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It's Grandpa: Marcy Rosen's Extraordinary Discovery

by United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

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Published 13 Dec 2012

Marcy Rosen had never seen a photograph of her grandfather, Morry Chandler, as a young man. He is a Holocaust survivor, and all pictures from his childhood were lost or destroyed. But then Marcy found a pre-World War II film from his hometown in Poland on the Museum's website. And she spotted his fourteen-year-old face among a group of children and teens smiling at the camera. She immediately contacted the Museum to learn more about the film and the person who donated it. What happened next was a dream come true. Support the US Holocaust Memorial Museum to keep this history alive: http://act.ushmm.org/give The film from which the historic footage in this video is taken can be viewed on our web site: http://www.ushmm.org/online/film/display/detail.php?file_num=5216 Maurice Chandler's oral testimony is available online: http://holocaust.umd.umich.edu/chandler/

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@malkamoskovitz94159 years ago My grandfather, joseph borenstein, always told us of the story of moshe tuchendler, and how he was the only jew that survived in his hometown and how my . ...Expand 77
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@timdetmers32404 years ago I knew march' s mother, evie chandler, in suburban detroit. We were both counsellors at camp ponchatrain, a jewish day camp for children. Marcy told . ...Expand 3
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@lzrd84602 years ago Thank god for the ushmm. Since last month on hrday i have been watching many stories of survivors as i do every year. We must never, ever forget that the . ...Expand 6
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@MarleneP7 years ago Thank you glenn kurtz for sharing this beautiful gift with the world. 14
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@desmond-hawkins2 years ago Amazing find. I came to this video from a new york times article about it, where they explained that the footage had been used to create a 70-minute documentary . ...Expand 9
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@archygirl17508 years ago Thank you for sharing your story! I am so glad the film survived, the mr. Kurtz saved the film and wrote his book, and that you have this treasured memory . ...Expand 17
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@gparser3 years ago A perfect home movie story, and incredible that the connection could be made. 4
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@tinachandler30918 years ago Welcome to the chandler family! My mother' s family, the mohlers came here to escape the progroms, but many didn' t make it. They kept their name . ...Expand 20
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@templejudeamuseum9421last year This story is so moving. Thank you for your important work. 1
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@operator199712 years ago Very moving video. It is amazing how no matter what happens, events can be connected and bring a bigger picture to humanity, regardless of time and distance. 7
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@710MaryJane11 years ago What a wonderful experience, to see ones loved one. Mazel tov to mr. Chandler and his family! 9
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@BornInTzyon12 years ago 3: 52 " a place offocus and celebration of life is surely sweet. 7
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@j-note3285last year One of the most bittersweet stories i have ever seen.
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@semsemeini79056 years ago Beautiful. So glad i saw this. But also sad that these happy people were murdered. 5
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@covvie8 years ago Very touching story! My dad' s grandparents left what' s now the ukraine in 1891, so my own grandparents, their siblings, and descendants were spared tina chandler, below, speaks of changing names and religions. I know about that. I' m a levi, but my name was anglicised by my grandfather to enable promotion in the army, and my dad converted to christianity officially a year before my birth, so i was born into a christian home, and now i' m a minister. The genetic markers are there, so it' s not just a story. ...Expand 9
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@flexflyer1210 years ago David Kurtz's home movie and Morry Chandler's remarkable story are explored in depth in "Three Minutes in Poland," published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. For more information, visit: .. ...Expand 11
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@gerryjarcia2 years ago I think the music that accompanies the video is perfect. How many grandkids does morry have? It was a place of life like so many others, but the nazis . ...Expand 7
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@mauriciojosedebarroscorrea62369 years ago Este pequeno filme lindo e comovente alm de ser um belo registro histrico. Estou compartilhando com os meus amigos do brasil eme respeito. 2
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@JimPerlowlast year Morrie chandler told me that it was harry gordon of nashville that after the war helped him to get to nashville and he lived with harry and gladys(my father' s i learned of this while on a business call with morry. ...Expand
