Saba B. Holocaust testimony

Identifier
HVT 0270
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Abstract

Videotape testimony of Saba B., who was born in approximately 1926. She recalls incarceration with her sister in Skarz?ysko-Kamienna and Cze?stochowa; her sister saving her from a selection for death; working in her sister's place which saved her sister's life; transfer to Bergen-Belsen; useless forced labor; transfer to Burgau; forced labor in an airplane factory; fasting on Yom Kippur; transfer to Tu?rkheim; a death march; her sister engineering their escape; hiding in the woods with other escapees; seeking food in a nearby town; liberation by United States troops; living with Germans; treatment by a German doctor; moving to displaced persons camps; living in Landsberg displaced persons camp for three years; working on the camp newspaper; marriage; emigration to join relatives in the United States; her son's birth in 1951; and working hard to have a "normal" life. Ms. B. discusses her continuing belief in God; seldom discussing her experience with her son; his efforts to shield them from any bad news; and receiving war reparations.

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 scholarly or 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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