Elliot L. Holocaust testimony
Abstract
Videotape testimony of Elliot L., who was born in Sofia, Bulgaria in 1925. He recalls moving to Paris with his family in 1928; returning to Sofia in 1937; enactment of anti-Jewish laws; expulsion of Jews from Sofia; relocating with his family to Ki?u?stendil; continuing to attend school; preparing for deportation which never occurred; and liberation by Soviet troops in September 1944. Mr. L. recounts studying engineering in Sofia; affiliation with Zionist organizations; an illegal attempt to emigrate to Palestine in 1947; incarceration in Cyprus when the ship was intercepted by the British; release after Israel was established; completing his education in Tel Aviv; military service; marriage in 1952; and emigrating to the United States in 1968. He notes sharing his experiences with his daughter and shows photographs.
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
- L., Elliot, -- 1925-
Subjects
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives.
- Men.
- Zionists.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Jewish.
- Video tapes.
- Holocaust survivors.
- Survivor-child relations.
- Postwar experiences.
Places
- Paris (France)
- Sofia (Bulgaria)
- Israel.
- Kiď¸ u︥stendil (Bulgaria)
- Bulgaria.
- Palestine -- Emigration and immigration.
- Cyprus.
Genre
- Oral histories. -- aat