Irene G. Holocaust testimony

Identifier
HVT 0123
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Abstract

Videotape testimony of Irene G., who was born in Warsaw. She describes Polish antisemitism and anti-Jewish legislation; the German occupation; the arrest and disappearance of her father; and the establishment of and life in the Warsaw ghetto. She relates being smuggled out of the Warsaw ghetto into L?vov; her move to Brody, and her departure from there upon its ghettoization; living as a non-Jew with her mother, first in Przemys?l, then in a nearby town; and her sustaining hope that her small cousin would survive. Mrs. G. also tells of her liberation by the Russians; her postwar return home and discovery that all her relatives, including her cousin, had perished; her feelings about her emigration and life in the United States; and the continuing fears which stem from her wartime experiences.

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

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