Edith H. Holocaust testimony
Abstract
Videotape testimony of Edith H., who was born in Leeuwarden, Netherlands in 1928. In addition to information included in a previously recorded testimony (HVT-47), Mrs. H. recalls obtaining false papers; hiding in Lemmer; liberation by Canadian troops in April 1945; returning with her parents to Leeuwarden; reunion with her sister; resuming her studies; marriage; and emigration to the United States. Mrs. H. discusses the fate of family members, including an aunt and cousin who killed themselves; her sister's reluctance to talk about her wartime experiences; difficulties remaining Jewish in Holland; her children's interest in the Holocaust; her present illness; and the importance of a positive attitude and not dwelling on the past.
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
- H., Edith, -- 1928-
Subjects
- Holocaust survivors.
- Video tapes.
- Family.
- Child survivors.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Rescue.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Netherlands.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Jewish.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Children.
- Women.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives.
- Hiding.
- False papers.
- Aid by non-Jews.
- Postwar experiences.
- Survivor-child relations.
Places
- Amsterdam (Netherlands)
- Lemmer (Netherlands)
- Leeuwarden (Netherlands)
- Netherlands.
Genre
- Oral histories. -- aat