Arthur B. Holocaust testimony
Abstract
Videotape testimony of Arthur B., who was born in Os?wie?cim, Poland in 1928. He recalls German invasion; an unsuccessful attempt to flee to the Soviet zone with his family; organization of the community by the Judenrat; the building of Auschwitz; forced relocation with his family to Sosnowiec in April 1941; Moshe Merin's leadership there; separation from his parents during a round-up in August 1942; deportation for forced labor in Gru?snberg; receiving packages from his parents until August 1943; transfer to Kittlitztreben; a death march beginning February 3, 1945; arrival at Buchenwald on April 2, 1945; and liberation by United States troops on April 11, 1945. Mr. B. describes traveling to Switzerland; assistance from the Red Cross; and emigration to the United States in 1947.
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
- B., Arthur, -- 1928-
- Merin, Moshe, -- 1906-1943.
Corporate Bodies
- Buchenwald (Concentration camp)
- International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
Subjects
- Holocaust survivors.
- Postwar experiences.
- Child survivors.
- Death marches.
- Forced labor.
- Jewish councils.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Children.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Jewish.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives.
- Men.
- Video tapes.
Places
- Kittlitztreben (Poland : Concentration camp)
- Grünberg (Poland : Concentration camp)
- Sosnowiec (Województwo Śląskie, Poland)
- Switzerland.
- Oświęcim (Poland)
- Poland.
Genre
- Oral histories. -- aat