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Clara Kramer: Life Before the Holocaust


you know when they told us that when

you know when they told us that when Hitler came to Vienna D you had to with

Hitler came to Vienna D you had to with

Hitler came to Vienna D you had to with toothbrushes Wash disciple who what

toothbrushes Wash disciple who what

toothbrushes Wash disciple who what believers are using it was before they

believers are using it was before they

believers are using it was before they discovered that that the concentration

discovered that that the concentration

discovered that that the concentration camps the whole world didn’t believe you

camps the whole world didn’t believe you

camps the whole world didn’t believe you didn t believe there is how it should be

didn t believe there is how it should be

didn t believe there is how it should be believed when she was fifteen years old

believed when she was fifteen years old

believed when she was fifteen years old Clara Kramer and her family survived

Clara Kramer and her family survived

Clara Kramer and her family survived Nazi occupation of her town by hiding

Nazi occupation of her town by hiding

Nazi occupation of her town by hiding for almost two years she documented that

for almost two years she documented that

for almost two years she documented that time in a diary that became the book

time in a diary that became the book

time in a diary that became the book Clara’s war hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and

Clara’s war hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and

Clara’s war hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com today we’re

welcome to watchmojo.com today we’re

welcome to watchmojo.com today we’re speaking with Clara Kramer about her

speaking with Clara Kramer about her

speaking with Clara Kramer about her life in Poland before the war and why

life in Poland before the war and why

life in Poland before the war and why she felt the need to keep her diary

she felt the need to keep her diary

she felt the need to keep her diary let’s start off by having you tell us

let’s start off by having you tell us

let’s start off by having you tell us about your hometown in the small city it

about your hometown in the small city it

about your hometown in the small city it was a happy childhood everybody knew me

was a happy childhood everybody knew me

was a happy childhood everybody knew me and the my way to school which was like

and the my way to school which was like

and the my way to school which was like ten ten minutes I could meet six people

ten ten minutes I could meet six people

ten ten minutes I could meet six people that I knew my aunt’s my uncles and my

that I knew my aunt’s my uncles and my

that I knew my aunt’s my uncles and my mother’s friend that I called my aunt

mother’s friend that I called my aunt

mother’s friend that I called my aunt then I lived in a two family home was my

then I lived in a two family home was my

then I lived in a two family home was my grandparents you get a lot of love today

grandparents you get a lot of love today

grandparents you get a lot of love today they tell you you need a lot of love I

they tell you you need a lot of love I

they tell you you need a lot of love I grew up with a lot of that then the war

grew up with a lot of that then the war

grew up with a lot of that then the war broke out and the Russians came even

broke out and the Russians came even

broke out and the Russians came even persecuted because we were rich my

persecuted because we were rich my

persecuted because we were rich my grandfather passed perished in Russian

grandfather passed perished in Russian

grandfather passed perished in Russian jail my grandmother and one of my

jail my grandmother and one of my

jail my grandmother and one of my mother’s brothers and sister was their

mother’s brothers and sister was their

mother’s brothers and sister was their families where they can put him into

families where they can put him into

families where they can put him into cattle cars for months we didn’t know

cattle cars for months we didn’t know

cattle cars for months we didn’t know where they are and then they found

where they are and then they found

where they are and then they found themselves in Asia to me the city was

themselves in Asia to me the city was

themselves in Asia to me the city was one big cemetery wherever I passed by

one big cemetery wherever I passed by

one big cemetery wherever I passed by homes Red Vine translated my family live

homes Red Vine translated my family live

homes Red Vine translated my family live I cried

I cried

I cried so when came time to leave I was glad to

so when came time to leave I was glad to

so when came time to leave I was glad to leave there and the only reason I went

leave there and the only reason I went

leave there and the only reason I went there three times is to show the people

there three times is to show the people

there three times is to show the people the bunker the minute they came to the

the bunker the minute they came to the

the bunker the minute they came to the bunker and you have to imagine the

bunker and you have to imagine the

bunker and you have to imagine the bunker was a crawlspace I don’t know if

bunker was a crawlspace I don’t know if

bunker was a crawlspace I don’t know if you ever saw the crawlspace it is

you ever saw the crawlspace it is

you ever saw the crawlspace it is underneath the house brick columns

underneath the house brick columns

underneath the house brick columns holding up the floor we dug there it is

holding up the floor we dug there it is

holding up the floor we dug there it is ripping from the falls

ripping from the falls

ripping from the falls I had long braids that I had to cut for

I had long braids that I had to cut for

I had long braids that I had to cut for hygiene I’m scared I’m hungry I’m

hygiene I’m scared I’m hungry I’m

hygiene I’m scared I’m hungry I’m thirsty

thirsty

thirsty my mother all of a sudden she wants me

my mother all of a sudden she wants me

my mother all of a sudden she wants me to write a diary I couldn’t even

to write a diary I couldn’t even

to write a diary I couldn’t even understand her so of course I I said to

understand her so of course I I said to

understand her so of course I I said to her mom what for they will kill us

her mom what for they will kill us

her mom what for they will kill us anyway

anyway

anyway so she quietly said they will find it

so she quietly said they will find it

so she quietly said they will find it and know what happened to you once I

and know what happened to you once I

and know what happened to you once I started writing I wrote every single day

started writing I wrote every single day

started writing I wrote every single day even even then there was nothing to

even even then there was nothing to

even even then there was nothing to write about

write about

write about why originally did you keep the diary

why originally did you keep the diary

why originally did you keep the diary then to somehow earth years ago if I had

then to somehow earth years ago if I had

then to somehow earth years ago if I had a pacemaker installed and I said to

a pacemaker installed and I said to

a pacemaker installed and I said to myself I’m not going to live forever I

myself I’m not going to live forever I

myself I’m not going to live forever I have this diary it’s in Polish nothing

have this diary it’s in Polish nothing

have this diary it’s in Polish nothing in my grandchildren can deliver so I sat

in my grandchildren can deliver so I sat

in my grandchildren can deliver so I sat down my own English I translated it for

down my own English I translated it for

down my own English I translated it for my grandchildren Asian and gave the

my grandchildren Asian and gave the

my grandchildren Asian and gave the original for the Museum in Washington

original for the Museum in Washington

original for the Museum in Washington also the bathing was myself the majority

also the bathing was myself the majority

also the bathing was myself the majority of the survivors went to Israel Israel

of the survivors went to Israel Israel

of the survivors went to Israel Israel has a lot of witnesses but in America

has a lot of witnesses but in America

has a lot of witnesses but in America you have already deniers and again I

you have already deniers and again I

you have already deniers and again I don’t say I’m very proud of the book and

don’t say I’m very proud of the book and

don’t say I’m very proud of the book and that is going to be a movie to me I’m

that is going to be a movie to me I’m

that is going to be a movie to me I’m teach I’m still teaching all of us

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