Paul G. Holocaust testimony

Identifier
HVT 3100
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Abstract

Videotape testimony of Paul G., who was born in Boskovice, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy in 1912. He recounts his family's move to Vienna when he was six months old; his parents' divorce; moving to Czechoslovakia in 1922; apprenticeship in C?eska? Li?pa; joining his mother in Vienna in 1934; joining Haganah; losing his business after the Anschluss; moving to Prague in March 1938; illegally emigrating to Palestine through Betar; joining the Irgun; enlisting in the British army in 1939; serving in France; fleeing from Dunkerque to England; marriage in London; serving in Egypt in 1941, then in North Africa and Lebanon; reunion with his wife in London in October 1943; joining the Czech army; landing in Normandy; joining his unit in Germany; and returning to Czechoslovakia after his discharge in 1945. Mr. G. recounts learning only one step-sister survived; fleeing to Vienna with his family in 1949; traveling to London; and emigrating to Canada. He discusses a recent trip to the Czech Republic and Austria, and shows photographs and documents.

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

  • G., Paul, -- 1912-

Corporate Bodies

  • Irgun tsevaʹi leʹumi.
  • Betar.
  • Haganah (Organization)

Subjects

  • Postwar experiences.
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, British.
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Jewish.
  • Zionists.
  • Jews -- Migrations.
  • Men.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives.
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Jewish.
  • Refugees, Jewish.
  • Video tapes.

Places

  • Egypt.
  • Austria -- History -- Anschluss, 1938.
  • England.
  • London (England)
  • Dunkerque (France)
  • Africa, North.
  • Palestine -- Emigration and immigration.
  • Prague (Czech Republic)
  • Česká Lípa (Czech Republic)
  • Vienna (Austria)
  • Boskovice (Czech Republic)
  • Austria.

Genre

  • Oral histories. -- aat
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