Lillian A. Holocaust testimony
Abstract
Videotape testimony of Lillian A., who was born in Berlin, Germany, in 1925. Mrs. A. discusses her family history; prewar Berlin life; experiences of antisemitism during the rise of Nazism; relations with her parents and their attitudes towards Judaism; attending Jewish school; Kristallnacht; the impact of the Nuremberg laws; and departure for Cuba in 1940 with her parents, from where they later emigrated to the United States. Mrs. A. tells of her life in New York and assistance received from HIAS.
Extent and Medium
4 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
People
- A., Lillian, -- 1925-
Corporate Bodies
- HIAS (Agency)
Subjects
- Family.
- Jews -- Germany -- Social life and customs.
- Nuremberg laws.
- Antisemitism -- Prewar.
- Crystal Night, 1938.
- Aid by non-Jews.
- Women.
- Video tapes.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Jewish.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives.
- Jews -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Germany.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Children.
- Refugees, Jewish.
- Jews -- Migrations.
Places
- Berlin (Germany)
- Kristallnacht, 1938.
- Germany.
Genre
- Oral histories. -- aat