Rubin J. Holocaust testimony
Abstract
Videotape testimony of Rubin J., who was born in Sosnowiec in 1928. He recalls antisemitic violence as a child; reporting for forced labor in his brother's place in 1940; building the autobahn in Geppersdorf; incarceration in Parzymiechy, Gross-Rosen, and Dachau; receiving Red Cross packages in Dachau; a severe whipping in one camp; being moved frequently in trains; a death march; seeing his brother briefly in 1944 in Gross-Rosen; liberation in May 1945; living in Garmisch and Landsberg displaced persons camp; marriage; and emigration to the United States. Mr. J. discusses the loss of his entire family and continuing hatred for Germany.
Extent and Medium
2 videocassettes
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This testimony is open with permission.
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Copyright has been transferred to the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies. Use of this testimony requires permission of the Fortunoff Video Archive.
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Process Info
compiled by Staff of the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies
People
- J., Rubin, -- 1928-
Corporate Bodies
- International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
- Gross-Rosen (Concentration camp)
- Landsberg am Lech (Displaced persons camp)
- Dachau (Concentration camp)
Subjects
- Postwar experiences.
- Antisemitism -- Prewar.
- Child survivors.
- Refugee camps.
- Death marches.
- Forced labor.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Children.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Jewish.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives.
- Men.
- Video tapes.
- Holocaust survivors.
Places
- Geppersdorf (Poland : Concentration camp)
- Parzymiechy (Poland : Concentration camp)
- Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Germany : Refugee camp)
- Poland.
- Sosnowiec (Województwo Śląskie, Poland)
Genre
- Oral histories. -- aat