4 times and more he is a tough cookie and deserves the best

    • @swisscheeseplease97
      @swisscheeseplease97 Месяц назад +10

      No you’re a “tough cookie” when you accidentally break a glass cup and you refrain yourself from crying. We can’t even fathom how tough this man is

    • @Please_allow_me
      @Please_allow_me Месяц назад

      ​@@swisscheeseplease97You're a tough cookie if you don't cry from breaking a glass? Are you for real?

    • @CoolDrifty
      @CoolDrifty 12 дней назад +1

      calling a man who survived a ghetto and 4 concentration camps, subjected to the deepest depths of human brutality a "tough cookie", lol

  • @carolinependleton8445
    @carolinependleton8445 2 месяца назад +152

    Man's inhumanity to man is unbelievable.Such horrors,its difficult getting your mind round what was done to these poor people.

    • @Buoyant_Bear
      @Buoyant_Bear Месяц назад +9

      It's made worse when you realize that the bread bit was likely intentional, there's no way those guards didn't know that the people were literally starving to death would would attack each other (possibly) for extra rations. They just got off on seeing it. It blows my mind that people are living in a fairytale world where this kind of cruelty is 'impossible' to them, they've clearly never had a sociopathic boss before. Evil like this is definitely real, and history really only shows us the MOST egregious examples.

    • @michellebooth327
      @michellebooth327 Месяц назад +5

      Bouyant bear evil crap is happening now,you don’t have to look to history. Do you walk around with your eyes and ears closed??

    • @ryand4533
      @ryand4533 14 дней назад +1

      Many people. We often forget what Stalin did to his own people. What the Japanese did to the Chinese was sometimes worse than what the Germans did to the Jews. Then similar to Stalin what Miao did to his people in China. We have so many examples of how evil people can be to one another. It’s important to remember them all lest we let it be repeated anywhere.

    • @DEATHBYFLYINGCDS
      @DEATHBYFLYINGCDS 9 дней назад

      Oh it's quite believable.. It starts small "illegal immigrants" builds up "illegal immigrants are stealing our jobs!" Adds more reasons to hate "illegal immigrants are mooching off the government, and voting", then they add violence "illegal immigrants are getting our kids hooked on drugs and killing them!!"
      They do it gradually, so gradually that you can't remember what it was like before, they repeat it over and over, so it feels true...
      As Voltaire once said...centuries before the holocaust. "If they can make you believe absurdities, they can make you commit atrocities"

    • @bannedagain1483
      @bannedagain1483 2 дня назад +1

      What if hes lying though? Seems like he is honestly.

  • @ClarenceCochran-ne7du
    @ClarenceCochran-ne7du 2 месяца назад +161

    Surviving even one Concentration Camp is amazing. Surviving four ventures into the miraculous. Absolutely astounding

    • @piplee1439
      @piplee1439 Месяц назад +7

      Certainly is…. And he’s not alone , believe it or not.
      Five million claimed reparations!
      Many surviving multiple camps.
      True survivors, every single one of the five million.
      Six million died, five million survived hence the low number now.

    • @badxradxandy
      @badxradxandy Месяц назад

      Lotta survivors at these so called death camps huh

    • @singlemom6305
      @singlemom6305 28 дней назад

      Lmao when you open a video just to look at the replies and are not left disappointed. Thank you for restoring my faith ​@@piplee1439

    • @Kyle-kx3xp
      @Kyle-kx3xp 26 дней назад +9

      I bet he could convince you he was abducted by aliens and you'd swallow it all lol

    • @ska8tergirl4
      @ska8tergirl4 11 дней назад +7

      Sounds fake to me. How deadly could they have really been if he survived 4 of them.

  • @save-the-civic6386
    @save-the-civic6386 2 месяца назад +25

    This is the type of information that textbooks don’t discuss. Truly amazing and I give this man much appreciation for telling his stories.

  • @socksandpi1264
    @socksandpi1264 2 месяца назад +107

    I thought I was heartbroken listening to Eva Mozes Kor's story, and didn't think cruelty could get much worse. Hearing Ben's story has destroyed my heart. I can't believe he survived those horrors and will be 96 this year.

    • @barbsmart7373
      @barbsmart7373 2 месяца назад +3

      Hi from New Zealand.
      I think I have listened to hundreds of survivors and liberators now. I think of these people, servicemen from many countries and the rescuers and bystanders several times a day now. It seems that 19th century history is a part of me now.
      I don't want my heroes to be forgotten or for lessons not to be learned.
      I promise you, the stories of all these people do not ever get any more comprehensible.
      My life has changed significantly since learning about history. For the better!!!!!

