Henry B. Holocaust testimony
Abstract
Videotape testimony of Henry B., who was born in 1922, and served with the United States 3rd Army in World War II. He recounts his Jewish upbringing; awareness of increasing antisemitism in Europe; a relative from Warsaw sending his son to live with Mr. B.'s family; military draft in 1942; deployment to Europe in 1944; participating in combat, moving through France and Germany into Austria; liberating Gunskirchen; encountering Jewish prisoners with whom he conversed in Yiddish; liberating another camp a few days later; observing the emaciated corpses of massacre victims; and moving out with his unit a few hours later. Mr. B. notes relatives in Europe who were killed in the Holocaust, and not sharing his experiences with his children until his son prompted him.
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
- B., Henry, -- 1922-
Corporate Bodies
- Gunskirchen (Concentration camp)
- United States. -- Army. -- Army, 3rd.
Subjects
- Postwar experiences.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Jewish.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.
- Liberator.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, American.
- Men.
- Video tapes.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Jewish.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives.
Places
- United States -- Armed Forces -- Europe.
Genre
- Oral histories. -- aat