Eva S. Holocaust testimony

Identifier
HVT 2282
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Abstract

Videotape testimony of Eva S., who was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1934. She speaks of her sheltered childhood in a middle-class, orthodox home; German occupation in March 1944; anti-Jewish measures; clandestinely observing holidays and conducting services at home; her father's being "taken away" (they never saw him again); moving with her mother and sister to a Swedish safe house established by Raoul Wallenberg; her uncle bringing potatoes during the bombing of Budapest; Raoul Wallenberg delivering food; crowded conditions; never feeling safe; and the deportation of the occupants of another safe house on the same street. Mrs. S. describes liberation by Soviet troops in January 1945; returning to their apartment; difficulties under the Communist regime; exclusion from attending university because she was Jewish; escaping to Austria following the revolution of 1956; living in Switzerland; and emigrating to the United States.

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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