    • @Puppy_Puppington
      @Puppy_Puppington Месяц назад +1

      @@barbsmart7373 isn’t it mainly the 20th century history? World 1900 to 1999. Right? Unless you’re speaking of atrocities that happened in the 1800s? But I’ve kind of figured you’re talking about Genocides after 1900.

    • @BannedHistory
      @BannedHistory 19 дней назад +1

      Didn’t she just say she got sick and it made Mengele sad but because of the treatment she received she survived?

    • @barbsmart7373
      @barbsmart7373 19 дней назад

      @@BannedHistory WTF? You are introducing your own agenda. Why are you twisting the truth about this horrific Nazi character? Why would you want to do that? Your thoughts create who you are, so choose wisely.
      Eva is one of very many heroes and heroines who survived the Holocaust and bravely shared with the world what can happen if you don't control your thoughts.

  • @johngillespie3409
    @johngillespie3409 3 месяца назад +425

    Witold Pilecki the Polish Cav officer that volunteered to go to Auschwitz in 40. Gave info on the horrors to the Home Army AK Escaped in 43, fought in the Warsaw uprising and was executed by communists in 48. Another hero of Polska 🇵🇱🇮🇱🇺🇲💪

    • @dannypowell594
      @dannypowell594 3 месяца назад

      Knowing that such sadistic atrocities were perpetrated against life loving Jews, it really pisses me off how the people of color in America whine and bitch about how they are currently treated

    • @martymcfly1833
      @martymcfly1833 3 месяца назад

      I hate commies

    • @awakecreate9244
      @awakecreate9244 3 месяца назад +14

      Witold report is a must read 👍
      The “volunteered” part is debatable though, as he was “invited to volunteer” by the leadership with whom he had disagreements. As a military man, he wouldn’t have dared to say no.
      That’s said mainly with intent for historical accuracy. There is no doubt Witold was the unsung hero that went with the utmost dignity.

    • @v3ck1n
      @v3ck1n 3 месяца назад

      Weird to put an Israeli flag when the Zionist state of Israel didn't even exist until 1947 when the Mossad committed genocide against the Palestinian people.

    • @garnet4846
      @garnet4846 2 месяца назад +2

      Lol, get a clue.

  • @RyanFischer1990
    @RyanFischer1990 2 месяца назад +226

    The fact that Mengele lived out the rest of his life on a beach is so infuriating. What makes it worse is that so many Nazis lived with 0 punishments

    • @ItsSain
      @ItsSain 2 месяца назад

      and now the Jews are doing no different to the Palestinians..

    • @ItsSain
      @ItsSain 2 месяца назад

      and now the Jews are doing no different to the Palestinians.. with zero punishment… do you have a brain

    • @notoriousjel
      @notoriousjel 2 месяца назад

      Or that some nazis get invited to be guests of honor at Canadian government events and are applauded.

    • @notoriousjel
      @notoriousjel 2 месяца назад

      There's plenty of docs on youtube of the nazis that the mossad got even into the 70s. Great stories

    • @brendastranack4512
      @brendastranack4512 2 месяца назад +37

      There isn't any evil that will not.be punished. JESUS IS.HOLY and his holiness demands righteous judgement.

  • @Kristenoyinbo
    @Kristenoyinbo Месяц назад +15

    This man is incredible. He survived one of human kinds biggest genocide in history. I wish him every bit of peace and love

  • @wutangwingchun8551
    @wutangwingchun8551 3 месяца назад +133

    Just when I think I have heard the worst of some survivors' experiences during the Holocaust. What an unbelievable and truly miraculous story of endurance and survival. He says the only reason he can think of why he survived out of all the hundreds of other prisoners is the God wanted him to be a witness in order to share the stories of all the atrocities with the world. What an amazing way to process what he went through and have so much respect for his ongoing willingess to share what he witnessed.

  • @mtnvlifestyles
    @mtnvlifestyles 3 месяца назад +94

    I love how his uncle made him pack his shoes with diamonds to help his life be easier, and he gave the diamonds to someone to help his uncle get a job in the kitchen to make his life easier.. and took his tenth man punishment... the selflessness in that situation would probably never happen again

    • @sarahj30
      @sarahj30 2 месяца назад +12

      Young men were raised to have honor back then. To respect their elders. What a difference to the punks we have nowadays.

    • @seanodwyer4322
      @seanodwyer4322 День назад

      @@sarahj30 now that my hair has gone white at 65 humans give me hell.- Prophet/intercesor/ seer- Sean O'Dwyer- number 136- 140 Hobson Street.- Auckland City. 1010.- New Zealand.- South pacific.''

