Anna R. Holocaust testimony
Abstract
Videotape testimony of Anna R., a non-Jew, who was born in Passau, Germany in 1960. Ms. A. recounts not learning about World War II; winning an essay contest which required research on local war history; learning of the Nazi past and the existence of a camp in Passau; being sued for libel as a result of her research; assistance from a supreme court judge who later wrote the preface to her book; settling the suit upon his advice; local people openly admitting their Nazi pasts; local hostility; protesting large neo-Nazi meetings (David Irving was a featured speaker although it was illegal for him to be in Germany), display of the swastika, and singing of Nazi songs; calling in the international press; her parents' support despite their political conservatism; and leaving Germany. She discusses her appearance on "60 Minutes" and a film based on her experiences ("The Nasty Girl").
Extent and Medium
3 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
People
- Irving, David John Cawdell, -- 1938-
- R., Anna, -- 1960-
Subjects
- National socialism -- Germany -- Passau.
- Neo-Nazism.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Moral and ethical aspects.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Study and teaching.
- Women.
- Video tapes.
Genre
- Oral histories. -- aat