Kristine K. Holocaust testimony

Identifier
HVT 2687
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Abstract

Videotape testimony of Kristine K., who was born in L?vov, Poland in 1935. She recounts their affluence; her brother's birth; Soviet occupation; confiscation of the family business; German invasion; hiding with her brother during round-ups; ghettoization; her father organizing their escape with others by digging a tunnel to the sewers; sewer workers who agreed to help them; escape with her parents, brother, and others to the sewers in June 1943; moving several times within the sewers; one worker, Socha, consistently helping them, even after they had no funds; her uncle's drowning death; her father telling jokes, reciting poetry, and putting on plays; liberation by Soviet troops in July 1944; fleeing to Przemys?l, then Krako?w to escape Soviet rule; antisemitic harassment; her father changing their name to sound "more Polish"; posing as a Catholic in school; their emigration to Israel in 1957; attending dental school; marriage; her son's birth; emigration to the United States in 1968; and another son's birth. Ms. K. discusses continuing contact with friends from the sewer; nightmares resulting from her experiences; and sharing her story with her children and students. She shows photographs, documents, memorabilia, and a book about her experience.

Extent and Medium

3 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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