Sylvia J. Holocaust testimony

Identifier
HVT 1930
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Abstract

Videotape testimony of Sylvia J., who was born Brooklyn, New York. She recalls joining the United States Army in March 1943; being set to Europe after the war; stationing at Frankfurt in August 1945; obtaining a job with UNRRA; working at Landsberg displaced persons camp orgainizing food distribution; trying to understand the survivors' struggles to restore their lives; a Purim and Passover celebration; minimal interaction with Germans; resigning from UNRRA in November 1946; and returning to the United States.

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

  • J., Sylvia.

Corporate Bodies

  • Landsberg am Lech (Displaced persons camp)
  • United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration.

Subjects

  • Women.
  • Video tapes.
  • Refugee camps.
  • Postwar experiences.

Places

  • United States -- Armed Forces -- Europe.
  • Frankfurt am Main (Germany)

Genre

  • Oral histories. -- aat
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