Joseph G. Holocaust testimony

Identifier
HVT 2614
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Abstract

Videotape testimony of Joseph G., who was born in Warka, Poland in 1918, one of seven children. He recounts living in Beijko?w, then Bia?obrzegi; his father's work as a cobbler; attending barber school; sharing tips with his family; moving to Warsaw; ghettoization; marriage; escaping to the Bia?obrzegi ghetto (he never saw his wife again); working as a barber for the Germans; he and two brothers being chosen as skilled workers during a round-up (his remaining family perished); deportation to Skarz?ysko; convincing a German not to separate him from his brothers; slave labor in a munitions factory; cutting the hair of a German's wife; he and his brother pulling their other brother from a truck of those selected for death; separation from his brothers when they were transferred to Buchenwald; his transfer to Cze?stochowa; liberation by Soviet troops; returning to Bia?obrzegi seeking relatives; hearing antisemitic remarks; learning his brothers were in Buchenwald; their reunion; living in Landsberg displaced persons camp; marriage; and emigration to the United States with his wife and child four years later. Mr. G. notes he is sharing his story so his children and grandchildren can learn about it.

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.

Related Units of Description

  • Associated material: Abe G. Holocaust testimony [brother] (HVT-2754), Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.

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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