Marvin L. Holocaust testimony

Videotape testimony of Marvin L., who was born in ?o?dz?, Poland in 1925. He remembers his mother's death in 1934; living with his grandparents; his father's emphasis on education; studying with private tutors when Jews could not attend school; moving to Dzia?oszyce when the ?o?dz? ghetto was being formed in 1939; deportation of the women and children to Treblinka and the men to a Krako?w forced labor camp in 1942; transfer back to Dzia?oszyce; another deportation; and execution of his brother. Mr. L. relates his work as a mechanic and locksmith in the Krako?w ghetto; witnessing atrocities by SS soldiers; deportation to Kielce, then Auschwitz; spending about two weeks near the gas chambers; hearing screams and witnessing cremations; transfer to the I.G. Farben factory; selection and killing of his father; transfer to Gleiwitz; marching to Buchenwald; and the death march from Buchenwald. Mr. L. recounts being befriended and helped by an SS man; liberation by American troops; treatment and recovery; marriage; emigration to the United States; and the birth of two daughters. He speaks of the necessity of conveying the facts about the Holocaust; his disbelief in revenge; and discussing his experiences with his daughters when they became adults.

1 videocassette (3/4" u-matic)