Simon F. Holocaust testimony
Abstract
Videotape testimony of Simon F., who was born in Paris, France in 1926. He recounts his parents were Polish immigrants; living in the Jewish area (Marais); German invasion; traveling south hoping to assist the French military; returning to Paris after France was divided; imposition of anti-Jewish restrictions; round-ups; his father leaving for unoccupied France; smuggling the remainder of the family to join his father in Avignon; joining the Resistance; obtaining false papers for the entire family; one sister being hidden in a convent; other family, including his parents, hiding with non-Jews; allied bombings; blowing up bridges as part of the Maquis; liberation by United States troops; arresting collaborators; public humiliation of women who had relations with Germans; enlisting in the French military in 1945; posting to Vienna; returning to Paris; emigrating to the United States in 1947; and bringing his family from France. Mr. F. shows photographs and documents.
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
People
- F., Simon, -- 1926-
Subjects
- False papers.
- Child survivors.
- Aid by non-Jews.
- Resistance.
- Postwar experiences.
- Men.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives.
- Holocaust survivors.
- Video tapes.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Children.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- France.
- Sabotage.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Jewish
Places
- Paris (France)
- France.
- Vienna (Austria)
- Avignon (France)
Genre
- Oral histories. -- aat