- Summary
- Videotape testimony of Zoltan G., who was born in Nagykaroly, Hungary (presently Carei, Romania) in 1908. Mr. G. recalls his orthodox home as one of ten children; briefly attending Yeshiva; cordial relations between Christians and Jews; joining an older brother in Paris in 1922 to become an apprentice in the handbag industry; building a successful business employing over 1,000 people; marriage in 1936; his son's birth in 1937; and the birth of twins in 1940. He describes leaving Paris for Vichy France prior to German occupation in 1940; living in Toulouse and Grenoble; buying visas from the Portuguese consul one year later; traveling through Spain; staying two weeks in Havana, Cuba; arrival in New York; and deplorable conditions during the journey. Mr. G. recounts the fate of family members, many of whom perished; two brothers who hid in France; his parents' survival in Grenoble; their emigration to the United States in 1946; building a prosperous business; and his belief that his survival was due to luck.
- Author/Creator
- G., Zoltan, 1908-
- Published
- New York, N.Y. : Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies at Yale, 1986
- Interview Date
- November 16, 1986.
- Locale
- Hungary
Carei (Romania)
Paris (France)
Toulouse (France)
Grenoble (France)
Havana (Cuba)
Spain
- Cite As
- Zoltan G. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-795). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
- Other Authors/Editors
- Dwork, Bonnie, interviewer.
