2022 First Person with Holocaust Survivor Susan Warsinger

When her neighbors smashed a brick through Susan’s bedroom window on the night of November 9, 1938, she was nine years old and terrified. After what is now known as Kristallnacht or the “Night of Broken Glass,” Susan’s life changed forever.

Hear Holocaust survivor Susan’s experiences in her own words recorded on March 16, 2022. First Person is a monthly hour-long discussion featuring a live interview between journalist Bill Benson and a survivor and including questions from the audience, available on the Museum’s YouTube channel.

Learn how Hitler came to power:
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/conten...

Read about “The Night of Broken Glass”:
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/conten...

Learn about Vichy France:
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/conten...

Learn more about the Oeuvre de Secour aux Enfants:
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/conten...

Read Susan's reflections on a childhood memory:
https://www.ushmm.org/remember/holoca...

Watch as Susan discovers her father’s efforts to bring his children to the US:
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