Skip to main content

Rudolf G. Holocaust testimony (HVT-1495) interviewed by Nadine Weinstein and Norman Demick,

Oral History | Digitized | Fortunoff Collection ID: HVT-1495

Overview

Summary: Videotape testimony of Rudolf G., who was born in Würzburg, Germany in 1912. He recalls attending Jewish and German schools; participating in anti-Nazi organizations; his brother's emigration to Czechoslovakia; being arrested in 1937 due to a letter from his brother critical of the Nazis; release after seven months in prison; escaping to Czechoslovakia with the help of socialist organizations; traveling through parts of Europe; secretly returning to Germany to obtain funds for emigration; departure for the United States on November 10, 1938; and learning about Kristallnacht while docked in England. Mr. G. recounts hearing from his family after their deportation to Terezín; returning to Germany in 1944 as a member of the United States Army; his emotional response upon returning to Würzburg; and learning his parents and brother had perished in concentration camps.
Author/Creator: G., Rudolf, 1912-
Published: Baltimore, Md. : Baltimore Jewish Council, 1990
Interview Date: May 2, 1990.
Locale: Germany
Würzburg (Germany)
Czechoslovakia
Cite As: Rudolf G. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-1495). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
Other Authors/Editors: Weinstein, Nadine, interviewer.
Demick, Norman, 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., 34 min.) : col

Keywords & Subjects

Subjects (Local Yale): Aid by non-Jews.
Antisemitism Prewar.
Subjects: Video tapes. Men. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Jewish. Jews--Migrations. Jewish refugees. World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Jewish. Anti-Nazi movement. World War, 1939-1945--Participation, American. Germany. Würzburg (Germany) Czechoslovakia. Oral histories (document genres) G., Rudolf,--1912-

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/1089244
Record last modified:: 2018-05-30 11:32:00
This page:: http://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/hvt1089244

Additional Resources

Librarian View

Download & Licensing

Terms of Use
This record is digitized but cannot be downloaded online.

In-Person Research

Request Access from Yale University Libraries

Requires Yale University Libraries Permission
Accessing Fortunoff interviews
Log in to Request and View
About the Fortunoff Archive

Once requests are approved, you must be at a Fortunoff Access Site to view the testimony.

Contact Us

Give Feedback

Learn About the Holocaust

These additional online resources from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum will help you learn more about the Holocaust and research your family history.

Holocaust Encyclopedia

The Holocaust Encyclopedia provides an overview of the Holocaust using text, photographs, maps, artifacts, and personal histories.
Holocaust Survivors and Victims Resource Center

Research family history relating to the Holocaust and explore the Museum's collections about individual survivors and victims of the Holocaust and Nazi persecution.
Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos

Learn about over 1,000 camps and ghettos in Volumes I-III of this encyclopedia, which are available as a free PDF download. This reference provides text, photographs, charts, maps, and extensive indexes.

Further Your Research