Bearing Witness: Unforgettable Stories from the Holocaust
Bearing Witness, is a series that features Holocaust survivors who tell their incredible stories during the Holocaust. Their words rise above hatred and retribution to speak about the strength and will that enabled them to survive and to go on to build new lives.
Past Bearing Witness Programs
Helen Fromwitz Weingarten
Helen was born in Oybuchko, Romania in 1924 to a large and happy family.
In 1944, her and other family members were deported to the Slatina ghetto and eventually taken to Auschwitz. Her and most of her siblings were selected for labor and experienced terrible conditions in the camp for several months. Helen and her sisters were transported to a factory, in Germany, to work where they endured constant bombing.
After being liberated, Helen reunited with her surviving family members, got married, and later immigrated to the United States.
Helen passed away in 2021.
George Rishfeld
George was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1939 just before the outbreak of World War II.
After George and his parents were forced into the Vilna Ghetto, his parent’s made the difficult decision to send young George to live with a Polish family. At the end of the war, George, reunited with his parents, moved into a Displaced Persons Camp.
Eventually, the Rishfeld family set sail for the the United States. George joined the military, married, and today has loving family.
Marsillla ‘Bebe’ Forehand
Bebe was born in Antwerp, Belgium in 1929 to an interfaith couple.
Like Anne Frank, Bebe and her family hid in an attic for the duration of the war. Her father was part of the underground resistance movement in Belgium.
Bebe and her husband moved to the United States and she was shocked to discover the racial segregation in Atlanta.
Bebe had twins and became the matriarch of a large beautiful family.
Bebe passed away in 2025.
Murray Lynn
Murray was born in Bilke, Hungary in 1930.
In 1942, his father was taken away along with prominent members of the Jewish community. Two years later, Murray, his siblings, and mother were taken to Auschwitz. Murray was the only one selected for labor. He performed forced labor for a year before being liberated.
He eventually made his way to the United States, where he met his wife and they had three successful children.
Murray Lynn passed away in 2021.
Please be advised there is a brief description of sexual assault in this film.
Norbert Friedman
Norbert was born in Krakow, Poland in 1922.
In 1942, Norbert’s mother and brother perished in Belzec while he and his father were sent to Mielec concentration camp. Norbert was imprisoned in 11 camps before his liberation. Afterwards, he briefly became a translator for the US Army.
In 1950, he immigrated to the United States. Norbert attributes his survival to the support and protection he received from his father.
Norbert passed away in 2019.
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