Terrence D. Holocaust testimony
Abstract
Videotape testimony of Terrence D., a professor at Colgate University who was born in Effingham, Illinois in 1939. He describes his first awareness of the Holocaust as a child; his own childhood experience of loss and displacement; his undergraduate and graduate concern with martyred heroes in literature; his interest in factual accounts of personal experience in extreme situations; and his authorship of The Survivor: An Anatomy of Life in the Death Camps. He discusses the post-Holocaust need for new definitions of conventional terms such as conscience, dignity, and witness and details the extremes of evil and goodness which emerged in the camps. He relates his experiences with teaching Holocaust literature and techniques for introducing the subject to various age groups. Mr. D. also expresses his admiration of and respect for Holocaust survivors.
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
- D., Terrence, -- 1939-1987.
Subjects
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Moral and ethical aspects.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Study and teaching.
- Video tapes.
- Men.
Genre
- Oral histories. -- ftamc