Livia G. Holocaust testimony

Identifier
HVT 0660
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Abstract

Videotape testimony of Livia G., who was born in Forro-Encs, Hungary in 1931. She recalls her family's move to Hejocsaba in 1941; her father's draft into a Hungarian forced labor battalion in 1942; his return in 1943; German occupation in 1944; transfer to the Dio?sgyo?r ghetto with her family; her father's and brother's transfer to a labor camp; deportation to Auschwitz with her mother in June; receiving extra food from a cousin; their transfer to Bergen-Belsen in October; forced labor at an airplane factory; her mother sharing food with her; evacuation by train in April 1945; liberation from a death march in May; and ending up in Terezi?n. Mrs. G. describes their journey to Miskolc in June; reunion with her father and brother; attending school while her parents rebuilt their farm; her brother's emigration to Palestine in October 1947; antisemitic incidents; marriage in 1954; her son's birth in 1955; and emigrating to the United States with her family in 1957. She discusses sharing her experiences with her children.

Extent and Medium

3 videocassettes

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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