Esther K. Holocaust testimony

Identifier
HVT 0267
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Abstract

Videotape testimony of Esther K., who was born in Lypsha, Czechoslovakia (presently Ukraine) in approximately 1920, the second of eleven children. She recalls her family's orthodoxy; cordial relations with non-Jews; working in Budapest; returning home by train in spring 1944: removal from the train in Sa?toraljau?jhely; deportation to Auschwitz; transfer to Dachau, then Bergen-Belsen; liberation; returning to Czechoslovakia seeking relatives; learning one brother was in Israel; marriage in Chomutov; and emigration to the United States. Ms. K. discusses slave labor in the camps; prisoners helping each other; observing cannibalism and eating of rats; many horrors she cannot convey; sharing her experiences with her children and other survivors; and frequent nightmares due to her experiences.

Extent and Medium

1 videocassette

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. This testimony can only be used for educational purposes.

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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