Abraham K. Holocaust testimony
Abstract
Videotape testimony of Abraham K., who was born in Goworowo, Poland in 1933. He recalls German invasion; fires and shooting; his father arranging for them (his sister, mother, aunt, uncle, two cousins and three grandparents) to flee to Soviet-occupied Bia?ystok; deportation to Siberia by the Soviets; his mother's death (his grandparents and one cousin also eventually died); placement in an orphanage with his sister; his uncle and father serving in the military; separation from his sister for two years; retrieval by his uncle after the war; being smuggled to Germany; and emigration to the United States. Mr. K. notes his sister is writing a biography.
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
- K., Abraham, -- 1933-
Subjects
- Holocaust survivors.
- Refugees, Jewish.
- Orphanages -- Soviet Union.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Children.
- Jews -- Migrations.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Jewish.
- Video tapes.
- Men.
- Child survivors.
- Brothers and sisters.
- Postwar experiences.
Places
- BiaĹystok (Poland)
- Siberia (Russia)
- Poland.
- Goworowo(Poland)
- Germany.
Genre
- Oral histories. -- aat