When a former Nazi meets a Holocaust survivor

how old is she 89 washes ready 189 so she's my age what's her name Erika Erika tell me she's probably from Germany not from Poland pretty sure she knows I'm coming right so she's open to - she is Jesus you know or is she angry no III mean I can understand if she's angry at me or whatever she is would be I would feel you know I wouldn't I wouldn't feel bad or anything [Music] America a merciless time thank you so much for letting me round our betters you're really connected sitting on this side I probably we are no longer on our own [Music] he hasn't even remember it 2 7 3 the last numbers 1 8 and I don't remember anymore I got one eight two seven three first if I want to know how she feels about me Missy tell me does she feel that I could do harm to her she scared of I'm scared of each other yes we asked care of each other not physically but emotionally I'm scared of her and she's scared of me and I'm definitely Batman I was really looking forward to it because my sister was a little older and she was already a member so I envied her this is how I grew up so so I was totally involved and and then at the end of the war of course I crazy enough if I think back now I was 14 years old going on 15 and I thought the world would come to him now because God was dead this is how I thought [Music] we're just getting acquainted realize that this is a very rare opportunity for me to meet somebody from that part of our lightness and the support to the modern memory way I do I remember it very very well because by the lesson there so I want people to learn the lesson you know what happened to me lady in the chicken home owner for maybe six now I wake up in the morning a brush my teeth and then I start singing songs that I sang when I was little chatter no the panic on my mega a song this is song about a bird you take settlement on my Nene and I he was reading I brought me greetings from my mother and in the word and let the word said and how you cannot come with me because I fly you know something like that and I remember every word over there to be kind of a hand that funny yarn are you all of a sudden comes on community doing and a little girl don't ankle they gave me the open food and sending something I've ever had April letter to me from my mother and my father are greeting into my mother letter yes but why why that song I don't know you know my name is a and there is a Nazi with my name on the height Erika la la la la yuria that like nothing we remember the same son from our youth I was born in Hungary I am NOT a Hungarian born there and I thought the language do I ever want to be them no I don't want to be a journalist earlier today I went he comes back to auction why did I do that me to express anger yeah I would not I could not express anger I still can I still feel guilty about it but not like I used to like I'm personally very guilty I know I'm guilty by agreeing as a lot of people yes what did you learn from you can from my parents Germany was all the words you know German being German neighbors all we needed tonight shines through good Alan yeah goes on your honor that was important Germans are very stewards that work for German they are very cold I think cold no my mother doing any hugging and kissing and who she loved I knew I was allowed but there wasn't all that expensive not no expression so I did the same thing with my daughter and now I don't get along with my daughter at all and I think what she missed is loving her physically systematic now my next question is you just don't take her thank you yeah I would like to talk to you about my relationship with my daughter would be would you be open to it okay okay that's something good I feel like this is kind of like a good ending to my life you know like not the end yet I don't know the end they give it in months but it's a good like when you end up open something new again [Music] I came with hope that she would be with what she is right now oh how about we are talking yeah you might worry about all this here yeah I would have accepted that too but I was prepared for it but I was hoping it would be like that at first I thought it was why should I do that then I said Who am I just well I always like to challenge so this is a challenge you

Channel: Jewish Journal

Views: 10,489,683

Rating: 4.8473759 out of 5

Keywords: holocaust survivor, holocaust, jewish, hitler youth leader, ursula martens, ursula matthews, erika jacoby, nazi, germany, auschwitz, hitler, tess cutler, david mower, chelsea cutler

Id: 4f_4DQ-JcXg

Length: 7min 54sec (474 seconds)

Published: Thu Aug 10 2017

Reddit Comments

[u/[deleted]]

The entire documentary is 7 mins of a music box playing interrupted by brief moments of nostalgia. Too bad. This could have been interesting.

[u/MintyTruffle]

Ursula was 14 when the war ended. I wouldn't necessarily say she was a nazi by choice, it was just the culture she grew up in. I think anyone would be a nazi if they were 11 in Nazi Germany. They didn't know any better.

[u/mr-pntbutr]

That was cool but also kinda underwhelming

[u/skunckunk]

My opa was in Hitler youth, he said it was like Boy Scouts

Edit:spelling

[u/TheLighter]

Any mirror ? it seems to be banned in the UK.

[u/Spacelord_Jesus]

Great. Not available in germany.

Is that weird?

[u/t20six]

The Nazi was a just a child and just doing what she thought she thought was right. I am not sure I would have that perspective is I was an Auschwitz survivor, but it seems like she was just joining the movement because her parents were nationalists and her older sister was already in. She also seems to be educated and empathic to what came out about the concentration camps. but I doubt a young teenager really knew much other than "HITLER IS FUCKING AWESOME!" I am going to read their books. Thanks for sharing this video.

[u/Thruliko-Man97]

Might be more interesting read these two articles about the women in the video:

http://jewishjournal.com/culture/lifestyle/154019/

http://jewishjournal.com/cover_story/222816/a-nazi-then-remorseful-now/

[u/LoveBarkeep]

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