Henry L. Holocaust testimony
Abstract
Videotape testimony of Henry L., who was born in Radom, Poland in 1927. He recalls antisemitic violence in school; German invasion; his father's arrest; his return three days later, beaten; anti-Jewish regulations; separation with his father from his mother and brothers in a 1942 selection; deportation with his father to Majdanek; assignment to a machine shop; receiving extra food from political prisoners; transfer in November 1943 to P?aszo?w; his father's death; transfer to Wieliczka, Mauthausen, then Gusen; assignment to a machine shop, a privileged position; liberation in May 1945; recovering with assistance from United States troops; attending engineering school in Munich; emigration to the United States in 1950; and building a family. Mr. L. discusses details of camp life; finding only one surviving relative; not sharing his story with others due to his own difficulty believing it; and continuing nightmares.
Extent and Medium
2 videocassettes
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This testimony is open with permission.
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Copyright has been transferred to the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies. Use of this testimony requires permission of the Fortunoff Video Archive.
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Process Info
compiled by Staff of the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies
People
- L., Henry, -- 1927-
Corporate Bodies
- Wieliczka (Concentration camp)
- Gusen (Concentration camp)
- Mauthausen (Concentration camp)
- Płaszów (Concentration camp)
- Majdanek (Concentration camp)
Subjects
- Postwar experiences.
- Postwar effects.
- Forced labor.
- Nightmares.
- Child survivors.
- Antisemitism -- Prewar.
- Mutual aid.
- Aid by non-Jews.
- Video tapes.
- Men.
- Holocaust survivors.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Children.
- Fathers and sons.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Jewish.
Places
- Munich (Germany)
- Radom (Województwo Mazowieckie, Poland)
- Poland.
Genre
- Oral histories. -- aat