Sophie R. Holocaust testimony
Abstract
Videotape testimony of Sophie R., a Romani, who lived in Germany, one of eight children. She recalls imprisonment in Stuttgart; deportation to Auschwitz in 1941; the deaths of her parents and siblings; transfer to Ravensbru?ck, then to a munitions factory; a death march from Oldenburg to Dachau; liberation by United States troops; recuperating for six months, living in Munich; marriage; her strong faith in Jesus leading to her very honest lifestyle; surgical removal of her tattoo; and reluctance to share her experience with her children lest they hate Germans. Mrs. R.'s daughter and granddaughter comment on present difficulties for Romanies in Germany.
Extent and Medium
1 videocassette
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This testimony is open with permission.
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Process Info
compiled by Staff of the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies
People
- R., Sophie.
Corporate Bodies
- Auschwitz (Concentration camp)
- Dachau (Concentration camp)
- RavensbruĚck (Concentration camp)
Subjects
- Romanies -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, German.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Children.
- Romanies -- Nazi persecution -- Germany.
- Women.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Romani.
- Video tapes.
- Survivor-child relations.
- Forced labor.
- Postwar experiences.
- Death marches.
- Concentration camp inmates.
Places
- Oldenburg (Germany)
- Munich (Germany)
Genre
- Oral histories. -- aat