Lilly W. Holocaust testimony

Identifier
HVT 1283
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Abstract

Videotape testimony of Lilly W., who was born in Mukacheve, Czechoslovakia (presently Ukraine) in 1922. She recalls a happy childhood as one of seven children; Hungarian occupation; prohibition of Jewish business licenses, including her father's; ghettoization; transfer to a brick factory for a few weeks; deportation to Auschwitz in April 1944; selection with her two sisters (she never saw her parents again); seeing two brothers for one last time; a brief stay in the Zigeunerlager (Gypsy Lager); helping her younger sister eat; their transfer to Torgau in the fall; slave labor in an ammunition factory; liberation by Soviet troops; joining United States troops to avoid rape by Soviets; a few days in a nearby town; moving to Leipzig; a brief visit home via Prague and Budapest; meeting her husband in Budapest; living in Nuremberg for four years; and emigrating to the United States. Mrs. W. notes the importance of sharing her memories with her children. She shows photographs and documents.

Extent and Medium

1 videocassette (3/4" u-matic)

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

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