- Summary
- Videotape testimony of Morris B., who was born in Zambrów, Poland in 1926. One of three brothers, he describes his large, extended family; German occupation in September 1939, followed by Soviet occupation; his continued school attendance; German invasion in June 1941; anti-Jewish restrictions; his father's round-up by German troops (they never saw him again); collection of all Jews in August; mass killing of the elderly outside of town and ghettoization of the remainder; forced labor; transfer in November 1942 to an abandoned Polish army barrack; his escape and discovery one week later; and transport to Auschwitz. Mr. B. recalls seeing his family for the last time when leaving the train; being tattooed (#87601) in Birkenau; building the crematoria and gas chambers; the constant smell of death and the red skies resulting from the crematoria fires; liquidation of Jews from Hungary, Łódź, Theresienstadt and the Romanies; transfer to Kaufering; and liberation by American troops. He relates living in displaced camps in Germany and Italy; emigration to Canada; marriage; and emigration to the United States. Mr. B. discusses the importance of freedom; his desire to tell others about his past and their discomfort at hearing it; and his wish that his children and grandchildren see his tape.
- Author/Creator
- B., Morris, 1926-
- Published
- Baltimore, Md. : Baltimore Jewish Council, 1989
- Interview Date
- February 5, 1989.
- Locale
- Poland
Zambrów
Zambrów (Poland)
- Cite As
- Morris B. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-1171). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
- Other Authors/Editors
- Hyman, Roslyn M., interviewer.
Weinstein, Nadine, interviewer.
