Rudolf I. Holocaust testimony
Abstract
Videotape testimony of Rudolf I., a Romani, who was born in Čičmany, Czechoslovakia in 1922. He describes his father's service in World War I; being raised by his grandparents; attending elementary school; working in Opava, then Bratislava; arrest at a Romani wedding; forced labor in Dubnica for eight months; release; hiding in the mountains at the end of the war; moving to Ostrava in 1945, then to Prague; and settling in Most in 1947. Mr. I. discusses his brother's military service and death as a partisan; his own family of ten children; and his successful business.
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
People
- I., Rudolf, -- 1922-
Subjects
- Romanies -- Nazi persecution -- Slovakia.
- Men.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Romani.
- Forced labor.
- Hiding.
- Postwar experiences.
- Romanies -- Slovakia -- History -- 20th century.
- Concentration camp inmates.
- Video tapes.
Places
- Czechoslovakia.
- Čičmany (Slovakia)
- Opava (Czech Republic)
- Bratislava (Slovakia)
- Ostrava (Czech Republic)
- Prague (Czech Republic)
- Most (Czech Republic)
- Dubnica (Slovakia : Concentration camp)
Genre
- Oral histories. -- aat