Halina B. Holocaust testimony

Videotape testimony of Halina B., who was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1929. She recalls German invasion; anti-Jewish measures; ghettoization; distracting herself from harsh conditions by reading and dreaming of becoming invisible; her brother disposing of corpses on the Umschlagplatz after deportations; hiding during round-ups; escaping deportation with her mother and brother by bribing a soldier; hiding in a bunker with her mother, brother, and his wife Hela; deportation to Majdanek; separation from her mother and brother; appels, hunger, beatings, selections, and slave labor; fighting to stay with Hela; transfer to Auschwitz/Birkenau; Hela's death; improved conditions after assignment to Canada Kommando; being shot by a guard; recuperating in the infirmary; a death march and train transport to Ravensbru?ck; transfer to Neustadt-Glewe; disappearance of the Germans; liberation by Soviet troops; returning to Warsaw; reunion with her older brother; joining Hashomer Hatzair; studying in Paris; and emigrating to Israel. Mrs. B. discusses many details and episodes of ghetto and camp life; the importance of her friends to her survival; losing her belief in God in Neustadt-Glewe; physical and psychological scars resulting from her experiences; and writing a book about her experiences.

14 videocassettes