Rita M. Holocaust testimony
Abstract
Videotape testimony of Rita M., who was born in Berlin, Germany in 1920. She recalls her prosperous family's strong German identity; refusing to accept a sports award with a swastika; leaving school in 1937 when she was no longer allowed to sit with "Aryan" children; attending a Jewish school for one year; receiving affidavits from relatives in the United States; staying with friends for two weeks in Amsterdam; and leaving from Rotterdam for the United States in June 1938. Mrs. M. notes all her relatives who remained in Europe were killed.
Extent and Medium
1 videocassette
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
- M., Rita, -- 1920-
Subjects
- Refugees, Jewish.
- Antisemitism -- Prewar.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Jewish.
- Jews -- Migrations.
- Women.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives.
- Video tapes.
Places
- Rotterdam (Netherlands)
- Berlin (Germany)
- Amsterdam (Netherlands)
- Germany.
Genre
- Oral histories. -- aat