Aaron W. Holocaust testimony

Videotape testimony of Aaron W., who was born in Mie?dzyrzecz, Poland in 1914. He describes his family and their brush business; ghettoization; forced labor; mass killings and deportations including family members; being hidden for a short time by a volksdeutsch whom his brother paid; transport to Majdanek; encountering his brother who was killed soon after; transfer after three months to Auschwitz where he spent time in Birkenau and Monowitz; becoming seriously ill; efforts of one doctor to help him recover; undergoing surgery without anaesthesia; dreaming of his mother for which he credits his desire to survive; the January 1945 death march to Gleiwitz; and liberation by Soviets. Mr. W. recalls returning to Mie?dzyrzecz; emigrating to the United States by way of Austria and Italy; marriage to another survivor; and talking of his experiences with his children. He recites a Yiddish poem written immediately after his liberation.

2 videocassettes (3/4" u-matic)