Gejza S. Holocaust testimony
Abstract
Videotape testimony of Gejza S., who was born in Dolný Kubín, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy (presently Slovakia) in 1909, the oldest of nine children. He recounts brief service in the Czech military; moving to Žilina after enactment of anti-Jewish laws, then to Bratislava; marriage in 1941; his son's birth in 1942; his father's death; his mother sending him, his family, and his siblings to Budapest to avoid deportation; separation from his wife while saving their son; posing as a Catholic after German invasion; traveling to Stupava after liberation; and remarriage. Mr. S. notes his faith was crucial to him during the war; his children and grandchildren being very religious; and five siblings surviving. Two sons are present and participate in the testimony.
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., Gejza, -- 1909-
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Jewish.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives.
- Men.
- Video tapes.
- Jewish refugees.
- Jews -- Migrations.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Czech.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Jewish.
- Postwar experiences.
- Hiding.
- Faith.
- Holocaust survivors.
Places
- Dolný Kubín (Slovakia)
- Austria.
- Bratislava (Slovakia)
- Budapest (Hungary)
- Žilina (Slovakia)
- Stupava (Slovakia)
Genre
- Oral histories. -- aat