Marianna B. Holocaust testimony
Abstract
Videotape testimony of Marianna B., who was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1934. She recounts her family's Hungarian and Czech background; disbelief that events in Poland could occur in Hungary; German invasion in March 1944; anti-Jewish restrictions; her trauma when a Hungarian soldier shot their dog; her parents' deportations; wandering the streets and stealing food; reunion with her parents after their escape; hiding with them in her uncle's cellar; assistance from a non-Jewish family friend; liberation by Soviet troops; and emigrating to the United States in 1957. Mrs. B. notes her hostile feelings toward Hungarians and that the war experiences have shaped her life.
Extent and Medium
1 videocassette
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
- B., Marianna, -- 1934-
Subjects
- Postwar experiences.
- Hiding.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Jewish.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives.
- Women.
- Video tapes.
- Child survivors.
- Aid by non-Jews.
- Parent and child.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Children.
- Holocaust survivors.
Places
- Hungary.
- Budapest (Hungary)
Genre
- Oral histories. -- aat