Lisbeth R. Holocaust testimony
Abstract
Videotape testimony of Lisbeth R., who was born in Vienna, Austria in 1927. She recalls her childhood; the German annnexation of Austria; and the circumstances under which she was chosen for a children's transport to England in February 1939. She describes her life in Norwich, England; receiving news from the rest of the family, still in Austria; and her emigration from Liverpool, with her aunt and uncle, to the United States in May 1940. She tells of life in Queens and the Bronx, New York and her education at Queens and Middlebury Colleges. Mrs. R. also recounts her hope that her parents could emigrate and her postwar discovery of the deaths of family members, including her parents.
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
- R., Lisbeth, -- 1927-
Subjects
- Antisemitism -- Prewar.
- Crystal Night, 1938.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Children.
- Kristallnacht, 1938.
- Family.
- Foster parents.
- Jews -- Migrations.
- Refugees, Jewish.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Rescue.
- Kindertransports (Rescue operations)
- Video tapes.
- Women.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Jewish.
Places
- Austria.
- Norwich (England)
- Vienna (Austria)
- Austria -- History -- Anschluss, 1938.
- New York (N.Y.)
Genre
- Oral histories. -- ftamc