The people who hid the Jewish population at risk to their own lives deserve our gratitude and so much more. They had true compassion for their at risk neighbors and friends. I would hope to be such a friend in a similar situation. Bless all who risk themselves for their fellow human beings.

My last home care patient was a survivor. He died at 100 years and 59 days. I was with him the moment he died. I opened a window to let his soul escape.

I had a high school science teacher who was in a camp. One day I noticed a tattoo on her arm. I asked and she covered it. After class she asked me to stay and told me how she was in the camp. I hugged her and never asked her anything ever again. She was the best person ever

My wife worked for Richard's father, Sam Kind, at his jewelry store in Princeton, NJ. Richard gave a beautiful eulogy upon his father's passing. It was one of the most inspirational and emotional speeches I have ever witnessed. He's a chip off the old block. Sam always told my wife how proud he was of Richard. A great family.

My grandmother survived the camps in 1944 and struggled mentally her entire life only to eventually give up and commit suicide in 1983. The best woman I have ever known. RIP Baba.

I was so privileged to write for this wonderful comedic and dramatic actor in the beginnings of his TV career. Richard has a big heart of gold and is a joy to know. dc

I had a neighbor who survived Dachau as he lost his mother, nine sisters and both sets of grandparents. He passed away at age 84 in 2021. His five sons continue the practice of speaking at schools around the world to call out antisemitism anywhere in public.

Richard Kind is a great actor. I would like to see him in more things.

My husband had a lifelong friend who’s parents were childhood survivors of Auschwitz. His dad had a detailed photo book of the area where he lived before they were taken and a few precious family pictures he got when he visited Germany as an adult. His wife was never the same after the camp and understandably hoarded food and other things her whole life. I never got to meet her but his dad spent a weekend with us on vacation years ago and gave us a harrowing account of his childhood in the camp. It was a humbling experience.

Part of me hates to read or watch anything about slavery, the Holocaust or any type of great human suffering because they're just so unimaginably horrific and tremendously sad...however, it is so very important to continue to tell these stories and never allow them to be erased or trivialized in any way...we all owe our ancestors so much respect

A lot of Polish people were in a bad position and it always surprises and humbles me to know that some of them risked their lives and the lives of their families to help their neighbor when they didn't have to.

I cried my whole way through this! to think that this happened in our lifetime is near unbelievable. We have family that were mutilated and destroyed in the holocaust, we have family that were part of the Nazis and we have family that hid and protected many Jewish families. This is part of all of our history. May this never happen again!

Just the selflessness that farmer family (and many others like them) had to hide their Jewish friends/strangers is incredible. That’s love for your fellow man.

"Sure, it's your people. It's my people, right". Such a powerful statement between these to men. I am the great grandson of people who committed these atrocities. Dealt with family members of deniers and coming up with every excuse you can imagine. I spent the last thirty years trying to figure out how to deal with such guilt. When I look at myself and think "it's my people" the only reaction I can have is to look away in shame. My people and the stains on our hands.

I am not Jewish but every tale I hear of this very dark, inhuman period in our history makes my heart hurt. I cannot fathom the depth of grief people must feel losing their loved ones at the hands of an evil this vile. And I only hurt more because I don't believe we learned from this evil period. That worries me that we are doomed to repeat it.

The fact that antisemitism is so prevalent in America today really breaks my heart. Its only been 80 years since the Holocaust which may seem like a long time but for most Gen-Zers that’s our grandparents age. Disgusting that people can still carry so much hate in their hearts. I really hope things change

If any Iwaniuk descendant finds this video - thank you for giving us faith in humanity

I cried thinking about those brave people who hid him. There is goodness in this world .

Millions of people, including myself, we see his face and smile warmly, and remember his name because it's so fitting with his vibe, his soul. To come to learn this is only possible because, almost a century ago, a family was kind. How poetic.

To be fair Richard, I think we are all going to cry ❤

I am German, and my grief about our past, what we did do you all, has not ended and will never end, and shall not end.

Like so many American Jewish families, my family believed that we had lost no-one in the Holocaust. But then I did our genealogy. So far, through just one grandparent's line, I have found 75 relatives who were murdered in the Holocaust. I can now say, without any doubt whatsoever, that *every* Ashkenazi American Jewish family lost relatives in the Holocaust.

