Allen W. Holocaust testimony

Identifier
HVT 2295
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Abstract

Videotape testimony of Allen W., who was born in Radom, Poland in 1931. He recalls attending a Jewish school; antisemitic harassment; German invasion; his father and brother fleeing toward the Soviet zone while he and his mother went to I?z?a; all of them returning to Radom; anti-Jewish restrictions; his brother-in-law's killing; escaping from a deportation train; returning home with assistance from non-Jews; taking the identity of a person who had died; the transition of Radom from ghetto to camp; public executions; a forced march to Tomaszo?w Mazowiecki; deportation with his family to Auschwitz; transfer, with his father and brother to Vaihingen, then Unterriexingen; sharing food with each other; their transfer to Kochendorf; a death march to Dachau; receiving food from a German woman; train transport; abandonment by the guards; liberation by United States troops; moving with his brother to Garmisch; learning his sister and father had perished; reunion with his mother in November 1945; living in Prien displaced persons camp; and emigrating to the United States in 1948. Mr. W. discusses sharing his experiences with his children and reluctance to travel to Germany.

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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