Fred D. Holocaust testimony

Identifier
HVT 0406
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Abstract

Videotape testimony of Fred D., who was born in Gelsenkirchen, Germany in 1924. He describes growing up in a religious environment; hiding with his family during Kristallnacht, when a German friend dissuaded others from harming them; his family's unsuccessful attempts to emigrate (an older brother emigrated to Palestine); arrest with his father and brother on September 9, 1939; deportation to Sachsenhausen after a few weeks in a local jail; slave labor and harsh conditions; separation from his father upon their transfer to Auschwitz in 1942 (they never saw him again); selection for work in the I. G. Farben factory at Buna-Monowitz; his brother's activities in the camp underground, subsequent denouncement, and public hanging; and escaping during the death march from Auschwitz. Mr. D. recounts returning to Gelsenkirchen; learning that his family had not survived; and emigrating to Palestine. He discusses the solidarity of former Zionist youths in the camps who helped morale, including his own.

Extent and Medium

2 videocassettes

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

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