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Manuel F. Holocaust testimony (HVT-4473)

Oral History | Digitized | Fortunoff Collection ID: HVT-4473

Overview

Summary: Videotape testimony of Manuel F., who was born in Paris, France in 1939, the only son of Polish émigrés. He recounts his father's arrest; his mother's escape with him to Limoges, then Milan; being hidden in convents, without his mother, in Milan and Rome; emigration with her to the United States in 1945; assistance from HIAS; his brother's birth shortly thereafter (his mother had a liaison in Italy); placement in two foster homes; wearing a cross for years since it had kept him safe in the convents; returning to his mother; locating a cousin in Paris whom he later brought to the United States; and his first marriage to a Dutch survivor. Mr. F. discusses having no memories of his experiences prior to age six; childhood behavioral problems resulting from his experiences; learning details of his father's deportation to and death in Auschwitz from Yad Vashem and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum; his fondness for Yiddish; and not identifying with any religion.
Author/Creator: F., Manuel, 1939-
Published: Mahwah, N.J. : Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, 2011
Interview Date: April 1, 2011.
Locale: France
Paris (France)
Limoges (France)
Milan (Italy)
Rome (Italy)
Cite As: Manuel F. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-4473). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.

Physical Details

Language: English
Copies: 2 copies: Mini DV dub; and DVD.
Physical Description: 1 videorecording (34 min.) : col

Keywords & Subjects

Subjects (Local Yale): Child survivors.
Hiding.
Aid by non-Jews.
Postwar experiences.
Postwar effects.
Subjects: Holocaust survivors. Video tapes. Men. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Jewish. World War, 1939-1945--Children. Jewish children in the Holocaust. Escapes. Mothers and sons. Convents. Identification (Religion) France. Paris (France) Limoges (France) Milan (Italy) Rome (Italy) Oral histories (document genres) F., Manuel,--1939- HIAS (Agency)

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies
Special Collection: Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies

Link to Yale University Library Catalog:: http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/12511580
Record last modified:: 2018-06-04 13:29:00
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