  • @remaguire
    @remaguire 3 месяца назад +63

    God bless you, Mr. Lesser.
    In the neighborhood where I grew up, a Jewish gentleman from Poland had a gift shop a couple of doors down from my parents' deli. He also was in Auschwitz, Buchenwald, and Dachau. He knew Mengele from his job working in the kitchens at Auschwitz. How he got that job is a story in itself, but suffice it to say that like Mr. Lesser he was able to think his way into a job that helped him to survive.
    I would be surprised if Mr. Lesser's uncle didn't know this man. Maybe even Mr. Lesser did also. He never talked about the horrifying events from the camps, only about how he was able to fool the guards to smuggle food to some of the other inmates. I can only imagine the horrors that he saw and kept to himself.

  • @reqhskslkwe4480
    @reqhskslkwe4480 3 месяца назад +72

    What a loving nephew to his uncle..God bless sir

  • @brianlykins6663
    @brianlykins6663 3 месяца назад +123

    I've listened to a few survivors of the prison camps . It is unbelievable that anyone ever survived any of that.
    I am always at the stories and the people telling them. I think everyone should have an opportunity to meet and listen to these people.
    Without the dear, sights, smells, noone can ever truly comprehend the terrible things that these people lived through. I pray that each and every one of them finds the peace that they so deserve.
    God bless each of them, all survivors of these events and the persecution that they had endured.
    May we never forget just how this all came about and how easy it would be for the world to have leaders do these same things again.
    God help us all.

    • @NathanWells-mh4rd
      @NathanWells-mh4rd 3 месяца назад +5

      Amen

    • @mikeofthewoods
      @mikeofthewoods 3 месяца назад

      Seems like there were tons of surviors. They all met mengela too. This is clearly bullshit.

    • @mikem9892
      @mikem9892 2 месяца назад

      Yes sir. And if god forbid I had seen the things this man saw it would have driven me insane. The worst thing is the world learned nothing from these events. Humans still have a never ending capacity to hate and kill each other. When the day comes when all the nukes start falling we will reap what we've sown 😢

    • @williestyle35
      @williestyle35 2 месяца назад +1

      Good comment. I am not even sure a "like" is appropriate, but I will give one. A minor correction : Ben did not only survive "prison camps", he survived living in a ghetto, and Auschwitz was a "death camp" ("vernichtungslager" in German).

  • @subnoizesoldier2
    @subnoizesoldier2 2 месяца назад +21

    I genuinely want to hear with compassion every story this man has to tell he’s like a treasure trove of history

  • @Legitpenguins99
    @Legitpenguins99 3 месяца назад +92

    Wow, this is worse than anything I imagined it could be. The amount of things that had to go right for him to survive is astounding.

    • @ErnestDicks
      @ErnestDicks 3 месяца назад

      War is Hell, to survive takes super human skills and a total revamp of your mental acuity. It's not for the front of heart. You must become worse than your enemy to overcome adversity. Your enemy must recognize that they have few options. Losing is not an option. Semper Fi.

    • @ErnestDicks
      @ErnestDicks 3 месяца назад

      Feint not front.

    • @rileysmall4317
      @rileysmall4317 Месяц назад +1

      It's insane and whenever things like this happens noone sees it's coming and noone is prepared. That's all conflicts past and future.

    • @BannedHistory
      @BannedHistory 19 дней назад

      It’s so bad you really have to IMAGINE it. 😂

  • @arnhemseptember2009
    @arnhemseptember2009 3 месяца назад +43

    I cannot whatch this without crying. And he has somuch more to tell.
    I somuch would like to give Ben an endless hug...
    I need some time to recover now, but its nothing.

    • @dbentleyto95
      @dbentleyto95 Месяц назад +2

      He has a book as well that gives more detail

  • @cynthiamcgee4829
    @cynthiamcgee4829 2 месяца назад +11

    This documentary by Mr Lesser should be put in every single School in the world. 🙏

  • @stevenfortier6436
    @stevenfortier6436 2 месяца назад +14

    And there are actually people who are dumb enough to deny this ever happened.

    • @superusseljames
      @superusseljames 2 месяца назад +4

      The same people who support a leader that uses many of the same rhetorical tools against our southern neighbors

    • @MrEcarlson462
      @MrEcarlson462 Месяц назад

      @@superusseljamesare you trying to say republicans don’t believe that the holocaust happened?

