- Summary
- Videotape testimony of Sonia R., who was born in Berlin, Germany in 1925. She recounts her parents' divorce when she was three; living with her father; the painting of Stars of David on his shop windows in 1935; having to attend a Jewish school (the Goldschmidt School); participating in Zionist organizations; her father's harassment during a business trip; visits to family members in Poland and England who doubted that the Nazis represented a real danger; attending the 1936 Olympics; her father's marriage in 1937 in New York to an American for emigration purposes; receiving a United States visa; a parting visit from her mother; emigration to the United States via Paris; reception by members of her stepmother's family; and her father's arrival in October 1938. Mrs. R. discusses Goldschmidt School reunions and the strong sense of pride in her Jewish identity instilled by her father.
- Author/Creator
- R., Sonia, 1925-
- Published
- Peabody, Mass. : Holocaust Center of the Jewish Federation of the North Shore, 1990
- Interview Date
- December 20, 1990.
- Locale
- Germany
Berlin (Germany)
- Cite As
- Sonia R. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-1450). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
- Other Authors/Editors
- Kaplan, Zelda, interviewer.
Darsa, Jan, interviewer.
