Jeff Jamner is the son of Holocaust survivors. In these videos, he shares his parents’ memories with students taking a summer course on the Holocaust. In this segment, Jamner examines a mural that depicts the entrance to a concentration camp with its sign, “Arbeit Macht Frei” (Work Makes You Free). He explains how the Nazis tried to strip the Jews of their individuality by shaving their heads and tattooing their arms. He describes how his mother resisted those efforts when she was taken to Auschwitz at the age of 9. He also describes the differing ways his mother and grandmother dealt later with the tattoos on their arms. He shows the students a turnip and explains its significance to his mother’s story of escape.

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