Pearl F. Holocaust testimony

Identifier
HVT 3111
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Abstract

Videotape testimony of Pearl F., who was born in Cerna?ut?i, Romania (formerly Czernowitz, Bukovina) in 1920. She recalls her family's orthodoxy; two older sisters emigrating to the United States and her brother to South America; increasing antisemitism; being left alone with her parents when her sister left for New York in 1937; graduating from high school in 1938; attending university; responding to growing antisemitism by forming close bonds among Jewish friends, including Paul Celan; the outbreak of war; harsh conditions under Soviet occupation; German invasion in June 1941; burning and looting of Jewish buildings; anti-Jewish laws; ghettoization in October; avoiding deportation by constantly moving; obtaining a work certificate; forced labor; liberation by Soviet troops; registering as Romanian citizens; living in Bucharest for two years; and emigration to the United States in October 1947. Mrs. F. discusses living in Israel with her husband for seven years and writing her memoirs. She shows photographs and documents.

Extent and Medium

2 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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