Henry S. Holocaust testimony

Videotape testimony of Henry S., who was born in Trzebinia, Poland in 1924. He recalls his family; German invasion in 1939; escape to Krako?w; work in that ghetto for a year; deportation to Marksta?dt, where he worked eighteen months; then to Blechhammer for eighteen months; and finally to Gross Rosen. Mr. S. describes his inability as a young teenager to understand why he was incarcerated never having committed a crime; his work manufacturing ammunition in Reichswerke "Hermann Go?ring" in Blechhammer; frequent Allied bombings; the death march from Blechhammer which started with 13,000 of which only 500-600 survived; his inability to continue the march; and being spared by the guard who was supposed to shoot him. He relates posing as a Volksdeutsch; hospitalization in Bavaria with German soldiers; help received by nursing nuns who concealed his tattooed number; liberation by Americans; reunion with his brother; emigration to the United States with the help of his uncle; and marriage and subsequent successful careers. Mr. S. conveys that since liberation he has enjoyed every moment of his life.

1 videocassette (3/4" u-matic)