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Hans N. Holocaust testimony (HVT-979) interviewed by Pam Goodman and Peggy Morton,

Oral History | Digitized | Fortunoff Collection ID: HVT-979

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    Summary
    Videotape testimony of Hans N., who was born in Hannover, Germany in 1921. He describes his youth in an assimilated and comfortable family with a strong Germany identity; little or no antisemitism prior to Hitler's rise to power; the dramatic change and his efforts to avoid drawing attention to himself as a Jew; expulsion from his sports club; hearing of concentration camps; expulsion from school in 1936; working for a non-Jewish acquaintance; and non-Jewish friends who assisted in his emigration. He recalls two Americans who also helped; his parents accompanying him to New York in 1937; attending college; his parents' emigration with his younger brother to Cuba; his brother's accidental death there; his parents' emigration to the United States; his father's death in 1942; and his own military service during the war. Mr. N. discusses his devastation at witnessing his father's loss of self-sufficiency in the United States; deciding never to speak German after learning of the murder of the Jews; and how his experience has made him a more tolerant person.
    Author/Creator
    N., Hans, 1921-
    Published
    New York, N.Y. : Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, 1988
    Interview Date
    May 9, 1988.
    Locale
    Germany
    Hannover (Germany)
    Cite As
    Hans N. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-979). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
    Other Authors/Editors
    Morton, Peggy, 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., 41 min.) : col

    Keywords & Subjects

    Subjects (Local Yale)
    Antisemitism Prewar.
    Aid by non-Jews.
    Postwar experiences.
    Postwar effects.

    Administrative Notes

    Link to Yale University Library Catalog:
    http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/1058038
    Record last modified:
    2018-06-04 13:31:00
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