Frances S. Holocaust testimony
Abstract
Videotape testimony of Frances S., who was born in a small town in the Carpathian Mountains in 1925. She recounts her apprenticeship as a dressmaker in a larger city; Hungarian occupation in 1939; forced removal of able-bodied Jewish men; ghettoization in 1944; her father's refusal of an offer of hiding so they could remain with the Jewish community; the belief that a miracle would save them; walking with her family from the Khust ghetto to the train; separation from her family upon arrival at Auschwitz; assuming responsibility for four girls whom she helped to survive; working in a rubber factory; transfer to Ravensbru?ck, then Malchow; working at a mattress factory; a German supervisor's assistance in obtaining extra food; and fleeing from Berlin as the Soviets approached. Mrs. S. describes staying in a town occupied by Soviet troops; being accused of collaborating with the Germans; and traveling with her friends to Poland.
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.
Rules and Conventions
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Process Info
compiled by Staff of the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies
People
- S., Frances, -- 1925-
Corporate Bodies
- Auschwitz (Concentration camp)
- Malchow (Concentration camp)
- RavensbruĚck (Concentration camp)
Subjects
- Postwar experiences.
- Aid by non-Jews.
- Jewish ghettos.
- Forced labor.
- Hungarian occupation.
- Mutual aid.
- Women.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Jewish.
- Jews -- Ukraine -- Khust.
- Holocaust survivors.
- Video tapes.
Places
- Khust ghetto.
- Berlin (Germany)
Genre
- Oral histories. -- aat