How I SURVIVED Four Different Nazi Concentration Camps | Ben Lesser

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!

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

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.

“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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

When he spoke about the baby. And how that sudden silence, tormented him. That made me begin to cry. I could truly see it in his face, telling that story. They aren't forced to relieve these memories. As it's an honor to sit down and listen to this man. Who has survived or endured more than the soldiers of WW2. Absolutely sad..these men and women who served against Nazi German and dealt with the concentration camps of this behemoth War..are more stronger than any human could possibly realize.. I've seen ptsd from Afghanistan alone..and that's a very very sad thing..much less what these men and women dealt with..is possibly horrific. Never able to sleep right again.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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 🇵🇱🇮🇱🇺🇲💪