Lisa H. Holocaust testimony
Abstract
Videotape testimony of Lisa H., who was born in Essen, Germany in 1919. She remembers the gradual deterioration of the Jewish situation in Germany, including restrictive legislation as well as overt displays of antisemitism; being sent to London by her parents two weeks before the outbreak of war; working as a cook in Devon; switching from one domestic job to another in London; her emigration to America in 1946; studying Yiddish at the Jewish Institute; learning of the death of her family in Europe; returning to Germany on a visit in the 1950s, where she was able to locate the director of her old school; and working for Aufbau, a German-Jewish newspaper in New York.
Extent and Medium
2 videocassettes (3/4" u-matic)
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
- H., Lisa, -- 1919-
Subjects
- Refugees, Jewish -- Great Britain.
- Jews -- Migrations.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives.
- Women.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Rescue.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Jewish.
- Video tapes.
Places
- England.
- Essen (Germany)
- Germany.
- Devon (England)
Genre
- Oral histories. -- ftamc