Herbert F. Holocaust testimony
Abstract
Videotape testimony of Herbert F., an American who was drafted into the military and served on General Dwight Eisenhower's staff in England beginning in early 1944. He recounts assignment to the Pentagon; learning about the liberation of concentration camps from military documents; becoming the Pentagon liaison to American Jewish organizations wanting to improve conditions in the displaced persons camps; visiting the Rothschild Hospital displaced persons camp in July 1946 (he reads from the notes he wrote immediately after his visit); and contacts with members of the Jewish underground. Mr. F. discusses the role of the State Department, the military, former military personnel, and President Truman in assisting or resisting Jewish survivor emigration to the United States and Palestine, and Israeli statehood.
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
People
- F., Herbert, -- 1914-
Corporate Bodies
- United States. -- Department of State.
Subjects
- Postwar experiences.
- Refugee camps.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives.
- Men.
- Video tapes.
Places
- Rothschild Hospital (Vienna, Austria : Refugee camp)
- Vienna (Austria)
Genre
- Oral histories. -- aat