  • @tombradford9195
    @tombradford9195 2 месяца назад +16

    To think he was in front of Mangele, the uniforms, heard the screams, the dog barks, smelt the steam of the cattle carts and burning bodies. This man spent every day in hell and watched crime after crime take place against innocent people. How on earth can you not hear hate in his voice. Beautiful person

    • @flash2tz
      @flash2tz 12 дней назад

      I think you meant Mengele.

    • @tombradford9195
      @tombradford9195 12 дней назад +2

      @@flash2tz Correct. Whilst I wish I got the spelling right first time, I am glad my auto text is presuming Mandela over Mengele for future ref haha

    • @ska8tergirl4
      @ska8tergirl4 11 дней назад

      Believed the lies I see

    • @tombradford9195
      @tombradford9195 11 дней назад

      @@ska8tergirl4 what lies?

    • @flash2tz
      @flash2tz 11 дней назад +1

      @tombradford9195 I'd rather have that name show up too!

  • @kennethsloboda4958
    @kennethsloboda4958 3 месяца назад +59

    Never stop tell this story Sir, because the world must not ever forget the millions that died in such inhumane ways LOVE YOU BROTHER AND GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS 🙏🙏🙏

  • @thecomicstyleartist
    @thecomicstyleartist 3 месяца назад +20

    This is true horror, what they did to that baby broke my heart. And Hitler couldn't take his punishment like a man, took the easy way out, absolutely heart breaking

    • @yankeecitygirl
      @yankeecitygirl 3 месяца назад +3

      He didn't want to end up like his hero Mussolini, strung up in a public square beside his mistress

    • @sandyb2379
      @sandyb2379 3 месяца назад +1

      ​@yankeecitygirl they were either shot or hanged.

  • @danam0228
    @danam0228 3 месяца назад +158

    This guy's story should be made into a movie, it is truly epic

    • @williamyoung9401
      @williamyoung9401 2 месяца назад +9

      I hope Spielberg is watching.

    • @similarfoah
      @similarfoah 2 месяца назад +8

      Is say horrible not epic.

    • @danam0228
      @danam0228 2 месяца назад +4

      @@similarfoah You apparently don't understand what the word epic actually means. It does not mean good or bad.

    • @earl-tf4qc
      @earl-tf4qc Месяц назад

      ​@@danam0228that's the problem, genius. This is tragic. It's important to know, it's BAD. You young pampered children are indifferent to reality that you can't relate to or comprehend.

    • @dogmomma4019
      @dogmomma4019 Месяц назад

      If you watch a lot of the good movies about this terrible disgusting stain history, you will already find bits of his story as it's a story that's so many of them bore witnessed too Spielberg movies is included in the movies I am talking about.

  • @troyphillips6481
    @troyphillips6481 3 месяца назад +23

    I can’t just fathom the depth of their cruelty towards their own fellow human beings. It’s the factnthey not only murdered innocent people but they had to do it in the cruelest way possible. It defies understanding and fhis poor man has had to live with the the trauma of that experience for 80 or more years.

  • @cliporinoabramchuno5414
    @cliporinoabramchuno5414 3 месяца назад +59

    I know it was hard as heck to talk about but I would love to listen to a part 2. This is the craziest story on the channel.

    • @spankflaps1365
      @spankflaps1365 3 месяца назад

      Search YT for “Ben Lesser”, there’s loads more vids like this.

    • @PhotosinMotion2U
      @PhotosinMotion2U 3 месяца назад +3

      Is there a part 2?

    • @Puppy_Puppington
      @Puppy_Puppington Месяц назад +1

      @@PhotosinMotion2U I don’t think so. I think he said that he would like there to be a part two like more stories from him.

  • @Squeegee88
    @Squeegee88 2 месяца назад +24

    Just wow. I knew it was going to be a tough story to listen to when I clicked on the video, but I'm glad I did. Thank you for sharing.

  • @chocolatefrenzieya
    @chocolatefrenzieya 3 месяца назад +44

    Oh God. I had to stop at the baby, but bless you and yours, sir. I feel such anger and sadness that this occurred, but also joy that you survived and prospered.

    • @dannypowell594
      @dannypowell594 3 месяца назад

      Knowing that such sadistic atrocities were perpetrated against life loving Jews, it really pisses me off how the people of color in America whine and bitch about how they are currently treated

    • @dannypowell594
      @dannypowell594 3 месяца назад

      Knowing that such sadistic atrocities were perpetrated against life loving Jews, it really pisses me off how the people of color in America whine and bitch about how they are currently treated

    • @robertsaget6918
      @robertsaget6918 3 месяца назад +14

      It's happening right now in Palestine; in Russian-held Ukraine, at the US Border with Immigrants - happens everyday.

