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Aaron W. Holocaust testimony (HVT-903) interviewed by Susanna Neuman and Pam Goodman,

Oral History | Digitized | Fortunoff Collection ID: HVT-903

Overview

Summary: Videotape testimony of Aaron W., who was born in Międzyrzecz, Poland in 1914. He describes his family and their brush business; ghettoization; forced labor; mass killings and deportations including family members; being hidden for a short time by a volksdeutsch whom his brother paid; transport to Majdanek; encountering his brother who was killed soon after; transfer after three months to Auschwitz where he spent time in Birkenau and Monowitz; becoming seriously ill; efforts of one doctor to help him recover; undergoing surgery without anaesthesia; dreaming of his mother for which he credits his desire to survive; the January 1945 death march to Gleiwitz; and liberation by Soviets. Mr. W. recalls returning to Międzyrzecz; emigrating to the United States by way of Austria and Italy; marriage to another survivor; and talking of his experiences with his children. He recites a Yiddish poem written immediately after his liberation.
Author/Creator: W., Aaron, 1914-
Published: New York, N.Y. : Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies at Yale, 1987
Interview Date: May 18, 1987.
Locale: Poland
Międzyrzecz
Międzyrzecz (Poland)
Cite As: Aaron W. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-903). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
Other Authors/Editors: Neuman, Susanna, interviewer.

Physical Details

Language: English
Copies: 3 copies: 3/4 in. master; 3/4 in. dub; and 1/2 in. VHS with time coding.
Physical Description: 1 videorecording (1 hr., 34 min.) : col

Keywords & Subjects

Subjects (Local Yale): Mutual aid.
Postwar experiences.
Hiding.
Hospitals in concentration camps.
Survivor-child relations.
Subjects: Holocaust survivors. Video tapes. Men. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Jewish. Jewish ghettos. Jews--Poland--Międzyrzecz. Forced labor. Brothers. Dreams. Poetry. Poland. Międzyrzecz (Poland) Oral histories (document genres) Death marches. W., Aaron,--1914- Interessengemeinschaft Farbenindustrie Aktiengesellschaft. Majdanek (Concentration camp) Birkenau (Concentration camp) Auschwitz (Concentration camp) Monowitz (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/1055925
Record last modified:: 2018-05-29 11:46:00
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