Writer Elie Weisel Bears Witeness to Memories of the Holocaust

Documentary filmmaker Marcel Ophuls is best known for his 1970 work "The Sorrow and the Pity," about the conduct of the French people during the Holocaust. We rebroadcast a clip of him discussing how he feels when he speaks to Nazis or former Nazis about the war. (Rebroadcast)

Minimalist composer Steve Reich talks about his 1989 piece "Different Trains." It was commissioned by the Kronos Quartet and inspired by Reich's childhood memories of traveling across the country by train during the late 30s and early 40s -- the same time Jews in Europe were traveling on trains to their deaths. (Rebroadcast)

Spiegelman is the author of "Maus," for which he won a Pulitzer Prize, and "Maus II." The two book-length comics are accounts of his parents' experiences in the Holocaust. He is also co-founder and editor of "Raw," a magazine of avant-garde comics. His latest work is the illustration of "The Wild Party," by Joseph Moncure March. We replay our 1987 interview with him. (Rebroadcast)

Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews a recording of music by Czech composers Gideon Klein and Viktor Ullman. They were both imprisoned at the Theresienstadt concentration camp during World War 2, and later put to death at Auschwitz. The album is called "Chamber Music from Theresienstadt," on Channel Classics. (Rebroadcast)