    • @timsonjohnson3677
      @timsonjohnson3677 3 месяца назад

      @@robertsaget6918US immigrates? Those beans need to enter legally. You must come from an inbred family being tha special

    • @paigekyllonen6613
      @paigekyllonen6613 3 месяца назад

      @@robertsaget6918Gaza attacked Israel and the Jewish people retaliated. They Jewish people will NEVER let another holocaust happen again. Hamas already openly admitted that they will not stop until the Jewish people are wiped out.

  • @beexcellenttoeachother5313
    @beexcellenttoeachother5313 3 месяца назад +42

    Thank you for sharing. It is no exaggeration when we say that The Greatest Generation saved the civilized world and their grandchildren and great grand-children from an evil beyond anyone's comprehension.

    • @michaelfrancis6321
      @michaelfrancis6321 3 месяца назад +3

      Whats coming in the near future will make WW1 and WW2 look like child's play. 😢

    • @heatherperleberg7816
      @heatherperleberg7816 3 месяца назад +5

      ​@@michaelfrancis6321 What are you planning, Michael?

    • @michaelfrancis6321
      @michaelfrancis6321 3 месяца назад +2

      @heatherperleberg7816 I plan on drinking a beer and smoke a fatty while looking at mushroom clouds

    • @cathyl8675
      @cathyl8675 2 месяца назад

      ​@@heatherperleberg7816it's not what Michael has planned; it's been written. The Bible gave warnings. The survivors of the holocaust are almost gone. 🙏

    • @nonono9194
      @nonono9194 2 месяца назад

      Absolute lie.
      The world they gave us is one where Europe is gone and is a puppet of the J regime and the globalist regime
      Disgusting

  • @irmastevens3277
    @irmastevens3277 2 месяца назад +12

    This was so difficult to listen to. But hearing their stories is the least we can do. It’s unfathomable that this level of evil is even possible. God Bless you for continuing to share your story.

  • @quant_solutions
    @quant_solutions 12 дней назад +3

    This poor man, the horrors he has lived through. Hopefully the telling of his stories brings him peace. Telling these truth helps in preventing it from happening again.

  • @MrPlywood09
    @MrPlywood09 2 месяца назад +13

    GOD BLESS THIS MAN! The bravery, the courage, the sacrifice, the fortitude and selflessness this man possessed as a 15 year old boy, to face and endure such abhorrent atrocities is extremely heartbreaking!!! Mr. Lesser is exactly right with his reasoning as to why God spared him. The world NEEDS to hear these stories. Because when you forget about the past, history will be repeated!

  • @annapepple477
    @annapepple477 2 месяца назад +7

    Thank you Mr. Lesser, for telling us, so uncensored, your experiences of the horrors during the Holocaust.

  • @adelinaclonts7004
    @adelinaclonts7004 13 дней назад +2

    Wow… what a testimony of faith, bravery and unconditional love for your uncle. No words to say how I’m feeling over the suffering you have gone through. Thank you for sharing. My heart prayers for the baby, the couple and those who were persecuted. I’m so sorry for your losses, as well. 🙏🏼🌹

  • @glennt8687
    @glennt8687 3 месяца назад +20

    What a great and inspiring individual. I will never be able to comprehend what he had to endure and live through. His memories will unfortunately haunt him until the day he passes on.

  • @darkPegasista
    @darkPegasista 3 месяца назад +63

    I met this man in person back in 2017, when he held a speech in a church next to my school in Baden-Württemberg. Very inspiring man. I've been subscribed to his Zachor Newsletter ever since.

  • @cindyflier3493
    @cindyflier3493 3 месяца назад +29

    This breaks my heart😢 I’m so sorry you had to go thru that. They were pure evil!

  • @mcnallica2382
    @mcnallica2382 3 месяца назад +21

    What a badass. He is one tough man. Thank you for telling your story

  • @briannaatoche764
    @briannaatoche764 27 дней назад +3

    this story is making me bawl my eyes out. he speaks so well and tells his story so well its like im next to him when he experienced this. Mr Lesser, thank you for sharing your story, i am so sorry you went through this, i wish you nothing but the best these years to come, you are a survivor. God bless you.

  • @johndreyer9730
    @johndreyer9730 2 месяца назад +16

    This is horrible, these stories need to be told and remembered, people deny this atrocities ever happened.

    • @cjalexanderjr8811
      @cjalexanderjr8811 2 месяца назад +1

      They’re too negative?

