Manfred H. Holocaust testimony

Identifier
HVT 2134
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Abstract

Videotape testimony of Manfred H., who was born in Stettin, Germany (presently Szczecin, Poland) in 1934. He recalls attending a Jewish school; confiscation of his father's business in 1938; his father's arrest on Kristallnacht; his return after three months; receiving papers for three for Palestine; his father deciding they would stay so no one would be left behind; deportation of Jews from Stettin to Be?z?yce in 1940; his brother's job in the Jewish police protecting them; hiding during round-ups; ghettoization; transfer with his parents and brother to Budzyn?; slave labor in a Heinkel aircraft factory; public shootings and hangings of saboteurs; transfer to Mielec; aircraft work; a German civilian worker giving him extra food; transfer to Flossenbu?rg (his mother remained behind); slave labor in a Messerschmitt factory; a Red Cross visit; his brother's transport (he never saw him again); his father's death; train transport and a death march; abandonment by the guards; liberation by United States troops; hospitalization; assistance from UNRRA; emigration to England; living in group homes and in Glasgow; learning his mother had survived; visiting her in Sweden in 1946; her death in 1947; assistance from a cousin in London; marriage in 1957; and raising two sons. Mr. H. discusses not sharing his experiences with his sons and being the sole survivor of a large family. He shows a document.

Extent and Medium

3 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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