Nanu D. Holocaust testimony

Identifier
HVT 3950
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Abstract

Videotape testimony of Nanu D., who was born in Bucharest, Romania in 1928. He recalls his family's relative wealth; his father's death in 1933; generous uncles providing for him and his brother; being taken daily for forced farm labor outside Bucharest in summer 1943; clearing bombing rubble in Bucharest in the fall; bombing by Germans after Romania broke with Germany; liberation by Soviet troops; postwar antisemitism under the communists; emigration to the United States in 1961 (he left his mother and brother who died in 1970 and 1971 respectively); marriage; and visiting family graves in Romania with his wife in 1996. Mr. D. extensively discusses Romanian history and politics.

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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