Samuel and Wolf Z. Holocaust testimony

Identifier
HVT 2188
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Abstract

Videotape testimony of Samuel and Wolf Z., twins, who were born in Chmielnik, Poland in 1923. They recall cruelty they encountered as children; German invasion; forced labor with their older brother until 1942; their transfer to Koszyce, then the HASAG plant in Kielce; Wolf Z.'s transfer to P?aszo?w where Amon Goeth killed people daily; Samuel Z. witnessing a mass killing of Poles in Kielce; their three year separation; and reunion in Italy. Samuel discusses German people being forced to view Buchenwald after liberation; his sense that Americans viewed Buchenwald as if it were a tourist attraction; his work for the United States Army; and sharing extra food he received with his brothers. Both men note they discuss the war years among themselves and with other survivors and continue to have nightmares.

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.

Related Units of Description

  • Associated material: Samuel Z. Holocaust testimony (HVT-2186) and Wolf Z. Holocaust testimony (HVT-2187), Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.

Rules and Conventions

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Process Info

  • compiled by Staff of the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies

People

  • Göth, Amon, -- 1908-1946.
  • Z., Wolf, -- 1923-
  • Z., Samuel, -- 1923-

Corporate Bodies

  • Buchenwald (Concentration camp)
  • Płaszów (Concentration camp)
  • Hugo Schneider Aktiengesellschaft.

Subjects

  • Brothers.
  • Refugee camps.
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Atrocities.
  • Nightmares.
  • Postwar effects.
  • Postwar experiences.
  • Child survivors.
  • Mass killings.
  • Men.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives.
  • Holocaust survivors.
  • Video tapes.
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Children.
  • Forced labor.
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Jewish.
  • Twins.

Places

  • Poland.
  • Kielce (Poland : Concentration camp)
  • Koszyce (Województwo Małopolskie, Poland)
  • Italy.
  • Chmielnik (Województwo Świętokrzyskie, Poland)

Genre

  • Oral histories. -- aat
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