Esther L. Holocaust testimony

Identifier
HVT 2312
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Abstract

Videotape testimony of Esther L., who was born in Munich, Germany in 1926. She recounts visits from her father who worked in Pirmasens; attending a Jewish school; Jewish holidays with her maternal grandparents; belonging to Betar; Kristallnacht; assistance from their non-Jewish neighbors; joining her father in Holland in 1939 with her mother and sister; her father arranging her grandparents' illegal immigration to Brussels; attending school in Tilburg; German invasion in 1940; attending high school in Rotterdam, then in Oss; the Tilburg police chief warning her parents of a deportation; obtaining false papers; hiding with her mother and sister with a Dutch friend's family; her father's arrest and deportation to Westerbork and Auschwitz; hiding with her mother and sister on a farm with assistance from the underground; liberation by British troops in October 1944; friendships with soldiers from the Jewish brigade; her father's return; emigrating alone to the United States; marriage; and the birth of her two sons. Mrs. L. discusses losing her childhood because of the Holocaust; sharing her experiences with her children and grandchildren; and her father's emotional problems resulting from his camp experiences.

Extent and Medium

1 videocassette

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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