Maurice N. Holocaust testimony
Abstract
Videotape testimony of Maurice N., who was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1924. He recalls enlisting in the U.S. Army after Pearl Harbor; posting in Europe in June 1943; landing in North Africa; moving through Sicily, Italy, and France; recovering from a wound; high casualties in his regiment; capturing Munich; visiting Dachau shortly after its liberation; seeing piles of corpses of prisoners and camp personnel recently killed; his anger at the extent of German atrocities; cordial relations with the German population; assisting former inmates of Dachau at the Funk Kaserne displaced persons camp; attending religious services at Dachau; meeting a relative at Feldafing; and returning to the United States. Mr. N. notes sharing his wartime experiences with friends and family.
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
- N., Maurice, -- 1924-
Corporate Bodies
- Dachau (Concentration camp)
- United States. -- Army. -- Infantry.
Subjects
- Video tapes.
- Men.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Jewish.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, American.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Jewish.
- Refugee camps.
- Postwar experiences.
Places
- United States -- Armed Forces -- Europe.
- Munich (Germany)
- Feldafing (Germany : Refugee camp)
- Funk Kaserne (Munich, Germany : Refugee camp)
Genre
- Oral histories. -- aat