Alex R. Holocaust testimony
Abstract
Videotape testimony of Alex R., who was born in Bukachevtsy, Poland (presently Ukraine) in approximately 1913, one of twelve children. He describes the family farm; attending public and Jewish schools; serving in the Polish army; recall in summer 1939; incarceration in a POW camp; escaping after two weeks; walking to Soviet-occupied L?viv, then home; German invasion in 1941; deportation to a labor camp in May 1942; escaping; working in Terebovli?a? as a non-Jew; leaving, fearing denouncement; hiding with a non-Jewish friend for a few months, then in the forest; liberation by Soviet troops; joining the Soviet army; serving in Czechoslovakia and briefly in Japan; returning home; and emigration to the United States in 1950. Mr. R. discusses pervasive, painful memories of his siblings who were killed and difficulties sleeping.
Extent and Medium
1 videocassette
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Process Info
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People
- R., Alex, -- 1913?-
Subjects
- Postwar effects.
- Forests.
- Postwar experiences.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Jewish.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Soviet.
- Escapes.
- Prisoners of war -- Poland.
- Soviet occupation.
- Forced labor.
- Hiding.
- Aid by non-Jews.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Polish.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Jewish.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives.
- Men.
- Video tapes.
- Holocaust survivors.
Places
- Czechoslovakia.
- Japan.
- Bukachevtsy (Ukraine)
- Poland.
- Terebovli︠a︡ (Ukraine)
- Lʹviv (Ukraine)
Genre
- Oral histories. -- aat