"No Crying, No Tears"- The Story of Nathan Diament

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Published 2023-01-09
Nathan Diament was born in 1938 in Brussels, Belgium. His parents immigrated from Poland. In 1942, with the deterioration of the situation of the Jews in Belgium and the beginning of the deportations, his parents turned to the Belgian underground in order to get help in finding hiding places for the family members. A hiding place was found for Nathan with the Ghent-based Brunin family, who took care of him with love and devotion. At the end of the war, he was reunited with the rest of his family who were also saved. Nathan immigrated to Israel in 1949. Over the years he kept in touch with his rescuers who were recognized as Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem.
All Comments (21)
  • @angeladutchlady6464
    I am so glad that there were people that opened their house to safe jewish people during the war. So glad that you found back your family after the war ended. Your mother was a very brave woman. I cannot imagine how she felt when she left you to safe your life. Pure love from a mother to her child.
  • @donnybeal9626
    Extremely touching as always from Yad Vashem. These people should never be forgotten. Shalom.
  • @anatruk
    Beautiful story. He was so lucky to be reunited with his whole family when the war was over.
  • @evanofelipe
    In a world that is currently so full of hatred, it is uplifting to hear your story that was filled with love and selfless compassion shown to you by the Brunin family. They were a remarkable family and our World is enriched by their existence. It deserves to be heard by everyone.
  • @suzy-qtravels9202
    I’ll never ever forget Anna from Latvia! We sat by each other on the bus to work. She told me when she was 15 her parents put her on a ship bound for the US. She came here by herself with no money and couldn’t speak English. I asked her if she ever went back and saw her family again? Not knowing it was WWII and she was Jewish is why! I was too young to put it all together. She was amazing and we were friends until I moved away. I feel bad that I really didn’t know what her and her family had been through. She never said 😢
  • @Albertwildhorseshoer
    More stories like this should be shared. This story shows that sacrifice is rewarding due to courage, appreciation, love comes, returns, and trust for lifetime can exist.
  • @seemarajderkar3019
    Thanks to Nathan Diament for sharing his amazing story of survival !! All is well that ends well !! Glad to learn that the family was reunited after the war!! Nathan would be around 85 years old. I wish him healthy, peaceful years ahead. Kudos to the Yad Vashem team for recreating Nathan's story so very well!!
  • @miriamhaynes5217
    What a beautiful life story of love and humanity at its best overshadowing evil and destruction. Love and love for our fellow man is conquering all evil🙏🙏🙏♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️💞💞💞
  • @gordonduffett5138
    I’m a young man, a Christian from South Africa. These videos so crucial to ensuring the next generation do not take fore-granted that the same industrial slaughter could not happen again. It could, and keeping the memory of these Jewish men and woman alive is critical to preventing the same from reoccurring. Thank you Yad Vashem for your work.
  • @stacys2981
    I feel so privileged to read your story. My family are Jewish Americans, my Dad spoke 10 languages and was quite fluent in French and learned Irish Gaelic. He was a Merchant Marine Operator who with the last name we have of Shultz, was able to use his German last name and language skills to intercept radio communications with other subs and big military ships. We can thank the British Skippers for using multi-lingual American Jews to get this done as well as the Irish who taught my Irish looking Dad their Irish Gaelic which helped to communicate to our American and British ships. My Dad walked into Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen as an interpreter and liberator. I just want you to know that I am aware through him what happened to hiding children in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Holland and yes, the British did their part and the French were very kind and helpful. I know this and other facts not shared but I repeat this al ate, never forget, I mean, never forget.
  • @ericahalmai8490
    Nathan, I am glad to find a loving , caring family,during the war, such a wonderful people , God bless & protect you ,❤ from Melbourne 🇦🇺💕🙏🌻
  • @caro35able
    I love your story. So touching, made me cry ...
  • @amygoo334
    So touching to hear of the bravery of both of his families. I love the story of what the resistance did to alert citizens about the German retreat. Very clever (beginning at 17:10)!
  • @hensonlaura
    It's a beautiful story, a wonderful life. Such sacrifice & risk for the sake of another is the hight of human goodness. It lovely, the bond between the 2 families. Thank you for sharing.
  • @PBelin-pm3de
    That is a beautiful testimony. I am extremely touched by the Brunin family, not only because they took care of the little boy, but also because they did everything to make him remember about his family up until they were reunited...
  • @miriamzieringer6369
    Nathan your Story is so touching and strong, thank you for sharing it with us!