Maurice S. Holocaust testimony

Identifier
HVT 1947
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Abstract

Videotape testimony of Maurice S., who was born in Jaros?aw, Poland in 1912. He recalls antisemitism in school; his dental practice in Krako?w; marriage in 1937; German invasion in 1939; fleeing with his brother to the Soviet-occupied zone; hiding to avoid deportation to Siberia; working as a dentist; German invasion; hiding to avoid forced labor; living in L?viv with his brother and uncle; returning to Krako?w; living in the ghetto with his wife and her family; forced labor; sending his wife to Warsaw since she was not well (he never saw her again); incarceration in P?aszo?w; losing his faith when he witnessed a mass shooting; assistance from Oskar Schindler; transfer to Auschwitz, then Mauthausen; slave labor in the quarry; working as a dentist in the hospital; providing extra food for friends; becoming ill; assistance from a Polish doctor; liberation by United States troops; meeting his future wife; and returning home seeking family (only his sister in Belgium survived). Mr. S. notes half of him is still in the concentration camps; believing he would be killed; not escaping when he could, knowing those left behind would be killed; and the difficulty of summarizing ghetto and camp life.

Extent and Medium

2 videocassettes

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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