Werner G. Holocaust testimony

Identifier
HVT 2969
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Abstract

Videotape testimony of Werner G., who was born in Breslau, Germany (presently Wroc?aw, Poland) in 1920. He recalls antisemitic harassment in school; participating in socialist Jewish youth movements; his father's incarceration in Buchenwald; leaving school to help support his parents; an aborted attempt to escape to Czechoslovakia in 1936; traveling to Amsterdam via Luxembourg with assistance from a Jewish organization; his parents' emigration to Bolivia; his mother obtaining a Bolivian visa for him; emigration to join them; participating in anti-Nazi movements; his career as a publisher and book store owner; antisemitic incidents; and recent involvement in the Jewish community.

Extent and Medium

2 videocassettes (hi8)

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

  • G., Werner, -- 1920-

Subjects

  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives.
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Jewish.
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Children.
  • Jewish children in the Holocaust.
  • Holocaust survivors.
  • Video tapes.
  • Men.
  • Child survivors.
  • Antisemitism -- Prewar.
  • Jews -- Migrations.
  • Jewish refugees.
  • Postwar experiences.
  • Antisemitism -- Postwar.

Places

  • Luxembourg.
  • Breslau (Germany)
  • Wrocław (Poland)
  • Amsterdam (Netherlands)
  • Germany.

Genre

  • Oral histories. -- aat
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