Greta M. Holocaust testimony

Videotape testimony of Greta M., who was born in Kra?sny Brod, Czechoslovakia in 1937. She recounts moving to Humenne? when she was two; her large, extended family; her grandmother, aunt, and uncle emigrating to the United States; her father losing his government job due to anti-Jewish laws; expulsion from school; having to wear the yellow star; non-Jews helping them avoid deportation; obtaining false papers as non-Jews; leaving Humenne? in 1943 when it became too dangerous; living in Kosic?e and Bratislava; renting an apartment in a small town; fleeing from a German raid while being shot at; being hidden by non-Jewish farmers in a village; hiding in a bunker when warned by partisans of German raids; her mother trying to keep up her education; liberation in May 1945 by Soviet troops; returning to Humenne?; reunion with her grandparents and aunt; attending school; reclaiming her Jewish identity through Hashomer Hatzair; and emigration to the United States in December 1948 to join their relatives. Ms. M. discusses stress and fear while in hiding; sharing her experiences with her husband and children; and participating in a child survivor's group. She shows photographs and a document.

2 videocassettes