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Adele W. Holocaust testimony (HVT-1193) interviewed by Bonnie Dwork and Pam Goodman,

Oral History | Digitized | Fortunoff Collection ID: HVT-1193

Overview

Summary: Videotape testimony of Adele W., who was born in Będzin, Poland in 1922, the oldest of eight children. In addition to information included in a subsequently recorded testimony (HVT-2558), Ms. H. recalls transfer from Malchow to Taucha; traveling after the war, including to Budapest and Cremona after the war; her uncle organizing a ship for their illegal emigration to Palestine in 1946; and sharing her story with her family. She shows photographs.
Author/Creator: W., Adele, 1922-
Published: New York, N.Y. : Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies at Yale, 1989
Interview Date: May 1, 1989.
Locale: Poland
Będzin
Będzin (Poland)
Budapest (Hungary)
Cremona (Italy)
Bacoli (Italy)
Palestine
Cite As: Adele W. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-1193). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
Other Authors/Editors: Dwork, Bonnie, interviewer.
Notes: Related material: Adele W. Holocaust testimony (HVT-2558), Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.

Physical Details

Language: English
Copies: 5 copies: 3/4 in. master; 3/4 in. dub; Betacam SP restoration master; Betacam SP restoration submaster; and 1/2 in. VHS with time coding.
Physical Description: 1 videorecording (1 hr., 40 min.) : col

Keywords & Subjects

Subjects (Local Yale): Bunkers.
Hiding.
Mutual aid.
Postwar experiences.
Subjects: Holocaust survivors. Video tapes. Women. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Jewish. Jewish ghettos. Jews--Poland--Będzin. Forced labor. Concentration camp inmates--Family relationships. Death marches. Poland. Będzin (Poland) Budapest (Hungary) Cremona (Italy) Bacoli (Italy) Palestine--Emigration and immigration. Oral histories (document genres) W., Adele,--1922- Auschwitz (Concentration camp) Ravensbrück (Concentration camp) Malchow (Concentration camp)

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/4283527
Record last modified:: 2018-06-04 13:34:00
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