Betty C. Holocaust testimony

Identifier
HVT 0031
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Abstract

Videotape testimony of Betty C., who was born in Berlin in 1910. She tells of her happy life in prewar Berlin and describes the rise of antisemitism in Germany, culminating in Kristallnacht, after which she, her husband, and her infant daughter fled the country and emigrated to the United States.

Extent and Medium

2 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

  • C., Betty, -- 1910-

Subjects

  • Refugees, Jewish.
  • Jews -- Migrations.
  • Kristallnacht, 1938.
  • Crystal Night, 1938.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives.
  • Women.
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Jewish.
  • Video tapes.

Places

  • Berlin (Germany)
  • Germany.

Genre

  • Oral histories. -- ftamc
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