Rudolf G. Holocaust testimony
Abstract
Videotape testimony of Rudolf G., who was born in Wu?rzburg, Germany in 1912. He recalls attending Jewish and German schools; participating in anti-Nazi organizations; his brother's emigration to Czechoslovakia; being arrested in 1937 due to a letter from his brother critical of the Nazis; release after seven months in prison; escaping to Czechoslovakia with the help of socialist organizations; traveling through parts of Europe; secretly returning to Germany to obtain funds for emigration; departure for the United States on November 10, 1938; and learning about Kristallnacht while docked in England. Mr. G. recounts hearing from his family after their deportation to Terezi?n; returning to Germany in 1944 as a member of the United States Army; his emotional response upon returning to Wu?rzburg; and learning his parents and brother had perished in concentration camps.
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.
Rules and Conventions
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Process Info
compiled by Staff of the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies
People
- G., Rudolf, -- 1912-
Subjects
- Men.
- Video tapes.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Jewish.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives.
- Refugees, Jewish.
- Jews -- Migrations.
- Anti-Nazi movement.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Jewish.
- Aid by non-Jews.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, American.
- Antisemitism -- Prewar.
Places
- Germany.
- WuĚrzburg (Germany)
- Czechoslovakia.
Genre
- Oral histories. -- aat