Helen S. Holocaust testimony
Abstract
Videotape testimony of Helen S., who was born in Berlin, Germany in 1920. She speaks of her childhood; the rise of antisemitism in prewar Berlin; escape from Germany through Holland in 1938; her family's emigration to the United States after being detained in an internment camp in Bonaire, Netherlands West Indies; and her adult life in the United States.
Extent and Medium
1 videocassette (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
- S., Helen, -- 1920-
Subjects
- Jews -- Migrations.
- Women.
- Video tapes.
- Refugees, Jewish.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives.
Places
- Bonaire (Netherlands Antilles)
- Netherlands.
- Berlin (Germany)
- Amsterdam (Netherlands)
- Germany.
Genre
- Oral histories. -- ftamc
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