    • @johndreyer9730
      @johndreyer9730 2 месяца назад

      Are you trolling or too dumb to understand my statement?

    • @westeam4247
      @westeam4247 2 месяца назад

      @@cjalexanderjr8811 loll real life is too negative, cry more snowflake

    • @Puppy_Puppington
      @Puppy_Puppington Месяц назад +2

      @@cjalexanderjr8811 what do you mean? It’s history. The context matters a lot. It would be negative if he uses it that way, but he’s using it for something positive.

  • @themetalplates
    @themetalplates 15 дней назад +2

    And, during all of this unimaginable suffering, he was just a teen, a child. Hats off to your stunning courage and bravery, sir!

  • @somethingsomething9006
    @somethingsomething9006 Месяц назад +7

    "I travel to keep the world from having amnesia"
    That hits so hard, because there will be a point where enough time passes that the events of the holocaust will feel like some distant tragedy that isn't so widely known.
    It's so important to keep this memory alive, in honor of the victims.

  • @michaelandrews8598
    @michaelandrews8598 3 месяца назад +17

    The worst horror story ever told, yet it's not a story, it's completely real. Any hell you can possibly imagine probably happened and people such as this experienced it and lived to tell.

  • @Matt-O
    @Matt-O 3 месяца назад +12

    Listened to this while on my way to work this morning. I had to sit in my car and suck up the tears before going inside. Im still unable to stop thinking about that baby being swong around like a toy.

  • @ShanePodClips
    @ShanePodClips 2 месяца назад +3

    Thanks for interviewing him and giving him a chance to speak!! We are about to lose that generations experiences first hand so this is so important

  • @federicotovaglieri7758
    @federicotovaglieri7758 3 месяца назад +13

    Thanks for sharing this terrible but very precious story. It is very important that we never forget that this horror happened. Thanks to people like Ben Lesser, who survided all those atrocities and are now bringing us their invaluable testimony.

  • @jimc.goodfellas226
    @jimc.goodfellas226 2 месяца назад +5

    This man's story is incredible...he possibly went through more than almost any human has ever went through and actually lived to tell the tale

  • @DougsHomestead
    @DougsHomestead 3 месяца назад +14

    I wish you peace, Mr. Lesser. Thankyou for telling your story to the world. We all need to hear it to remember what WWII was realy about.

  • @terrytwotoes3225
    @terrytwotoes3225 11 дней назад +2

    You survived in a place nobody was meant to survive. You're an angel

  • @kakolisaha2658
    @kakolisaha2658 11 дней назад +2

    still u r in a state of trauma...what a lifetime punishment Sir !! U r a brave person, very strong very strong ❤️

  • @coryowen6579
    @coryowen6579 2 месяца назад +4

    Absolute warrior! Not only for going through all of that but having the courage to get up and speak about the the whole situation. If anyone deserves to be a millionaire it’s this guy!

  • @sarahj30
    @sarahj30 2 месяца назад +13

    The stories of what they did to infants are too much for me to hear and process. My perfect, innocent baby boy is 3 months old and I can’t imagine. My heart goes out to all the mothers who felt that pain. Unthinkable 💔

    • @Jillkews88
      @Jillkews88 День назад

      And what about the thousands of German children incinerated alive by incendiary devices in Dresden and Hamburg ?

  • @OwenAlexander35
    @OwenAlexander35 21 день назад +2

    Mr. Lesser, if you see this, please know that my heart breaks for you and everyone who experienced this. I hope you know God has favor with you and He put you here for a reason. I hope God blesses you and you have a peaceful life now. God bless you Mr. Lesser!

  • @annealbert9490
    @annealbert9490 22 часа назад +1

    You look so much like my Granpa Julius Herman . He was a Jewish man from Hungary but came to Canada before the Holocaust. His parents and many family members died in the Holocaust. I’m sorry for your pain

  • @budverissimo1
    @budverissimo1 2 месяца назад +4

    This dude was a guest speaker at my middle school in a small town in wisconsin. I greatly remember his story and how it impacted me.

  • @user-mv3ki4ii5l
    @user-mv3ki4ii5l 2 месяца назад +15

    Your strength is incomparable. God definitely used you as one of his soldiers. God bless you.

    • @user-hu1yi8ox9z
      @user-hu1yi8ox9z 7 дней назад

      If God was real, how could he of let this happen.

