Overview
- Summary
- Videotape testimony of Herbert J., a non-Jew, who was born in Maine in 1921 and served in the United States Army 11th Armored Infantry in World War II. He recalls enlisting in June 1944; entering Germany during the Battle of the Bulge; his capture; and transport through several holding camps to Gusen, then Mauthausen. He describes the prisoner hierarchy; many dying of starvation; brutal punishments and atrocities; taking clothes from the dead, avoiding those marked with a "J" because Jews were treated more harshly; inadequate sanitation; forced labor in a quarry; cannibalism among Soviet prisoners; local children who were encouraged to harass and strike prisoners enroute to the quarry; and a young girl who helped him when he was struck down. He notes his nightmares about these experiences and the dehumanization in the camps.
- Published
- Peabody, Mass. : Holocaust Center of the Jewish Federation of the North Shore, 1989
- Interview Date
- June 6, 1989.
- Locale
- Austria
- Cite As
- Herbert J. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-1386). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Copies
- 2 copies: 3/4 in. dub; and 1/2 in. VHS with time coding.
- Physical Description
- 1 videorecording (57 min.) : col
Keywords & Subjects
- Subjects (Local Yale)
- Postwar effects.
- Subjects
- Video tapes. Men. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American. Nightmares. Forced labor. Prisoners of war--Austria. World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities. World War, 1939-1945--Participation, American. Cannibalism. Concentration camps--Sociological aspects. Oral histories (document genres) J., Herbert,--1921- United States.--Army.--Armored Division, 11th. Gusen (Concentration camp) Mauthausen (Concentration camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
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/1083404
- Record last modified:
- 2018-05-30 11:44:00
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/hvt1083404
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