Nat G. Holocaust testimony

Identifier
HVT 1378
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Abstract

Videotape testimony of Nat G., who was born in Pabiance, Poland in 1922. He recounts German invasion in 1939; fleeing to ?o?dz?; returning home; expropriation of his father's factory; working there; ghettoization in 1940; his father's appointment to the Judenrat; liquidation of the ghetto in 1942; selection with his family to remain behind to clean the empty ghetto; transfer to ?o?dz? ghetto; forced factory labor; their deportation to Auschwitz/Birkenau in 1944; separation from his mother and sisters; seeing victims of medical experiments; separation from his brother and father after volunteering for transfer and being sent to Braunschwieg; slave labor in a factory; assistance from a civilian engineer; a death march, then train transfer to Ravensbru?ck; cannibalism; liberation with a small group by the Swedish Red Cross; transport by train; Germans redirecting the train to Wo?bbelin; cannibalism; liberation by United States troops; choosing not to kill a German when given the opportunity; traveling to Bergen-Belsen, then Feldafing displaced persons camps; reunion with his brother; learning of his parents and sisters' deaths; contact from an uncle in the United States; and emigration with his brother to the U.S. in June 1949. Mr. G. notes marrying a woman in Brazil in 1969; sharing his experiences with his daughter; and publicly speaking about his experiences.

Extent and Medium

4 videocassettes

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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