Jules W. Holocaust testimony

Identifier
HVT 4354
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Abstract

Videotape testimony of Jules W., who was born in Fürth, Germany in 1927. He recalls attending a Jewish school; his family attending synagogue and observing kashrut; antisemitic harassment; his uncle in the United States arranging their emigration to Cuba on the St. Louis; destruction of the family jewelry store and his parents' arrest on Kristallnacht; their return the next day; staying in Hamburg prior to embarkation on the St. Louis; the contrast between their treatment on a luxury liner and conditions in Germany; learning they could not debark in Cuba; returning to Europe; debarkation in Antwerp; living in Brussels; German invasion in May 1940; his father's deportation to southern France; his uncle in the United States arranging their emigration; traveling to Marseille, Oran, then Casablanca; emigration to the United States with his parents and sister on a Portuguese ship; serving in the U.S. military; and visiting Fürth in 1946 when stationed in Germany. Mr. W. shows photographs and documents.

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

  • W., Jules, -- 1927-

Corporate Bodies

  • St. Louis (Ship)

Subjects

  • Child survivors.
  • Antisemitism -- Prewar.
  • Crystal Night, 1938.
  • Postwar experiences.
  • Jews -- Migrations.
  • Refugees, Jewish.
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, American.
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Jewish.
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Children.
  • Jewish children in the Holocaust.
  • Kristallnacht, 1938.
  • Men.
  • Video tapes.
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Jewish.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives.
  • Holocaust survivors.

Places

  • Brussels (Belgium)
  • Marseille (France)
  • Hamburg (Germany)
  • Antwerp (Belgium)
  • Oran (Algeria)
  • Casablanca (Morocco)
  • Germany.
  • Fürth (Bavaria, Germany)

Genre

  • Oral histories. -- aat
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