Richard Kind is a character actor I know mostly from his work in children's films, particularly Pixar, and so seeing the sadness on his face as he and Henry talk so eloquently about this tragic and barbaric crime against humanity and history, and the heartwarming and human side that occurred in spite of the odds, is a very powerful experience. I don't usually follow these kinds of genealogy shows, but this convinced me to subscribe. There is value in learning from this, and we should always aim to remember the worst mistakes of human history or risk repeating them over and over.

You did not cry alone sir. ❤

Loved Richard on my tv for years.

Anyone that risks the life of them selves and loved ones, So they can protect the life of another from what they know is wrong. I don't think we have words for how awe-inspiring that truly is. Thank all of you for showing humanity that, Even in the darkest times, Some can and will still see the humanity in others, No matter the differences between you. I wish I could say that we learned our lesson as a species...

Met Richard in 1999 when he gave a commencement speech at my sisters high school graduation at his Alma Matter Pennsbury High school. He was very nice to have taken the time to speak to a 13 year old fan who loved the show spin city.

So interesting that sometimes humanity can be truly evil but other times show unconditional kindness.

The only people, in my ex-wife's family, to survive is her father and his parents. They made it out of Austria just before the Nazis took over. All the other people in their family were murdered during the Holocaust. This awful event has special meaning to me.

I would have to look for members of this heroic, rescuing family. My need to express gratitude & to make sure their family members know this story would be immense. Great story!

The greatness and cruelty of humanity. He seems to be such a kind hearted soul

We don't hear enough about those who resisted the nazis. There were many resistance movements and they all deserve recognition.

Fear 😭 is contagious but so is courage 💪

This guy always reminds me of Grandad in the original Munsters, the way he speaks and expression.

This guy is so genuine he should be in more acting roles.

I have been a fan of this show since it's debut. I can't say enough about how excellent it is but there is one other thing I would like to praise. Thank you for having enough respect for people to go to the trouble of learning the proper pronunciations of the people and places you discuss. When I watch other programs and even the news, there does not seem to be much effort in this respect. So thank you.

We had a neighbor who was a older farmer. We also had a family farm and would do the harvest for this neighbor, as his farm equipment was old and not in good repair. One day, Dad, my brother, and I visited their home to arrange the details of the harvest. I was about 10 years old at the time. I had never met his wife before, because she was rather reclusive and was never seen around town. It turns out that she was Jewish and was rescued from one of the concentration camps after the American military freed the camp. She showed me the numbered tattoo on her forearm that the Nazis gave her as a young woman. That was haunting, and it made quite an impression on 10-year-old me.

"Everything is right about that story" ... Amen.

I wasn't there, nor were any of my relatives. However, these accounts always make me cry. He's right, it was the greatest inhumanity to man by man. So shameful so much of our history. That also shows the capacity and depth of what people can do for each other.

I have Polish relatives/ancestors and while we don't have any direct confirmation any of them died at the hands of the Nazis, it's virtually impossible NOT to be descended from Polish Jews who perished in camps.

Being German this is an important message by putting names,messages & faces to a horrible part of our history.Let’s never forget, always remember & learn . The past can teach us the future

I met him in a restaurant in NYC once and was thrilled.

The shoah will haunt us for all ages now and to come. Peace be upon the victims and survivors.

Truly inspiring to hear how they managed to get through times tougher than any of us have had to go through.

In the darkest of times shines the brightest of lights

THE STORIES WE HEAR. WE ARE SO LUCKY. THIS GENERATION HAS NO IDEA WHAT OUR FORFATHERS AND FAMILIES ENDURED TO GIVE THIS GENERATION THE Easy life they enjoy yet condemn at every turn.

It's always amazing how many people survived these death camps. And even more amazing when you hear all the tales of people surviving more than one camp of death. Truly unbelievable.

Richard Kind is probably the most aptly named actor, maybe even person.

Richard mentions that he consoled himself that he never knew any of his family had perished in the holocaust or 9/11. As to the latter, I had consoled myself in a similar way until I ran into a college friend and found out a former roommate of mine had died at the world trade center. May we all be more like the farmer that saved his relative.

