Count Stanley M. Holocaust testimony
Abstract
Videotape testimony of Count Stanley M., a non-Jew, who was born in Mszczono?w, Poland, in 1925. He speaks of his childhood in a prominent family; the abrupt change in his life precipitated by the German occupation of Poland, and subsequent arrest of his anti-Nazi mother; his decision to join the Polish resistance, and his underground activities as a communications specialist. He also discusses the situation of both Jews and non-Jews in occupied Poland, and the lasting effects of his wartime experiences.
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
- M., Stanley, -- 1925-
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Polish.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Poland.
- Anti-Nazi movement.
- Partisans.
- Video tapes.
- Men.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives.
Places
- MszczonoĚw (Poland)
- Warsaw (Poland)
- Poland.
Genre
- Oral histories. -- ftamc