Roni B. Holocaust testimony
Abstract
Videotape testimony of Roni B., who was born in 1930 in Berlin, Germany. She recounts antisemitic harassment and restrictions, including her father not being able to treat non-Jews (he was a dentist); some non-Jews sneaking in for treatment; a non-Jewish butcher providing them with meat; changing schools frequently; Kristallnacht; relatives emigrating to several destinations; the war's outbreak; bribing an official to obtain visas; traveling to Paris, Bordeaux, San Sebastia?n, and Barcelona; emigrating by ship to the United States in August 1941; and receiving letters from relatives via the Red Cross. Ms. B. discusses relatives who remained in Germany; not sharing her story with her children until they were adults; her family receiving restitution; visiting Berlin with her husband and daughter as guests of Berlin; and discomfort when she meets Germans. She shows photographs and documents, and reads family letters.
Extent and Medium
3 videocassettes
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This testimony is open with permission.
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Copyright has been transferred to the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies. Use of this testimony requires permission of the Fortunoff Video Archive.
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Process Info
compiled by Staff of the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies
People
- B., Roni, -- 1930-
Subjects
- Child survivors.
- Kristallnacht, 1938.
- Nuremberg laws.
- Antisemitism -- Prewar.
- Postwar experiences.
- Crystal Night, 1938.
- Survivor-child relations.
- Aid by non-Jews.
- Holocaust survivors.
- Video tapes.
- Women.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Jewish.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Children.
- Jewish children in the Holocaust.
- Jews -- Migrations.
- Refugees, Jewish.
- Jews -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Germany.
Places
- Germany.
- Paris (France)
- Berlin (Germany)
- San SebastiaĚn (Spain)
- Bordeaux (Aquitaine, France)
- Barcelona (Spain)
Genre
- Oral histories. -- aat