and from the frederic j. ridel living trust. >> narrator: most survivors of the holocaust who are still alive today were just children when they were sent to concentration camps. for decades, many were unable or unwilling to speak about their experiences. this film tells some of their stories. >> sitting in the car coming here, it began to dawn on me that this would be a first for me. and i wasn't quite sure just what i had let myself in for. i did feel a little nervous, yes. i'm here today to record some testimony of my experiences during the holocaust. time is marching on and it will not be long before there will be no first-hand survivors alive. and it is important to record this testimony as evidence for future generations. >> why did i survive while my parents and my brother didn't? and i feel i have to talk. i'm glad that now i can do it, but for 50 years, i couldn't. >> there are some people who are unable to speak about their experiences. and i can well understand. but it's not possible to, to actually to... to reject th

and from the frederic j. ridel living trust. >> narrator: most survivors of the holocaust who are still alivtoday were just children when they were sent to concentration camps. for decades, many were unable or unwilling to speak about their experiences. this film tells some of their stories. >> sitting in the car coming here, it began to dawn on me that this would be a first for me. and i wasn't quite sure just what i had let myself in for. i did feel a little nervous, yes. i'm here today to record some testimony of my experiences during the holocaust. time is marching on and it will not be long before there will be no first-hand survivors alive. and it is important to record this testimony as evidence for future generations. >> why did i survive while my parents and my brother didn't? and i feel i have to talk. i'm glad that now i can do it, but for 50 years, i couldn't. >> there are some people who are unable to speak about their experices. and i can well understand. but it's not possible to, to actually to... to reject the pa