William P. Holocaust testimony
Abstract
Videotape testimony of Dr. William P., who was born in Prague in 1906. Dr. P. describes his family's background; its move to Vienna in 1910, where he lived until 1938; and his education there. He recounts his involvement in Zionism; the rejection of his offer to Adolf Eichmann to transport Viennese Jews to Palestine; and his involvement in the illegal transport of Jews into Palestine. He relates the mechanics of these transports; British efforts to halt the smuggling; his repeated arrests by the British; and his moves to Greece, Italy, Portugal, Mozambique, and the United States. He recalls becoming a United States citizen; joining United States military intelligence toward the war's end; and his transfer to the war crime trial division. Dr. P. tells of his reunion with his wife, from whom he had been separated for seven years, and of attending the Eichmann trial.
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
- P., William, -- 1906-
- Eichmann, Adolf, -- 1906-1962.
Subjects
- Video tapes.
- Men.
- Holocaust survivors.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Rescue.
- War crime trials.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Jewish.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Jewish.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, American.
Places
- Prague (Czech Republic)
- Vienna (Austria)
- Palestine -- Emigration and immigration.
- Czechoslovakia.
Genre
- Oral histories. -- ftamc