Gilbert H. Holocaust testimony
Abstract
Videotape testimony of Gilbert H., who was born in Paris, France in 1941. He speaks of his parents, who emigrated to France from Warsaw; his father's arrest and deportation to Auschwitz in 1941; his mother's arrest seven months after his birth; hiding with his grandparents in Parisian suburbs with assistance from French non-Jews; his grandfather's arrest and deportation to Auschwitz; fleeing with his grandmother to Lyon; hiding in a small town near the Swiss border; his grandfather's return after liberation; and emigration with his grandparents to Argentina after they learned his parents had perished in Auschwitz. Mr. H. discusses his postwar experiences; psychological problems; and his strong interest in the Holocaust.
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., Gilbert, -- 1941-
Subjects
- Hiding.
- Child survivors.
- Grandparents and child.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Children.
- Postwar effects.
- Aid by non-Jews.
- Postwar experiences.
- Holocaust survivors.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Jewish.
- Video tapes.
- Men.
Places
- Paris (France)
- France.
Genre
- Oral histories. -- aat