Peter A. Holocaust testimony
Abstract
Videotape testimony of Peter A., who was born in Frankfurt, Germany in 1931. He recalls his father's prewar death; attending synagogue with his grandfather; expulsion from public school; attending the Philanthropin Jewish school; witnessing stormtrooper parades; his mother's reluctance to leave Germany because of the family business; being chased by Hitler Youth on Kristallnacht; and his mother selling the family business for one German mark after swastikas were painted on the windows. Mr. A. recounts difficulties obtaining visas for emigration; his brother joining relatives in England in August 1939; leaving with his mother for England immediately after; evacuation with other refugee children to the Winbourne School in Dorset when the war began; unpleasant conditions there; emigration with his family to the United States in 1940; and adjustment difficulties. He discusses his continuing dislike of police uniforms and doctors stemming from his experiences in Germany.
Extent and Medium
1 videocassette
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This testimony is open with permission.
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Process Info
compiled by Staff of the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies
People
- A., Peter, -- 1931-
Subjects
- Postwar effects.
- Child survivors.
- Crystal Night, 1938.
- Kristallnacht, 1938.
- Mothers and sons.
- Refugees, Jewish.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Jewish.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Children.
- Jews -- Migrations.
- Holocaust survivors.
- Video tapes.
- Men.
Places
- Dorset (England)
- Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
- Germany.
Genre
- Oral histories. -- aat