Harry M. Holocaust testimony
Abstract
Videotape testimony of Harry M., who was born, one of five children, in a small town in the province of Kielce, Poland, in 1925. Mr. M. remembers the constant antisemitism during his childhood; the German occupation of 1939; the brutality of the German soldiers; the deportations; the murder of his parents; his deportation to P?aszo?w, where he was a slave laborer; his two successful escapes from P?aszo?w; his return to the camp due to conditions outside; and his transfer to Flossenbu?rg in 1943 and Dachau in 1944. He also describes several incidents within the camps; the death march from Dachau and his recovery in a displaced persons camp; his philosophy of survival and his belief that one must have faith in God.
Extent and Medium
1 videocassette (3/4" u-matic)
Conditions Governing Access
This testimony is open with permission.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright has been transferred to the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies. Use of this testimony requires permission of the Fortunoff Video Archive.
Rules and Conventions
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Process Info
compiled by Staff of the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies
People
- M., Harry, -- 1925-
Corporate Bodies
- Płaszów (Concentration camp)
- Dachau (Concentration camp)
- Flossenbürg (Concentration camp)
Subjects
- Forced labor.
- Holocaust survivors.
- Antisemitism -- Prewar.
- Death marches.
- Men.
- Video tapes.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Jewish.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives.
Places
- Poland.
- Kielce (Poland)
Genre
- Oral histories. -- aat