Gusta K. Holocaust testimony

Identifier
HVT 1608
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Abstract

Videotape testimony of Gusta K., who was born in Ra?da?ut?ii, Romania in 1932, one of two sisters. Ms. K. recounts deportation with her family by Romanians to Podil?s?kyi? when she was eight; confiscation of all their valuables, including clothing; transfer to the Bershad ghetto; selling candy to support her family; liberation by Soviet troops; returning home; traveling to Bulgaria; boarding a ship for Palestine with her sister; interdiction by the British; incarceration on Cyprus for three months; arrival in Palestine; marriage in 1950; her son's birth in 1953; emigration to the United States in 1957; her daughter's birth; visiting her mother; her daughter's illness; and her death at age twenty. Ms. K. notes the birth of her third sister after the war, and sharing her experiences with her son and grandchildren.

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

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