David W. Holocaust testimony

Identifier
HVT 0667
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Abstract

Videotape testimony of David W., who was born in Poland in 1927. He recalls attending public school for five years; a boycott of Jewish stores and harassment of Jews in school; his father's death in the spring of 1939; German invasion; deportation to a labor camp; recovering from typhus; and transfer to Auschwitz. He recounts two years in Birkenau; seeing piles of corpses; cruel kapos; meeting a man who was castrated there; emotional numbness; volunteering in order to leave Birkenau; clearing bombed buildings in Warsaw after the ghetto uprising; transport to Dachau, then Mu?hldorf; and liberation by American troops. Mr. W. describes living in Diessen am Ammersee for four years; reunion with his sister and a cousin; emigrating to the United States; and sharing his experiences with his children.

Extent and Medium

1 videocassette

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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