A Jewish Descendant - The story of Holocaust survivor Jakub Weksler Waszkinel

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Ай бұрын

Jakub Weksler was born in the Švenčionys Ghetto in 1943. When he was two months old, his mother Batia asked a Polish acquaintance, Emilia Waszkinel, to take the baby and save his life. Emilia and her husband Piotr took little Jakub, and named him Romuald.
Weksler was raised Catholic, unaware of his family history, and went on to become a priest. Decades later, Weksler learned of his Jewish roots, beginning his journey back to Judaism.

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@musiqueetmontagne Ай бұрын

A beautiful but difficult story, wonderfully put together...Thank you and God bless this courageous, lovely man and the memory of his parents...All four of them.❤❤❤❤

@crispassos9734 Ай бұрын

Very emotional history. I am glad he encountered his roots. God bless him.

@CardanaCrew 26 күн бұрын

To think of his mother giving up her baby so they could live just breaks me. What an incredible man he grew to be.

@stephenfisher3721 Ай бұрын

Excellent video. I had previously watched two films about Jakub Weksler and thought this would be a repeat but it was not. I had never watched the interviews in French and I did not know he works at Yad Vashem. It was new to me and very touching that he had his Bar Mitzvah with Rabbi Lau present.

@donaldfeeney2076 Ай бұрын

My heartfelt thanks for this story, may it live on forever.

@seemarajderkar3019 29 күн бұрын

A very touching story of survival shared by priest Romuald Jakub. Special Thanks YAD VASHEM for uploading this video. Would like to hear and watch more such stories of survivors of WW2.

@brendalandes1813 Ай бұрын

Very moving, beautiful story. Thank you for this

@MissyWead Ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing your beautiful testimony. Your biological mother prophesying about you becoming a priest-wow! I am happy for you that you have your truth. Shalom.❤✡️

@donnagudz2122 13 күн бұрын

Dzieki za ta Przepiekna historie zycia❤

@moshegramovsky Ай бұрын

Amazing! Thank you, thank you, thank you for remembering. Thank you for helping us remember.

@kololikate 8 күн бұрын

what an amazing heartbreaking story. I shivered when I heard him say Sobibor. It's incredible to think that I was born just a few years after these atrocites.

@cookla3050 Ай бұрын

Heartbreaking yet beautiful Jesus through your biogical parents saved you. You were raised by loving parents. Your life is an inspiration to Christians and Judisim GOD HAS BLESSED YOU SHALOM

@stephenfisher3721 Ай бұрын

In the video, the mother's name is given as Batia, which would be correct in modern Israeli Hebrew. However, in Eastern Europe בתיה was more likely pronounced as Basya or Basye.

@miriamariel6185 Ай бұрын

What a lovely story.

@antoniograssi6385 Ай бұрын

Nice recital

@deannesanv8931 Ай бұрын

What a kind-hearted and tender-hearted man. This made me cry. So much sadness and loss. Yeshua is Moshiach. Those who believe in Him are grafted into Israel’s olive tree. Salvation is of the Jews. From the Jews. For the Jews. And also for all the world because of a Jew, and because of God’s promises to Adam and Havah and Abraham, Yitzhak, and Ya’akov.