also poles, gentlemen hoe va's witnesses, other persecuted groups. roma, for instance. we also mentioned very interested in the other experiences of people who were not directly persecuted but what they were doing when this was happening. were they helping their neighbors, or were they taking their neighbor's things? or was it a combination because of course human nature is very complicated. >> what is the experience like for the survivors by and large, would you say? is it a

also poles, gentlemen hoe va's witnesses, other persecuted groups. roma, for instance. we also mentioned very interested in the other experiences of people who were not directly persecuted but what they were doing when this was happening. were they helping their neighbors, or were they taking their neighbor's things? or was it a combination because of course human nature is very complicated. >> what is the experience like for the survivors by and large, would you say? is it a cathartic experience for them? >> i think it can be. it runs a wide gamut of emotions and reactions, as you would expect. some people have told their stories over and over and over again. they have made it a point to go into schools, to give speeches where they discuss their experiences. for some this is the first time that they are really opening up about it. and it's a very delicate area for most people, as it would be with such a dramatic event. >> are the speakers primarily survivors and are they primarily people who have already given an oral history? >> yes. they are survivor volunteers and a

it's a question hoe vas witness joke. i have underwear older than you. look at you. you're a child.'ll bet you weren't even spanked, huh? you probably got put on time-out. that's stupid. in my house time-out meant how long i was unconscious. we had lights out. that's what we had. there's your dad. eight, nine. my mom has that big number card. telling me and my dad, mix it up. mix it up. it's a weird childhood. i have an older brother. he's an idiot. i said your laptop has windows. he bought curtains. can you believe that? it was a weird family growing up. my brother, the guy's an idiot. we were talking health care, i said are you hmo, he said no, i like girls. i told my brother, most accidents happen within a mile of where you live. he moved. he moved. i'm getting nothing from these people over here. are you okay, people? the whole national card come out tonight? >> yes. i'm x navy, believe it or not. i was fired from old navy, but anyway, listen. i could fold a sweater like you wouldn't believe, people. lousy old navy people. but anyway, so i'm talking about family and stuff and gr