Leo E. Holocaust testimony
Abstract
Videotape testimony of Leo E., who was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1912. He recalls antisemitic boycotts of his father's store; one brother's emigration to Belgium; German invasion; forced labor for a day; fleeing with his sister and brother-in-law to the Soviet border; assistance from German soldiers; traveling to Bia?ystok; living in Kovel? from December 1939 through May 1940; deportation by the Soviets to Novosibirsk; forced labor in Osinovo; his marriage in Tomsk; living with his family in Bii?sk; traveling to Stettin via Warsaw; living in Schlachtensee, then Tempelhof; his son's birth in Berlin; and emigration to the United States.
Extent and Medium
3 videocassettes (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
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Process Info
compiled by Staff of the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies
People
- E., Leo, -- 1912-
Subjects
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Jewish.
- Jews -- Migrations.
- Refugees, Jewish.
- Holocaust survivors.
- Video tapes.
- Men.
- Antisemitism -- Prewar.
- Forced labor.
- Postwar experiences.
- Aid by non-Jews.
Places
- Tempelhof (Berlin, Germany)
- Schlachtensee (Berlin, Germany)
- Stettin (Germany)
- Osinovo (Russia)
- BiiĚsk (Russia)
- Tomsk (Russia)
- Szczecin (Poland)
- Berlin (Germany)
- Poland.
- Novosibirsk (Russia)
- KovelĘš (Ukraine)
Genre
- Oral histories. -- aat