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@LoverOFhopeANDcompassion3 years ago How i imagine life should be! Lots of human interaction communal living; life is boring now suvs roads no one has time but for loniliness & depression. 1
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@drpattanowski2068 years ago Great story, but i wish i could just view the oldare other people in that video as well. Yet every presentation on the internet focuses just on this one man. 1
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@luzalgarin95183 years ago Thank you so much for sharing with me an infamous fragment of the hitler' s nazi horrendous regimen.
it must be a very sad painful odyssey to the crimes and cruelties committed against my sons and daughters, my fathers and mothers, my brothers and sisters hurt me deeply, regardless their ethnicity and nationality.
in isaiah 2: 4, jehovah god, the creator and source of life, father of our lord jesus christ, promises:
" he will be judge among the nations and will settle matters in relation to many peoples. They will turn their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning shears. The nations will no longer raise their swords against each other and learn no more to wage war. "
my immediate neighbors are jews and i am a jehovah' s witness.
their hearts are superior than pure gold by far. They are extremely kind.
the gentleman takes care of my trash can every wednesday without my asking him to do so. They are lovely human beings, and they are not in need of the smallest improvement. ...Expand 2
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@malkamoskovitz94159 years ago My grandfather, joseph borenstein, always told us of the story of moshe tuchendler, and how he was the only jew that survived in his hometown and how my . ...Expand 77
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@timdetmers32404 years ago I knew march' s mother, evie chandler, in suburban detroit. We were both counsellors at camp ponchatrain, a jewish day camp for children. Marcy told . ...Expand 3
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@lzrd84602 years ago Thank god for the ushmm. Since last month on hrday i have been watching many stories of survivors as i do every year. We must never, ever forget that the . ...Expand 6
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@desmond-hawkins2 years ago Amazing find. I came to this video from a new york times article about it, where they explained that the footage had been used to create a 70-minute documentary . ...Expand 9
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@archygirl17508 years ago Thank you for sharing your story! I am so glad the film survived, the mr. Kurtz saved the film and wrote his book, and that you have this treasured memory . ...Expand 17
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@tinachandler30918 years ago Welcome to the chandler family! My mother' s family, the mohlers came here to escape the progroms, but many didn' t make it. They kept their name . ...Expand 20
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@covvie8 years ago Very touching story! My dad' s grandparents left what' s now the ukraine in 1891, so my own grandparents, their siblings, and descendants were spared tina chandler, below, speaks of changing names and religions. I know about that. I' m a levi, but my name was anglicised by my grandfather to enable promotion in the army, and my dad converted to christianity officially a year before my birth, so i was born into a christian home, and now i' m a minister. The genetic markers are there, so it' s not just a story. ...Expand 9
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@flexflyer1210 years ago David Kurtz's home movie and Morry Chandler's remarkable story are explored in depth in "Three Minutes in Poland," published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. For more information, visit: .. ...Expand 11
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@gerryjarcia2 years ago I think the music that accompanies the video is perfect. How many grandkids does morry have? It was a place of life like so many others, but the nazis . ...Expand 7
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@JimPerlowlast year Morrie chandler told me that it was harry gordon of nashville that after the war helped him to get to nashville and he lived with harry and gladys(my father' s i learned of this while on a business call with morry. ...Expand
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@luzalgarin95183 years ago Thank you so much for sharing with me an infamous fragment of the hitler' s nazi horrendous regimen.
it must be a very sad painful odyssey to the crimes and cruelties committed against my sons and daughters, my fathers and mothers, my brothers and sisters hurt me deeply, regardless their ethnicity and nationality.
in isaiah 2: 4, jehovah god, the creator and source of life, father of our lord jesus christ, promises:
" he will be judge among the nations and will settle matters in relation to many peoples. They will turn their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning shears. The nations will no longer raise their swords against each other and learn no more to wage war. "
my immediate neighbors are jews and i am a jehovah' s witness.
their hearts are superior than pure gold by far. They are extremely kind.
the gentleman takes care of my trash can every wednesday without my asking him to do so. They are lovely human beings, and they are not in need of the smallest improvement. ...Expand 2