Stanislav T. Holocaust testimony

Identifier
HVT 2665
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Abstract

Videotape testimony of Stanislav T., who was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1925. He describes his wealthy family; German invasion; anti-Jewish regulations; ghettoization; hiding during round-ups; witnessing suicides; his family's sense of being protected due to their wealth and connections; forced labor at the airport in October 1942; sabotaging the work; distributing resistance flyers; deportation with his family during the ghetto uprising; jumping from the train in May 1943; hiding in a forest; assistance from local Poles; returning to Warsaw; hiding with his sister; their move to the Hotel Polski to join Jews with foreign citizenship papers (a friend put their names on the list); deportation with his sister (she has written a book about these experiences) and nephew to Bergen-Belsen; liberation by United States troops from a train in Hillersleben; transport to Paris; and recuperation in a sanitorium for three years. Dr. T. discusses his two suicide attempts in the Warsaw ghetto; reluctance to talk about his experiences; and recently sharing them with his daughters.

Extent and Medium

4 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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