Martha W. Holocaust testimony
Abstract
Videotape testimony of Martha W., who was born in the Netherlands in 1908. She recalls attending public and Hebrew schools in a small town; living in Paris in the spring of 1939 with her husband and baby; returning to Leiden, Netherlands from a vacation in Biarritz when the war started in September; returning to Paris in 1940; and re-establishing correspondence with her family after the German invasion in May. Mrs. W. describes escaping from Paris in May 1940; crossing to Oran, Algeria; traveling to Casablanca, Morocco; receiving affidavits from relatives in the United States; traveling via Tangier to Lisbon; and embarking for the United States in August 1940. Mrs. W. also discusses correspondence from her parents until 1942 (they were deported to Auschwitz); her mother-in-law surviving as a non-Jew; and many visits to the Netherlands after 1946.
Extent and Medium
1 videocassette
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
- W., Martha, -- 1908-
Subjects
- Postwar experiences.
- Jews -- Migrations.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives.
- Women.
- Refugees, Jewish.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Jewish.
- Video tapes.
- Holocaust survivors.
Places
- Biarritz (France)
- Tangier (Morocco)
- Lisbon (Portugal)
- Oran (Algeria)
- Casablanca (Morocco)
- Paris (France)
- Leiden (Netherlands)
- Netherlands.
Genre
- Oral histories. -- aat