Bert L. Holocaust testimony

Identifier
HVT 0188
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Abstract

Videotape testimony of Bert L., who was born in Warsaw in 1910. He describes the formation of the Warsaw ghetto in 1940; life in the ghetto, which was characterized by sickness, hunger, and mass deportations; and the ghetto uprising, during which he, his wife, and his six-year-old daughter were sent by freight cars to Majdanek. He tells of his initial separation from his wife and child, witnessing their selection the following day; and his transfer, along with his brother-in-law, to a sub-camp fifty kilometers from Majdanek. He recalls the death by torture of his brother-in-law, which he was forced to witness; religious observance in the camps; his transfer to other camps, including Auschwitz, as the Russians approached; and his liberation in Vienna. Noting that he was unable to feel the impact of what happened until after he was liberated, Mr. L. explains that he observes the Yahrzeit (anniversary of the deaths) of his family on the date of his liberation.

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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