Soula M. Holocaust testimony

Identifier
HVT 2305
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Abstract

Videotape testimony of Soula M., a Greek Evangelist, who was born in Katerine?, Greece in 1924. She recounts German invasion; her family hiding British soldiers in their house; their arrest in July 1942; beatings during interrogations; transfer to prison in Salonika, then Banjica, Serbia; severe beatings by Croatian guards; transfer to Birkenau; slave labor digging ditches; sharing stolen food with other prisoners; dreaming she should volunteer for transfer; volunteering for a labor camp; transfer to Eberswalde; escaping with friends during a death march; and liberation by Soviet troops. Mrs. M. describes meeting other Greek survivors, including her future husband (a Jewish-Greek survivor), in Germany; their return to Greece; marriage; converting to Judaism; and emigration to the United States.

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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