- Summary
- Videotape testimony of Sabina H., who was born in Terebovli︠a︡, Austria (later Poland, presently Ukraine) in 1903. She recalls her mother's death when she was 16; marriage in 1936; her daughter's birth in 1938; Soviet occupation in 1939; German occupation in 1941; mass killings of Jews; anti-Jewish regulations; many deaths from hunger and disease; hiding to escape round-ups in 1942 and 1943; her husband's disappearance; narrowly escaping execution when she refused to report for forced labor; fleeing with her daughter to the countryside; being hidden by non-Jews in a cave, then in an attic for ten months; telling her daughter stories to pass the time; and their release in March 1944 after the German retreat. Mrs. H. describes seeking surviving family in Terebovli︠a︡; hearing from her brother in the United States; traveling to Austria; and living in Germany for two years.
- Author/Creator
- H., Sabina, 1903-
- Published
- Mahwah, N.J. : Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, 1992
- Interview Date
- May 22, 1992.
- Locale
- Austria
Terebovli︠a︡ (Ukraine)
Germany
- Cite As
- Sabina H. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-2444). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
- Other Authors/Editors
- Krakow, David, interviewer.
Arkin, Nat, interviewer.
- Notes
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Related publication: Sefer yizkor li-kehilot Trembovlah ... 1980 or 1981 (Subj.)t.p. (Trembovlah) added t.p. (Tremboalah [in rom.]) p. xxv (Trebivly [in rom.]), "For my daughter's sake," / Sabina Herbst.
