Eugene C. Holocaust testimony

Identifier
HVT 1423
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Abstract

Videotape testimony of Eugene C., who was born in ?o?dz?, Poland in 1919. He recalls his middle class life; German invasion; ghettoization; harsh conditions; the role of the Judenrat; his job as a fireman, which afforded him some privileges and the opportunity to help others; H?ayim Rumkowski's overseeing of public hangings; and deportation to Birkenau with his mother in August 1944. He describes their separation (he never saw her again); transfer after about ten days to Falkenberg; witnessing cannibalism by other prisoners on a transport; an unsuccessful escape effort; repairing bombing damage in Hannover; marching to Bergen-Belsen in April 1945; and liberation by British troops. Mr. C. relates living in displaced persons camps including Zeilsheim; working for the United States military; marriage in 1946; and emigration to the Unites States. He shows pictures of and discusses a recent trip to Poland.

Extent and Medium

2 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. This testimony can only be used for educational purposes.

Rules and Conventions

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Process Info

  • compiled by Staff of the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies

People

  • C., Eugene, -- 1919-
  • Rumkowski, Mordecai Ḥayim.

Corporate Bodies

  • Birkenau (Concentration camp)
  • Zeilsheim (Displaced persons camp)
  • Bergen-Belsen (Concentration camp)

Subjects

  • Postwar experiences.
  • Death marches.
  • Jewish councils.
  • Mutual aid.
  • Refugee camps.
  • Jews -- Poland -- Łódź.
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Atrocities.
  • Jewish ghettos.
  • Forced labor.
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Jewish.
  • Cannibalism.
  • Men.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives.
  • Holocaust survivors.
  • Video tapes.

Places

  • Hannover (Germany)
  • Łódź (Poland)
  • Łódź ghetto.
  • Falkenberg (Poland : Concentration camp)
  • Poland.

Genre

  • Oral histories. -- aat
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