Henry B., Sophie B., and Millie K., Holocaust testimony

Videotape testimony of Henry and Sophie B. and their daughter Millie K.. Mr. B. was born in Łódź, Poland in 1910. He recalls his mixed neighborhood; cordial relations with non-Jews; marriage in 1937; Millie's birth in 1938; German invasion in September 1939; fleeing with his brother to Soviet-occupied Vilnius, then Šiauliai; German invasion in 1941; exemption from ghettoization due to his job; receiving Ukrainian papers and a travel permit for him and his brother from his wife; reunion with his wife and daughter in Bochnia; moving to Kraków; obtaining a privileged position in communications; observing daily transports of Jews to Auschwitz; hiding his brother; attending church; passing himself off as an "Aryan" and receiving papers; realizing a fellow-worker was a Jew, but not revealing it until after the war; liberation in January 1945; leaving for Germany in 1946; returning for his wife and daughter; their escape with assistance from Beriḥah; living in Stuttgart; revealing to Millie that she was Jewish; emigration to the United States in 1948; establishing a successful business; and a trip to Poland with his wife, daughter, and her children. He discusses identity issues and his commitment to Jewish organizations and general education.

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