Rozalia S. Holocaust testimony
Abstract
Videotape testimony of Rozalia S., who was born in Tomášov, Czechoslovakia (presently Slovakia) in 1923, an only child. She recalls attending a local Catholic school, then schools in Malinovo and Senec; cordial relations with non-Jews; Hungarian occupation in 1938; anti-Jewish restrictions; exemption from many due to her father's status as a decorated, disabled World War I veteran; assistance from the local Roman Catholic priest; deportation of all the other Jews in May 1944, including her beloved aunt (none survived); transfer with her parents to Dunajská Streda in September 1944; some of the Hungarian guards helping them and the other prisoners (most were not Jewish); a small group of Romanies that were shot; liberation by Soviet troops on April 1, 1945; returning home; the priest who had saved them organizing locals to repair their vandalized home; marriage; and the births of two children. Ms. S. discusses an overwhelming sense of loss whenever she visits Tomášov; paying homage to the priest by visiting his grave; and sharing her story with her children. She shows photographs.
Extent and Medium
1 videocassette
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
- S., Rozalia, -- 1923-
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Jewish.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives.
- Women.
- Video tapes.
- Aid by non-Jews.
- Child survivors.
- Jewish children in the Holocaust.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Children.
- Holocaust survivors.
- Mutual aid.
- Postwar experiences.
- Postwar effects.
Places
- Dunajská Streda (Slovakia)
- Czechoslovakia.
- Tomášov (Slovakia)
- Malinovo (Slovakia)
- Senec (Slovakia)
Genre
- Oral histories. -- aat