Henry F. Holocaust testimony

Identifier
HVT 2442
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Abstract

Videotape testimony of Henry F., who was born in Berlin, Germany in 1918. He recalls growing up in a large family; their poverty (his father was disabled in World War I); the day Hitler became chancellor; one sister's emigration to England; stores and synagogues being burned on Kristallnacht; forced labor in a munitions factory in 1940 and 1941; one sister's deportation with her family to Ri?ga (he never saw them again); deportation with his mother and other sisters to Theresienstadt; volunteering for forced labor in Wulkow to exempt his family from deportation out of Theresienstadt; returning to Theresienstadt; learning from his sister that the rest of his family had been deported to Auschwitz; working in the camp mental hospital where patients were often killed; and liberation by Soviet troops. Mr. F. recounts searching for surviving family in Berlin; living in the Deggendorf displaced persons camp; emigration to the United States in 1946; marriage to a survivor; visiting Berlin in 1974; and discussing his experiences with his children and grandchildren.

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.

Related Units of Description

  • Associated material: Henry F. Holocaust testimony (HVT-3969), 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

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