Abraham L. Holocaust testimony
Abstract
Videotape testimony of Abraham L. who was born in Brest-Litovsk, Russia (presently Brest, Belarus) in 1914. Mr. L recalls Soviet occupation in 1939; serving in the Polish military; marriage; German invasion; escaping to Prilesnoye (Manevichi); his son's birth in 1942; ghettoization; escaping into the woods from a mass killing in September; contact with partisans; acquiring a rifle; training units due to his military experience; assistance from some pacifist farmers; digging a bunker; mining rail and communication lines; battles with Germans and Ukrainians; antisemitism among the partisans; receiving supplies from the Soviets; searching for relatives after the war (he found no one); living in Lublin, then Rome; marriage; and emigration to the United States in 1950. Mr. L. notes pervasive memories and shows photographs and a book about the partisans.
Extent and Medium
2 videocassettes
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This testimony is open with permission.
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Copyright has been transferred to the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies. Use of this testimony requires permission of the Fortunoff Video Archive.
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Process Info
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People
- L., Abraham, -- 1914-
Subjects
- Partisans.
- Forests.
- Hiding.
- Bunkers.
- Aid by non-Jews.
- Postwar experiences.
- Postwar effects.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Jewish.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Polish.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Jewish.
- Jewish ghettos.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Ukraine.
- Soviet occupation.
- Escapes.
- Holocaust survivors.
- Men.
- Video tapes.
Places
- Rome (Italy)
- Brest (Belarus)
- Russia.
- Prilesnoye (Ukraine)
- Lublin (Poland)
- Manevichi (Ukraine)
Genre
- Oral histories. -- aat