Sam H. Holocaust testimony

Videotape testimony of Sam H., who was born in De?blin, Poland in 1935. He describes his happy childhood in an orthodox family; German invasion; his father being beaten and humiliated by Nazis; ghettoization; hiding to avoid deportation; being smuggled into De?blin concentration camp by his sister; liquidation of the ghetto as Soviet troops approached; deportation to Cze?stochowa; witnessing a mass shooting of other children; prisoners cherishing him as one of the few surviving children; being helped and fed by his sister, brother-in-law, and another prisoner; liberation by Soviet troops; returning to De?blin; leaving after learning Jews were being killed; and living in an orphanage in Lublin. Mr. H. recalls adoption by an American family; his younger sister's adoption by another; trying to be like other children, although he felt ninety years old; reluctance to speak about his experience; recently overcoming his sense of shame concerning his past; and discussing his experiences with his sister and daughter. He notes stories and songs he wrote.

4 videocassettes (3/4" u-matic)