Whose Child Are You?" The Story of Tswi Josef Herschel
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Publicado 2017-04-26
Tswi's grandmother, his only surviving relative, took him from his foster family after the war in order to give him a Jewish education. Tswi grew up, got married and had two daughters.
In 1986, Tswi and his family immigrated to Israel. Since 1991, Tswi Herschel has told his story to young people and adults in Israel and Europe.
With the generous support of: Adelson Family Foundation and The International Commission on Holocaust Era Insurance Claims
www.yadvashem.org/remembrance/archive/torchlighter…
Todos los comentarios (21)
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I don’t know how I got on this thread...these accounts are breaking my heart. The pictures of the children and babies...the world should be ashamed it was allowed to happen.
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The family who took him in and the other Jewish teen.....unbelievable, God bless them.
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God give me the strength to be as brave and loving as the family who took him in
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Such a beautiful story about the kindness of people. I salute the de Jong family, you make humanity proud❤️👏
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They loved their first born child so much that they gave him up so that he could live. I cant imagine what heartache his parents went through to do so. How sad we live in a world that allowed this to happen.. Thank you for sharing your story.
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May God give ALL OF US the strength and the knowledge to NEVER allow this to happen to anyone ever again ...
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There’s a special place in heaven for those wonderful people.
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It broke my heart especially when he cried
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I'm so hurt for him. Why would his Bio grandmother stop him from connecting to the only family he knew??. I would not have been able to do that. I would have let him have weekends or something. They risked their lives, loved him like a son & just got him ripped away from them too, like he did from his Bio parents. Oh my god, the heartbreak of it all. I am so sorry for all of your anguish.
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I'm Dutch, born after this war and ASHAMED of what people dared to do. Please accept my condolences and apologies for this inhuman behavior. And, stop the wrongdoeing!! Instead embrace humanity...
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I'm a gentile and love Israelis... I was moved to tears watching this amazing story of love, bravery and patriotism. Hashem's blessings are with Israel.
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What a powerful story! Thanks, Tswi, for sharing your story. It is full of love.
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Thank you Sir for sharing your story. May we never forget.
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What a beautiful baby boy HERSCHELL was. Sitting on the rocking chair, in the beginning of video? Thanks for sharing memories, YAD VASHEM, with a fellow jewish girl whose father, was in Army, ww2 shot 2 times by Nazi soldiers, and lived thru its hell to have his family. We are from long island NY, dad passed 4 yrs ago at the young age of 93. God bless him and all our jewish families thru out the world.............
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Someone should do a book and film of this story!
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They believed your parents that you would live! A mother & father would do anything for the safety of there children! You are truly Blessed 💜
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your poor parents the heart ache they must have gone through handing you over, but very brave and loving, and you are hear to tell there story, and I'm in my house in Ireland and I will be thinking of them
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So glad he got back in contact with the family that ws rising him as theirs....he was precious to his Grandmother, but i wish he could have stayed with them, and she move to their town...Bless them all
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God bless you and your dear parents, both the ones who gave you up to save you, and the ones who took you in
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Tswi Herschel, truly a man of wisdom, a remarkable man. He certainly chose the right path by listening to his heart, instead of allowing bitterness and hatred to envelope him. 15:02 "You mustn't forget the past, you have to learn from it. And to stop discrimination if we want to live in a better world for the next generation to come."
