Susan B. Holocaust testimony

Identifier
HVT 3942
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Abstract

Videotape testimony of Susan B., who was born in Vienna, Austria in 1929. She recounts being raised as a Catholic (her mother was Lutheran and her father Jewish); performing at the Vienna State Theater; the Anschluss; her father's harassment by a Hitler Youth; his incarceration in Dachau; obtaining British visas with assistance from her half-sister; traveling with her mother to London in November 1938; living in a foster home with a Jewish girl from Breslau; her mother working as a domestic; a wonderful relationship with her foster mother and sister; her father's arrival; visits from her parents; the outbreak of war; evacuation to St. Albans; living with a priest's family for several months; emigration with her parents to the United States in February 1940; her marriages; and her career. Ms. B. discusses the deaths of many relatives in the Holocaust, including her grandmother; seldom sharing her experiences, although her children knew some; and recently speaking about her experiences as a result of joining a Holocaust survivors group.

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

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