October 31, 2024

Fritz Ottenheimer on Surviving After Survival | Mental Health Awareness Month | USC Shoah Foundation

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CONTENT WARNING: This video discusses suicide.

During Mental Health Awareness Month, we acknowledge trauma survivors who struggle to continue surviving.

Holocaust survivor Fritz Ottenheimer was born in Konstanz, Germany in 1925. He was interviewed by USC Shoah Foundation in 1997. In his testimony, Fritz addresses his sister’s post-liberation fight with depression.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month.

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