This would be a very short episode of it were me. "Do you think you had any relatives in Europe during WWII?" Me: "Yeah, my grandparents and great grandparents. I grew up with them in my life. I grew up with their first hand accounts of the events they went through. I'm an Estonian citizen because my family fled the brutal Soviet occupation of our country. I was literally born because WWII forced the family into fleeing which is how my Grandparents met, which is how I was born in the end." My grandmother remembered seeing the jews behind the fences when our family fled to Germany during the war - the stars on their arms, the striped uniforms they wore, and asking her parents, who I've met in my younger years, what they'd done wrong - they replied nothing at all, which to a girl of her age was confusing - who gets locked up for doing nothing wrong? That's just the way it was. You didn't dare talk any more about it than that - so that conversation was hushed quickly - because if you were caught denouncing the doings of the nazis, terrible things happened to you and your family, too. My family had to choose between being deported from their own country to be worked to death in siberian gulags and fleeing to germany to see such sights as that. East or West. There were no other alternatives. It was not an easy time to be European. Which is why this whole notion of "white people having it easier" was always laughable to me. That I was even born was a miracle given how many times the entire family was nearly murdered during those years, by either the Soviets or the Nazis.

I have seen a number of interviews with him in the past and he used to also attend as a guest on Bill Maher's original ' Politically Incorrect" . It was patently obvious that he was a thoughtful incisive compassionate person. I am the son of a Holocaust survivor . My father was the only person in his immediate family to survive. He was fairly well known for his advocacy not just with respect to the Holocaust but also for speaking out to gather support for the victims of other genocides such as Rawanda

Love Mr. Kind. I think he is really KIND. How sad for him to discover this information but important.

My family origin is German, and I happened to be born there because my dad was stationed there at the time. I've always read everything I could get my hands on about the holocaust. Dachau was the first one I read about, and it just moved me. The atrocities were endless, but they need to be remembered.

So many survivors. So many many survivors.

May they Rest In Peace

Dynamic between host and guest is amazing

What a beautiful story ❤

My grandfather's brother was already married during the war. His wife worked for a wealthy Jewish man who just had a daughter at the start of WWII. The man realizing what was coming, paid my grandfather's brother to take his daughter, keep her safe and raise her until the man could come back. My grandfather's brother did just that. A neighbor found out my grandfather's brother was raising a Jewish girl and extorted money from him. The money ran out. My grandfather's brother moved a few times but every time, the man kept on finding them. He turned to the underground army and eventually the man was killed. After the war, the father returned for his daughter and took her to New York. They lost contact but sometime in the 90ies, the daughter found my grandfather's brother and invited him for a visit. On the flight back he passed away and the last thing he did was visit the daughter he helped raise.

to know that even in the darkest part of our history there was some kind of love, and help for some lucky ones.. That warms my heart. What that family did was very dangerous, and for sure putting their life in huge huge danger.

Im crying, what a story, what a hero and Richard discovered the family he thought he didnt have ❤❤❤❤

I hope that this young man tries his hand at making quilts. There is so much potential for art quilts. The men in my family can sew. I feel like it is a skill that everyone can benefit from.

This show is so important. When Richard said “I always felt it…” it really speaks to how these sorts of traumas continue to haunt us. We carry these memories in our DNA. Our ancestors are calling out to us to heal these wounds.

The Righteous Gentiles who saved the Jews of Europe should be blessed forever. ❤

May their memory be a blessing.

What a great story!!

After hearing the end, now, the first scene in Inglorious Basterds makes sense. 💯

Love you, Mr. Kind- you’re the greatest!

I was just trying to remember this guy's name because his voice stuck in my head the first time I heard it! This is an amazing story

What a powerful sentiment to acknowledge connection to the atrocities of man… because we are man. Regardless of race or nationality. This is us. I love this actor for sharing that.

I love seeing this side of celebrities. It reminds you that they are human.

May you find peace and strength Chief Kia kaha you got this beautiful and heart warming tribute 💖💯

Everything you need to know about our humanity is right here. The cruelty, the compassion, kindness and pure Evil. What a complex species we are. I’ve given up trying to figure it out?

I LOVE THIS GUY AS AN ACTOR!!!! Was he reading and translating Yiddish on the fly? He often plays a kind of goofy character, nice to see him so raw and open. I like him even more now.

