Rachel A. Holocaust testimony
Abstract
Videotape testimony of Rachel A., who was born in Berlin, Germany in 1921. She recalls celebrating Easter and Christmas; moving to Kiel in 1926; antisemitic abuse in school; moving to Frankfurt in 1931; Nazi demonstrations; leaving school in March 1933; her parents changing her name to the more "Aryan"-sounding "Dora"; traveling to Switzerland in April 1933; moving to Manchester; assistance from the Jewish community, her first contact with other Jews; attending nursing school in London in 1938; the school's evacuation to Wales in September 1940; and emigration to the United States in 1940. Mrs. A. describes her education, marriages, family and career. She discusses her father's book, "The Price of liberty: A German on Contemporary Britain" and notes that her Jewish identity was first defined by antisemitism in Germany.
Extent and Medium
2 videocassettes
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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. This testimony cannot be used for commercial purposes.
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Process Info
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People
- A., Rachel, -- 1921-
Subjects
- Jews -- Migrations.
- Refugees, Jewish.
- Antisemitism -- Prewar.
- Postwar experiences.
- Women.
- Video tapes.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Jewish.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives.
Places
- Wales.
- Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
- Switzerland.
- Manchester (England)
- London (England)
- Germany.
- Berlin (Germany)
- Kiel (Germany)
Genre
- Oral histories. -- aat