Overview
- Summary
- Videotape testimony of Paul S., who was born in Witten, Germany in 1925 of a Jewish father and Christian mother, who converted to Judaism. He recalls participation in Zionist organizations; one brother's emigration to Palestine; being hidden by non-Jewish neighbors on Kristallnacht; his father's imprisonment in Sachsenhausen; living with his non-Jewish aunt in Berlin; attending school in Dortmund; living at Zionist, then labor camps from 1940 onward; his older brother's death in an aborted attempt to reach Palestine; avoiding deportation because he was a "mischling"; deciding to live "underground" in Berlin in late 1944; receiving aid from a Zionist group; hiding with both Jews and non-Jews; escaping the Gestapo in early 1945; hiding on a farm; and liberation during the Soviet capture of Berlin. He recounts learning of his father's death in Terezín; reunion with his mother in Witten; her death; marriage in 1948; unsuccessful efforts to reach Palestine; working in a displaced persons camp in France; and emigration to the United States in 1951. Mr. S. emphasizes the importance of his Zionist training and ideology.
- Published
- Mahwah, N.J. : Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, 1991
- Interview Date
- March 11, 1991 and March 18, 1991.
- Locale
- Germany
Witten (Germany)
Berlin (Germany)
Dortmund (Germany)
France - Cite As
- Paul S. Holocaust Testimonies (HVT-1565). 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
- 2 videorecordings (1 hr., 54 min. and 1 hr., 47 min.) : col
Keywords & Subjects
- Subjects (Local Yale)
- Antisemitism Prewar.
Postwar experiences.
Aid by non-Jews.
Zionist organizations.
Crystal Night, 1938.
Hiding.
Zionist activities. - Subjects
- Holocaust survivors. Video tapes. Men. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Jewish. Anti-Nazi movement--Germany. Forced labor. World War, 1939-1945--Jewish resistance. World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue. Zionists. Germany. Witten (Germany) Berlin (Germany) Kristallnacht, 1938. Dortmund (Germany) France. Oral histories (document genres) Refugee camps. Children of interfaith marriage. S., Paul,--1925-
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/1094367
- Record last modified:
- 2018-06-04 13:31:00
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