    • @user-mv3ki4ii5l
      @user-mv3ki4ii5l 6 дней назад

      @@user-hu1yi8ox9z god gave us all free will. He never says nothing bad will happen. The bible is full of stories of pain and suffering. But he does say he’ll get us through it. Those that have faith in the lord will live in perfect form for eternity. This world is only temporary.

    • @user-hu1yi8ox9z
      @user-hu1yi8ox9z 5 дней назад

      @user-mv3ki4ii5l There is no such thing, The B was written by people. If God was real and I was this man, I'd rather God stopped the holocaust from ever happening, rather than saying good things

  • @ajitphukan7345
    @ajitphukan7345 2 дня назад +1

    I am an Indians. Tears role out from my eyes as I was hearing the horific scen of the ww2. I pray for the millions of souls who lost their lives .

  • @yasminbarroso7691
    @yasminbarroso7691 Месяц назад +2

    You have a guardian angel watching over you Mr. Lesser. Your story was meant to be told and thank you for speaking on probably the hardest times of your life.

  • @workingman-xl6xh
    @workingman-xl6xh 2 месяца назад +7

    Wow, what this man endured is amazing. I don't think any of us could have survived. God bless him and all the poor souls lost during this horrible time. We must remember the evil deeds of man could happen again in the blink of an eye.

  • @craigshewchuk9018
    @craigshewchuk9018 2 месяца назад +3

    Thank you for this interview

  • @DavidSilva-fq7nt
    @DavidSilva-fq7nt 3 месяца назад +12

    He was exactly right. God wanted someone to tell their story. He was chosen.🙏

  • @rn2811
    @rn2811 Месяц назад +3

    I don’t know how people could be so sadistic and be able to do those unspeakable things to another human being is beyond me. God bless you Ben thank you for sharing your story.

  • @shannonyeung8491
    @shannonyeung8491 3 месяца назад +8

    Thank you sir, for sharing your experience. May you be forever blessed ❤

  • @darlene2662
    @darlene2662 3 месяца назад +12

    God bless you Mr Lesser. You are a great witness to the world. God gave you a special task and I thank God for sending you to speak. You have supernatural strength to be able to speak as you do. People do need to hear and know of the horrors and that people can be influenced to act so terribly. Thank you thank you thank you!!!!! 💕

  • @maryhanisch9979
    @maryhanisch9979 12 дней назад +1

    Thank you dear Mr. Lesser for sharing your story. My heart weeps for your family. God bless you all!

  • @avrilpeters
    @avrilpeters Месяц назад +2

    Ben's strength is inspirational he knew that he needed to survive no matter what and I for one am glad he did because he absolutely needs people to remember what happened and to spread his word

  • @jennifervanalstine6493
    @jennifervanalstine6493 2 месяца назад +12

    Thank you, Ben Lssser. This atrocity MUST be told. There are students at the university who ask, "Did this really happen?" I am appalled at the lack of knowledge being taught to our children. I, on the other hand, cannot read enough on WW2. I cry everytime a person tells their horrifying accounts of what they went through. Bless you.

    • @junecoleman9030
      @junecoleman9030 2 месяца назад +1

      But ….we must listen we have too ..whether it drives us mad

  • @kelseyyoung4588
    @kelseyyoung4588 2 месяца назад +4

    It’s amazing that his mind can remember such horrible things. I pray for him and God bless him. This is just so heartbreaking.

  • @suzannewaite4724
    @suzannewaite4724 Месяц назад

    I sit here listening to you in awe for your bravery and saddened by what you experienced. Thank you for sharing your life stories with us.

  • @robinstratton2204
    @robinstratton2204 23 дня назад

    I listened Mr Lesser. I will never forget your story. I will tell others to listen to your story and together everyone who listens will carry in their heart your story so we don’t forget. God bless your soul.

  • @shannonsullivan1968
    @shannonsullivan1968 2 месяца назад +9

    Unbelievable story of survival. A remarkable man indeed. We cannot forget!

  • @AquaKing02
    @AquaKing02 2 месяца назад +9

    Listen to these stories, we can not let history EVER repeat itself. My heart is heavy from your story. ❤️ it’s scary to think how in a matter of days, minutes life can change or be taken. Prepare for the unexpected my friends. ❤️

  • @pamelaleannefreeland9025
    @pamelaleannefreeland9025 Месяц назад +2

    God bless you, Sir. I’m so incredibly sorry that you and so many others suffered such hell. May it never happen again. To anyone.

  • @gypsyreevs246
    @gypsyreevs246 2 месяца назад +2

    Thank you sir for sharing your story. You are such a brave man and I'm so sorry for the things you've had to endure.

