Kurt and Trude S. Holocaust testimony
Abstract
Videotape testimony of Kurt S., who was born in 1904 in Oelde, Westphalia, and his wife Trude S., who was born in Wiesbaden. Mr. S. recalls that his family was the only Jewish one in the neighborhood; antisemitism during high school; passing his law exams in 1928-1929; the boycott of Jewish businesses; losing his job as a result of the Nuremberg laws; and taking a new job in Wiesbaden where he then met Mrs. S. Mrs. S. speaks of her childhood memories and religious observance; nationalist protest in 1930; and anti-Jewish actions in 1934. Mr S. describes his arrest during Kristallnacht and the transport in cattle cars to Dachau; securing false papers which enabled his release from Dachau; and leaving Wiesbaden for England in 1939, followed by Mrs. S. several days later. Other topics include the deaths of members of their families; Mrs. S.'s feelings about not being able to help her parents; and Mr. S.'s shift from orthodox to conservative Judaism.
Extent and Medium
3 videocassettes (3/4" u-matic)
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
- S., Trude.
- S., Kurt, -- 1904-
Subjects
- Holocaust survivors.
- Kristallnacht, 1938.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Jewish.
- Men.
- Women.
- Jews -- Migrations.
- Video tapes.
- Husband and wife.
- Refugees, Jewish.
- Crystal Night, 1938.
Places
- Dachau (Germany : Concentration camp)
- Germany.
- Wiesbaden (Germany)
- Oelde (Germany)
Genre
- Oral histories. -- ftamc