Seymour O. Holocaust testimony

Videotape testimony of Seymour (Sam) O., who was born in Hrubieszo?w, Poland in 1911. Mr. O. recalls his childhood experiences; memories of World War I; law school in Warsaw; the German invasion; his family's move to Soviet territory; his parents and sister's return to his brother Felix in Warsaw, then to Hrubieszo?w; and his move with his brother Felix to Soviet territory. He describes work as head of a school board and as a translator for the Soviet army; the German invasion of Russia; working as a"middleman" between the Judenrat, Ukrainians and Germans; fleeing when they heard about the mass killings; hiding with friendly non-Jews; and returning to Hrubieszo?w. He tells of the shooting of his parents; working in the mass graves; his suicidal feelings; transfer with his siblings to Budzyn?, where a former math professor from L?vov suggested they register for a scientific commando; transfer to Majdanek, P?aszo?w and Ravensbru?ck, where they participated in the fraudulent scientific commando; transfer with only his brother Henry to Oranienburg and Sachsenhausen; and a death march and liberation. Mr. O. relates his return to Hrubieszo?w; post-war pogroms; work as a defense attorney in German displaced persons camp for Jewish survivors; emigration to the United States in 1947; his marriage and family; and his reluctance to discuss his experiences with his children.

3 videocassettes (3/4" u-matic)