Charles S. Holocaust testimony

Identifier
HVT 2596
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Abstract

Videotape testimony of Charles S., who was born in Brussels, Belgium in 1936. He recalls the outbreak of World War II; German invasion in 1940; his family's brief flight to northern France; his father telling him he was not Jewish; placement with his sister in a Protestant orphanage; a priest taking them to a convent in Bruges; the convent policy not to convert the Jewish children; liberation by British troops; hearing from his parents who had fled to the United States (they were detained in Oswego, N.Y.); transfer to a Jewish orphanage in Lasne; briefly living with relatives in Brussels; and reunion with his parents in the United States in 1946. Mr. S. discusses his desire to forget his experiences until recently; his parents' flight from Europe; lately trying to learn more about his parents' experiences (they did not want to discuss them) and those who aided his hiding; meeting other hidden children at the Hidden Child Conference; and his wish to share his experiences with his children.

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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