Herbert K. Holocaust testimony

Identifier
HVT 0219
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Abstract

Videotape testimony of Herbert K., who was born in Peiskretscham, Germany in 1926. He discusses his prewar childhood; beatings and ostracism by classmates; damage to his family's business on Kristallnacht; their unsuccessful emigration attempt from Hamburg aboard the luxury liner St. Louis; the return to France, where he was separated from his parents; and life in a children's home in Montmorency, outside Paris. He relates his move to unoccupied France and employment in a bakery; internment in a camp in Creuse by French militia; and his escape and subsequent illegal life with false papers. Mr. K. describes Spanish and Swiss refusals of his attempts at entry into these countries; his life near Lyon pretending to be a Catholic farmer; the wartime deaths of most of his immediate family; and his postwar reunion with his brother in Paris. Other postwar experiences discussed include his work for a Jewish organization in a French children's home, through which he met Elie Wiesel; emigration to the United States; and his life thereafter.

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.

Related Units of Description

  • Associated material: Walter K. Holocaust testimony [brother] (HVT-97), Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.

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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