Andrew S. Holocaust testimony

Videotape testimony of Andrew S., who was born in Potrete, Hungary, in 1929. This testimony includes and expands upon the information from an earlier interview (HVT-495). Mr. S. details his family history; the origins of prewar antisemitism; and increasingly severe anti-Jewish laws. He graphically describes the loss of privacy and dignity during deportation; local people's sympathy; intense feelings of being lost and humiliated upon arrival in Auschwitz; the importance of the prisoners' caring about each other; and longing for a normal life in abnormal circumstances. He reflects on his recent visits to the camps; the process of comprehending the Holocaust; the necessity of arousing people from apathy and indifference; and his desire to share his experience with his children.

4 videocassettes (3/4" u-matic)