Regina G. Holocaust testimony

Identifier
HVT 1286
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Abstract

Videotape testimony of Regina G., who was born in Drobin, Poland in 1925. She recalls antisemitism in public school; German invasion; immediate imposition of anti-Jewish measures; taking her father's place for forced labor; formation of a Judenrat; ghettoization; transfer to another ghetto; overcrowded conditions resulting in a typhus epidemic; deportation to Auschwitz/Birkenau in November 1942; her sister's execution when another prisoner attempted escape; her own wish to die then; the pervasive stench of the crematorium; working in the hospital and Zigeunerlager (Gypsy Lager); construction of two crematoria; blowing up of a crematorium; prisoners receiving boots from a man from her hometown; the death march to Ravensbru?ck; transfer to Malchow; liberation; living in Bayreuth; and emigration to the United States to join her father's family. Mrs. G. discusses surviving because of her hate and desire for revenge; psychological problems immediately after liberation; emotional difficulties which impacted her child rearing; and her sense of being alone and sad.

Extent and Medium

2 videocassettes (3/4" u-matic)

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

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