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Ruth K. Holocaust testimony (HVT-2406) interviewed by Josie Riger and Alys Kremer Grossman,

Oral History | Digitized | Fortunoff Collection ID: HVT-2406

Overview

Summary: Videotape testimony of Ruth K., who was born in Niedermendig, Germany in 1935. She recalls hearing of her father's arrest on Kristallnacht; his internment in Dachau where he suffered a heart attack; his release; her mother selling the family jewelry to finance their departure from Germany in 1939; traveling through Portugal to Brazil; and their emigration to the United States two years later. Mrs. K. discusses what happened to members of her extended family; a memorial in Niedermending dedicated to her family; and her father never talking about Dachau.
Author/Creator: K., Ruth, 1935-
Published: Mahwah, N.J. : Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, 1992
Interview Date: March 12, 1992.
Locale: Nierdermendig (Germany)
Germany
Brazil
Cite As: Ruth K. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-2406). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
Other Authors/Editors: Riger, Josie, interviewer.
Grossman, Alys Kremer, interviewer.

Physical Details

Language: English
Copies: 2 copies: 3/4 in. dub; and 1/2 in. VHS with time coding.
Physical Description: 1 videorecording (47 min.) : col

Keywords & Subjects

Subjects (Local Yale): Child survivors.
Subjects: Holocaust survivors. Video tapes. Women. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Jewish. World War, 1939-1945--Children. Jews--Migrations. Jewish refugees. Nierdermendig (Germany) Germany. Brazil. Oral histories (document genres) K., Ruth,--1935-

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/1094395
Record last modified:: 2018-06-04 13:24:00
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