  • @ottovangogh9477
    @ottovangogh9477 3 месяца назад +5

    That this "interview" is published here
    💔
    is a good thing.
    ❤️

  • @cooperbrosracing
    @cooperbrosracing 2 месяца назад +7

    This is one of the most harrowing stories I have ever heard . God bless this man

  • @summergabriel7605
    @summergabriel7605 Месяц назад +1

    Thank you Mr. Lesser for sharing your experience….a very courageous and inspiring man…May God continue to bless you 🙏🏽

  • @KellyJoLarson
    @KellyJoLarson Месяц назад +1

    Thank you for sharing your story! Peace and love to you! Glad God chose to share your story. ❤

  • @jeminakifer6305
    @jeminakifer6305 3 месяца назад +7

    thank you for sharing your story never ever forget your bravery and kindness to your cousin

  • @VegasCyclingFreak
    @VegasCyclingFreak 2 месяца назад +3

    What this man endured during the Nazi regime is incomprehensible. Thanks for sharing his story.

  • @captivatednightshade1432
    @captivatednightshade1432 14 дней назад +2

    I will never forget your story. Thank you for sharing it with us.

  • @somebodytookmyname1
    @somebodytookmyname1 2 месяца назад +2

    Adding my voice of gratitude to others here. No doubt it takes conviction to continue to re-experience these events. One would need to detach and deliver a scripted speech yet remain present in order to connect human to human why history must never repeat itself. I’m glad I listened to Mr Lesser explain what he endured, in his own words. Such loss, such pain, deprivation, and suffering. Youth and love were always on his side to carry him through the unimaginable. Though he could have chosen to lock these moments away for severe trauma’s sake he rises AGAIN to raise our awareness. Sincerest thanks

  • @kitty-vk8ic
    @kitty-vk8ic 2 месяца назад +3

    It’s unbelievable, someone capable with that kind of cruelty just break my heart as I listen to him tears coming down on my face I’m so sorry that he had to go through such hell.

  • @traciraye149
    @traciraye149 3 месяца назад +8

    God bless you sir. You’re in my prayers

  • @catherinecrane535
    @catherinecrane535 День назад

    God Bless You for telling the world all these years about the horror you lived thru Mr Lessor God will greet you & honor you when it is time to rejoin all your beloved relatives on the other side. What an example of strength & humanity ypu are🙏

  • @susansoper9818
    @susansoper9818 11 дней назад +1

    I dont know what to say. It was a horror beyond horror. From the bottom of my heart, thank you the bravery of sharing your story.

  • @river2352
    @river2352 2 месяца назад +5

    Just remember, this could happen to anyone, at any time. Your government/ world leaders/ politicians can turn on you in an instant. Truly horrific what happend to these people. I can’t even begin to understand or imagine..
    Millions of souls, lives, real human beings, taken away from their loved ones to never experience a life together all because of what?

  • @jennyandrews1671
    @jennyandrews1671 2 месяца назад +5

    Shared today, yes God bless you.

  • @exploretheobvious
    @exploretheobvious 2 месяца назад +2

    One terrifying story. Thank you for sharing. I took my kids to Oświęcim for them specifically to see what happened back then. I hope one day you will be able to find peace thank you once again.

  • @rebbeccafryer1317
    @rebbeccafryer1317 Месяц назад +1

    You Sir. Are amazing. Chosen for a reason! Thank you for sharing your story. My heart breaks for you and the pain you have endured.

  • @dahski1
    @dahski1 3 месяца назад +8

    A terrifying and harrowing experience. A incredible human who has witnessed the worst of humanity.

  • @thatgardeninggirl2864
    @thatgardeninggirl2864 3 месяца назад +24

    Shame ON ANY ONE Who leaves ugly comments in this section. Musicians, actors, scientists, artists, babies the most vulnerable and innocent of all were murdered bc of an idiot... Y'all need to be put on a watch list . What a lovely man You can see his eyes light up when he talks about his family before the war. God bless you Sir

  • @rachelfowler7173
    @rachelfowler7173 17 часов назад

    So much respect for this man. What him and his family went through is unthinkable, absolutely unimaginable! We should all remember and never forget and also stop complaining about are comparatively perfect lives. Thank you for sharing your story ❤

  • @jaykrishnaa5923
    @jaykrishnaa5923 13 дней назад +2

    Some parts of this story are soo hard to learn that we cant even imagine them and hear them again.. Cannot even think how those people survived that hell, seeing your own family getting killed and what not!

  • @dotell3359
    @dotell3359 3 месяца назад +16

    God bless you Sir 🙏