If you've seen "Schindler's List," you probably remember the role of Amon Goeth, who was head of the Nazi camp in Płaszów near Krakow, Poland. Many prisoners who got to Brnenec were eyewitnesses of his brutal behavior in Płaszów. In autumn 1944 Goeth visited Brnenec, and you will listen to how the prisoners felt when he arrived there.
Celina Biniaz (née Karp), daughter of Irvin and Phyllis, was born on May 28, 1932, in Krakow, Poland. After the German invasion of Poland, life began to change for the Karp family. Celina and her parents were forced to move from their home into the Krakow ghetto. The family was then sent to work at Plaszow, a labor camp outside of the ghetto. The Karp family was on “Schindler’s List,” and this saved their lives. They were liberated by Russian soldiers at Brünnlitz, Schindler’s factory in Czechoslovakia. After the war, the family immigrated to the United States. Celina studied at Columbia University in New York, where she met her future husband, Amir Biniaz. Celina and Amir married in 1953, and had two children. At the time of her interview, they had two grandchildren. This interview took place on January 25, 1996, in Camarillo, California.