Gitta L. Holocaust testimony
Abstract
Videotape testimony of Gitte L., who was born in Vilna in 1893. Mrs. L. recalls the outbreak of World War I after her graduation from gymnasium; her training and years of work as a nurse in refugee camps; studying at the University of Leningrad; and her emigration to Vienna to marry her fiance?. She tells of her political activity in Vienna; antisemitism; Kristallnacht in Sassnitz, when her husband was beaten by a mob and interrogated, and she was imprisoned with him (but released after a short time); her husband's escape with the help of a Nazi soldier; their emigration to the United States; and the lasting effects of her 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
People
- L., Gitte, -- 1893-
Subjects
- Crystal Night, 1938.
- Refugees, Jewish.
- Kristallnacht, 1938.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Jewish.
- Jews -- Migrations.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives.
- Video tapes.
- Women.
Places
- Vienna (Austria)
- Sassnitz (Germany)
- Vilnius (Lithuania)
- Austria.
- Soviet Union.
- Vilna (Poland)
Genre
- Oral histories. -- ftamc