Lucien A. Holocaust testimony

Identifier
HVT 2595
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Abstract

Videotape testimony of Lucien A., who was born in Paris, France in 1930. He recalls his family leaving Paris with relatives in early 1940; living in Pau for a year; his grandfather's death; moving to Italian-occupied Nice when Germans came to Pau; his bar mitzvah in their home; hiding after German occupation in 1943; being sent with his cousins to Cha?tillon-sur-Indre; living under false papers with a non-Jewish woman (she knew he was Jewish); attending school; the principal and a teacher denying there were Jewish children (there were others) when confronted by the Germans; visiting his cousins who were nearby; his parents retrieving him after the war; returning to Paris; his father suing to recover their apartment; emigration to the United States in 1949; military draft in 1951; being stationed in Germany; meeting his wife in Paris; marriage; returning to the U.S.; military discharge; and visits to relatives in France and Israel.

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

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