Jack R. Holocaust testimony
Abstract
Videotape testimony of Jack R., who was born in Bran?sk, Poland in 1913. He recalls German invasion; Soviet occupation; German occupation in 1941; ghettoization; forced labor; fleeing deportation with his brother's family; hiding in the forest, then in the stable of Polish acquaintances; placing his brother's infant with a family in another village; rescuing the child upon hearing it would be turned in; separation from the others during a German attack; entering the Bia?ystok ghetto; and learning his brother and family had been killed. Mr. R. recounts forced labor in early 1943; hiding during deportations; escaping with a friend; hiding in the stable of his Polish acquaintance for eight months; fleeing to the forest during German searches; liberation by Soviet troops in August 1944; living in Munich for a year; and marrying there. He discusses continuing contact with his rescuers, who have been recognized by Yad Vashem, and nightmares which continue to the present time.
Extent and Medium
3 videocassettes
Conditions Governing Access
This testimony is open with permission.
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Copyright has been transferred to the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies. Use of this testimony requires permission of the Fortunoff Video Archive.
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Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Process Info
compiled by Staff of the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies
People
- R., Jack, -- 1913-
Subjects
- Mutual aid.
- Brothers.
- Jewish ghettos.
- Forced labor.
- Hiding.
- Forests.
- Aid by non-Jews.
- Soviet occupation.
- Ghettos -- Escapes.
- Postwar effects.
- Holocaust survivors.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Jewish.
- Video tapes.
- Men.
- Family.
- Nightmares.
- Jews -- Poland -- Brańsk.
- Jews -- Poland -- BiaŁystok.
Places
- Poland.
- Białystok ghetto.
- Brańsk ghetto.
- Brańsk (Poland)
Genre
- Oral histories. -- aat