Wolf Z. Holocaust testimony
Abstract
Videotape testimony of Wolf Z., who was born in Chmielnik, Poland in 1923. He recalls attending public and Jewish schools; extreme poverty; poor relations between Jews and Christians; German invasion; forced labor at Pruszko?w, the Krako?w airport, P?aszo?w, Gross Rosen, Falkenberg, and Ludwigsdorf; the routine hangings and shootings in P?aszo?w, where he was a tailor; learning to be an electrician from Hungarian inmates in Falkenberg; transfer to Ebensee; and liberation. Mr. Z. recounts traveling to Italy to attempt emigration to Palestine; reunion with his twin brother; living with his twin in the Zeilsheim displaced persons camp; and emigration to the United States. Mr. Z. discusses his belief that Jews should not segregate themselves and live differently from others around them.
Extent and Medium
1 videocassette (3/4" u-matic)
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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Process Info
compiled by Staff of the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies
People
- Z., Wolf, -- 1923-
Corporate Bodies
- Zeilsheim (Displaced persons camp)
- Ludwigsdorf (Concentration camp)
- Pruszków (Concentration camp)
- Ebensee (Concentration camp)
- Gross-Rosen (Concentration camp)
- Płaszów (Concentration camp)
Subjects
- Antisemitism -- Prewar.
- Refugee camps.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Children.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Atrocities.
- Postwar experiences.
- Child survivors.
- Holocaust survivors.
- Video tapes.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Jewish.
- Forced labor.
- Men.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives.
Places
- Poland.
- Kraków (Poland : Concentration camp)
- Chmielnik (Województwo Świętokrzyskie, Poland)
Genre
- Oral histories. -- aat