- Introduction
“My name is Nesse Godin. I’m not a speaker, I’m not a teacher, I’m not a lecturer. What I am, is a survivor of the Holocaust.”
- Life Before
“I had many friends at the age of 13, and I had many dreams. But my dreams did not come true.”
- The First Months
“This was the night ... I really knew the Holocaust was happening to me.”
- Entry into the ghetto
“They did not issue a certificate for me.”
- Kinderaktion, 11/5/43
“On that day, everyone was found, every baby, every adult, everyone that was in the ghetto that morning.”
- On the Train
“We lost track of time; it was a terrible journey.”
- Stutthof Camp
“I had a beautiful name ... I became prisoner 54,015.”
- Labor camps
“The most horrible year of my life.”
- Death March; Found by the Russians
“We really thought they were going to shoot us, but they had different plans for us.”
- Lessons and Final Thoughts
“Not a day goes by that I forget the promise I made ... to remember, to tell the world what hatred and indifference can do.”
- Questions and Answers
“After you were found, where did you go, who took care of you...?”
The following links provide further information that may assist you in teaching about the Holocaust.
- Personal Histories
- Holocaust Encyclopedia
- Holocaust Encyclopedia material on Stutthof Camp
- Student Learning Site
- Online Exhibitions
- Online Workshop: Teaching about the Holocaust
Five brochures about non-Jewish victims describe the experiences of: