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Eugene C. Holocaust testimony (HVT-1423) interviewed by David Conn and Susan W. Needle,

Oral History | Digitized | Fortunoff Collection ID: HVT-1423

Overview

Summary: Videotape testimony of Eugene C., who was born in Łódź, Poland in 1919. He recalls his middle class life; German invasion; ghettoization; harsh conditions; the role of the Judenrat; his job as a fireman, which afforded him some privileges and the opportunity to help others; Ḥayim Rumkowski's overseeing of public hangings; and deportation to Birkenau with his mother in August 1944. He describes their separation (he never saw her again); transfer after about ten days to Falkenberg; witnessing cannibalism by other prisoners on a transport; an unsuccessful escape effort; repairing bombing damage in Hannover; marching to Bergen-Belsen in April 1945; and liberation by British troops. Mr. C. relates living in displaced persons camps including Zeilsheim; working for the United States military; marriage in 1946; and emigration to the Unites States. He shows pictures of and discusses a recent trip to Poland.
Author/Creator: C., Eugene, 1919-
Published: Baltimore, Md. : Baltimore Jewish Council, 1990
Interview Date: October 17, 1990.
Locale: Poland
Łódź
Łódź (Poland)
Hannover (Germany)
Cite As: Eugene C. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-1423). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
Other Authors/Editors: Conn, David, interviewer.
Needle, Susan W., 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., 39 min.) : col

Keywords & Subjects

Subjects (Local Yale): Mutual aid.
Postwar experiences.
Subjects: Holocaust survivors. Video tapes. Men. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Jewish. Cannibalism. Jewish ghettos. Forced labor. Jews--Poland--Łódź. World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities. Poland. Łódź (Poland) Hannover (Germany) Jewish councils. Death marches. Oral histories (document genres) Refugee camps. C., Eugene,--1919- Rumkowski, Mordecai Ḥayim. Zeilsheim (Displaced persons camp) Birkenau (Concentration camp) Bergen-Belsen (Concentration camp)

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/1089280
Record last modified:: 2018-06-04 13:27:00
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