What would have made this, is if they had traced the family that hide his relative

Very talented man. Wonderful, frightful, everything.

Amen amen !!!! Again amen 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙌

Imagine finding out you had a family member who braved writing 20 times of people who were lost in his family and those he knew and he's related to you. That he would brave to write of those who died is great in two ways. Treblinka slew 600,000 humans in 16 months and then the German tried to eliminate all record and evidence of their crimes. Your family member risked writing of the crime twenty times. The second great thing is he had children. I'd want to meet those children so bad, just to know they exist because he was brave enough to struggle through all that. Amazing. But then I'd want to meet that Polish family as well. Imagine finding out you have relatives you can meet because these people risked it all to save him. How could you not want to meet those descendants just once. I just found out my mother who is 100% German came from a region that is now in Poland and so this last year I read "Poland" by James Michener. I'd be so excited to even try to meet some Polish people who did something so brave after reading such a book of the bravery of general Polish people it would be so much fun to meet the real brave ones.

I love this man so much! Hes awesome

This researcher and his team are amazing….

I’m always so surprised to see people not know of their relatives Jewish Diaspora. My grandmother and grandfather were in Austrian Camps during the Bolshevik Revolution, cousins, Aunts, Uncles and teachers survived the camps through the Holocaust and it was of great importance to them and our community that they pass their history on so that we knew. Forever I thought this was common practice for survivors so that we would know and not forget. History is so important.

Really like Richard Kind, he is so positive. Henry, this is a wonderful channel!

Thank you for sharing.

I was adopted and knew nothing of my birth family. Until in 2015 I took a DNA test thru Ancestry and found my heritage. It's humbling to find my ancestors were part of the Massachusetts Bay colony, served in Civil War, commissioner of the Arizona Territory just to name a few. Everyone should find their ancestors because it changes your life.

❤ I've always loved his acting 😢I think, it's good for him to know what happened, and a story worth knowing because it's important.

Dr. Gates is the perfect presenter of these shocking facts to folks. So empathetic and sympathetic. My paternal grandmother came over from Sweden in the 20's, my paternal grandfather was French Canadian and went from Quebec to Connecticut where they met. They ended up in Minnesota. I don't know much about my mom's family. Most of the people who could/can tell me are gone. Doubt there is this kind of sadness in my past.

One of my classmates from HS told us in history class how while her eldest Aunt and Uncle were legally "twins" her Aunt has no biological relation to the rest of the family. That's because while her grandpa, a German soldier, was residing in a U.S. POW camp, her grandma delivered her uncle the same time her grandparents' close childhood friends had her Aunt. Aunt's family was Jewish, and they knew it was only a matter of time before they got taken. Her grandma was the one who came up with the idea to pretend that she gave birth to surprise twins, while their friends would claim they suffered a stillbirth. It worked. Sadly, barely a week later, the whole family got taken. Her great-grandparents were able grab some heirlooms and pictures before the house was burned down. Her Aunt was the only one in the family who survived. She said that while her grandparents were always grateful that they were able to save her Aunt, who they loved just as much as their other kids, they could never fully let go of the guilt they felt over not being able to save their best friends.

Greetings from Tricity in Poland

This is important content. Thank you for this.

I love these videos. I remember Richard Kind from the Scrubs episodes he was in back in the day.

I’m not crying I’m balling 😭😭❤️❤️

I made it as far as the story about the barn without crying... but then, in the midst of monsters, there were some really good humans. Waterworks.

Richard mind is a gem

The brave and selfless souls who rescued and hid many over those horrific years are indeed angels. My father in law Joachim survived the camps. My heart breaks at the huge loss of life at the hands of monsters. May G~d help us all that no repeat ever happen again.

Okay. This made me tear up 😢

I would like to hear how that guy repay their kindness after the war... that would be a good story too. I always think Schindler deserve more financial help for his business after all he had done.

Wow so moving

Much love ❤❤❤

Its good to hear more about the righteous Polish ,as it was a fearful time for them too

Literally saved.

Around 2000 (...), I met Mister Kind in Firenze, on the Ponte-Vecchio ; he was bearded, spending a nice holiday with relatives, and I stood by him, quiet and avoiding to disturb anything ... just smiling inside, thinking of "Spin City" ... 😜