David M. Holocaust testimony

Identifier
HVT 0655
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Abstract

Videotape testimony of David M., who was born in 1921. He recalls pervasive antisemitism in Luta, Poland; his father's murder in 1932; working in his family's bakery to supply bread for the ghetto; transfer to Jelen; learning his family was killed during his absence; transfer to the ?o?dz? ghetto; starvation and disease; deportation to Auschwitz/Birkenau in 1944; transfer to Flossenbu?rg; forced labor in Siegmar-Schoenau; carrying a friend during a death march through Czechoslovakia; receiving food from Czech bystanders; liberation by the American Red Cross in Lidice; traveling to Prague, then Luta; returning to Prague after a friend's murder and the Kielce pogrom; the Joint's assistance in moving to Landsberg displaced persons camp; leaving because he did not feel free; founding a business with a friend in Germany; marriage; his son's birth; and emigration to the United States after five years. Mr. M. discusses achieving success and his strong patriotic feelings.

Extent and Medium

3 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

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