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Millie K. Holocaust testimony (HVT-2446) interviewed by Sarah Hirschfield and Nat Arkin,

Oral History | Digitized | Fortunoff Collection ID: HVT-2446

Overview

Summary: Videotape testimony of Millie K., who was born in Aub, Germany in 1909. She recalls moving to Paris in 1933; working as a governess; marriage; her husband's incarceration as a German in 1940; her incarceration with him in Gurs a few months later; extreme hunger; her release two months later; joining him clandestinely when he was transferred to Les Milles; their release; living in Calas and Marseille; finding farm and factory jobs; a non-Jewish woman rescuing them from arrest; obtaining false papers in Marseille; her husband's arrest; visiting him at Les Milles; his escape; moving to Lyon; returning to Paris after the war; and emigrating to the United States in 1947. Mrs. K. notes the emotional difficulty of recounting her experiences.
Author/Creator: K., Millie, 1909-
Published: Mahwah, N.J. : Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, 1992
Interview Date: June 17, 1992.
Locale: Germany
Aub (Germany)
Paris (France)
Calas (France)
Marseille (France)
Lyon (France)
Cite As: Millie K. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-2446). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
Other Authors/Editors: Hirschfield, Sarah, interviewer.
Arkin, Nat, interviewer.

Physical Details

Language: English
Copies: 2 copies: 3/4 in. dub; and 1/2 in. VHS with time coding.
Physical Description: 1 videorecording (33 min.) : col

Keywords & Subjects

Subjects (Local Yale): Hiding.
False papers.
Aid by non-Jews.
Noncitizens Evacuation and relocation.
Subjects: Holocaust survivors. Video tapes. Women. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Jewish. Husband and wife. Jews--Migrations. Jewish refugees. Germany. Aub (Germany) Paris (France) Calas (France) Marseille (France) Lyon (France) Oral histories (document genres) K., Millie,--1909- Gurs (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/1094386
Record last modified:: 2018-06-04 13:28:00
This page:: https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/hvt1094386

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