Binem F. Holocaust testimony

Identifier
HVT 3154
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Abstract

Videotape testimony of Binem F., who was born in Poland in 1911. He recalls rabbinical studies; antisemitic violence; military service in 1938; German invasion; ghettoization; deportation to P?aszo?w; forced labor; the cruelty of the Kommandant, Amon Goeth; assignment to Oskar Schindler's factory, to which he credits his survival; improved conditions; kindness from Mr. and Mrs. Schindler; transfer to Mauthausen, then Gusen; slave labor for Steyr; relatively benign conditions; liberation by United States troops in May 1945; traveling to Linz, then Rome; living with other survivors in another town; marriage; his daughter's birth; and emigration to Argentina in 1948 via Brazil and Paraguay. Mr. F. notes that he and his wife have shared their experiences with their family. He and his wife show photographs.

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

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