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Herbert F. Holocaust testimony (HVT-867) interviewed by Herbert Hane and Barbara Dover,

Oral History | Digitized | Fortunoff Collection ID: HVT-867

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    Summary
    Videotape testimony of Herbert F., who was born in Michelstadt, Germany in 1910. He recalls the family moves to Bad Mergentheim, then Gelsenkirchen; his father's enlistment in the German military during World War I; attending the Hebrew School of Gelsenkirchen; joining his father's business in 1928; and his fear after hearing Hitler speak. Mr. F. recounts the 1933 Nazi takeover of his father's business; the family's move to Frankfurt; his decision to emigrate to Palestine; seeing his sister in Genoa on his way; and living in Petaḥ Tiḳṿah, then Haifa; his parents' emigration to Palestine via Denmark and Switzerland; his sister's arrival in 1938; and his move to the United States in 1938. He discusses Raoul Wallenberg, who was his roommate in Haifa, detailing their friendship and correspondence.
    Author/Creator
    F., Herbert, 1910-
    Published
    Baltimore, Md. : Baltimore Jewish Council, 1992
    Interview Date
    January 19, 1992.
    Locale
    Germany
    Michelstadt (Germany)
    Bad Mergentheim (Germany)
    Gelsenkirchen (Germany)
    Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
    Haifa (Israel)
    Genoa (Italy)
    Petaḥ Tiḳṿah (Israel)
    Cite As
    Herbert F. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-867). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
    Other Authors/Editors
    Hane, Herbert, interviewer.

    Physical Details

    Language
    English
    Copies
    2 copies: 3/4 in. dub; and 1/2 in. VHS with time coding.
    Physical Description
    1 videorecording (1 hr., 14 min.) : col

    Keywords & Subjects

    Subjects (Local Yale)
    Antisemitism Prewar.
    Postwar experiences.

    Administrative Notes

    Link to Yale University Library Catalog:
    http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/1055941
    Record last modified:
    2018-06-04 13:24:00
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