Harry L. Holocaust testimony
Abstract
Videotape testimony of Harry L., who was born in Antwerp, Belgium in 1934. He recalls attending Catholic school; German invasion; an unsuccessful attempt to flee with his family to France; anti-Jewish laws; his father arranging for him and his sister to hide separately with non-Jewish families in Brussels; becoming a "convinced" Catholic; learning from his mother that his father had been deported (he did not return); hiding with his mother for six months; liberation; reunion with his sister; meeting an uncle who was in the United States military; and their emigration to the United States. Mr. L. discusses growing up quickly due to the loss of his father and his mother's reliance upon him at a young age; pride in being Jewish; depression in his thirties as a result of his experiences; reluctance to visit Germany; and sharing his experiences with his sons.
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
People
- L., Harry, -- 1934-
Subjects
- Holocaust survivors.
- Video tapes.
- Mothers and sons.
- Identification (Religion)
- Child survivors.
- Hiding.
- Men.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Jewish.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Children.
- Survivor-child relations.
- Postwar effects.
- Postwar experiences.
- Aid by non-Jews.
Places
- Brussels (Belgium)
- Antwerp (Belgium)
- Belgium.
Genre
- Oral histories. -- aat