Rudolph J. Holocaust testimony

Videotape testimony of Rudolph J., who was born in Berlin, Germany in 1913. He describes moving to his maternal grandparents' in Wiesbaden during World War I when his father was drafted as a physician; his return to Berlin in 1918; his secular, liberal upbringing; attending university in Berlin; and the beginning of Nazi activity, including the burning of the Reichstag and Hitler's election. He recounts his activity as an anti-Nazi; questioning by storm troopers on an "anti-Jewish day"; leaving Germany for medical school in Genoa, Italy; his family's forced departure from Berlin to Prague; their reunion in Bolzano, Italy; and his return to medical school in Genoa. He recalls completing medical school; not being able to practice in Italy because of its adoption of the Nuremberg laws; and differences between fascist Italy and Germany. He tells of his emigration to New York City in 1939; his medical career; and his marriage. He discusses the impact of the war years on his life; the fate of his relatives in Germany; and the painful memories he experienced on a recent trip to Germany.

2 videocassettes (3/4" u-matic)