Overview
- Summary
- Videotape testimony of Samuel and Wolf Z., twins, who were born in Chmielnik, Poland in 1923. They recall cruelty they encountered as children; German invasion; forced labor with their older brother until 1942; their transfer to Koszyce, then the HASAG plant in Kielce; Wolf Z.'s transfer to Płaszów where Amon Goeth killed people daily; Samuel Z. witnessing a mass killing of Poles in Kielce; their three year separation; and reunion in Italy. Samuel discusses German people being forced to view Buchenwald after liberation; his sense that Americans viewed Buchenwald as if it were a tourist attraction; his work for the United States Army; and sharing extra food he received with his brothers. Both men note they discuss the war years among themselves and with other survivors and continue to have nightmares.
- Published
- New Haven, Conn. : Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, 1993
- Interview Date
- July 21, 1993.
- Locale
- Poland
Chmielnik (Województwo Świętokrzyskie, Poland)
Italy
Koszyce (Województwo Małopolskie, Poland) - Cite As
- Samuel and Wolf Z. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-2188). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
- Notes
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Associated material: Samuel Z. Holocaust testimony (HVT-2186) and Wolf Z. Holocaust testimony (HVT-2187), Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
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 (20 min.) : col
Keywords & Subjects
- Subjects (Local Yale)
- Child survivors.
Mass killings.
Postwar effects.
Postwar experiences. - Subjects
- Holocaust survivors. Video tapes. Men. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Jewish. Twins. World War, 1939-1945--Children. Forced labor. World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities. Nightmares. Brothers. Poland. Chmielnik (Województwo Świętokrzyskie, Poland) Italy. Koszyce (Województwo Małopolskie, Poland) Oral histories (document genres) Refugee camps. Z., Samuel,--1923- Z., Wolf,--1923- Göth, Amon,--1908-1946. Hugo Schneider Aktiengesellschaft. Płaszów (Concentration camp) Buchenwald (Concentration camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies
- Special Collection
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Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies
- Link to Yale University Library Catalog:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/1065447
- Record last modified:
- 2018-06-04 13:31:00
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/hvt1065447
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