- Summary
- Videotape testimony of Rudolf F., who was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands in 1923. He recalls several generations of his family in Holland; German invasion; gradual implementation of anti-Jewish laws, including his expulsion from medical school; working in the Jewish hospital; the role of the Jewish council; forced relocation of Jews to south Amsterdam; frequent round-ups; incarceration with other Jews at Gestapo headquarters; his father's arrest and deportation (he perished); his sister hiding with her fiance with help from the underground; hiding elsewhere with his mother; deportation of the remaining Jews; and hearing from his sister they could join her in a castle in North Brabant. He recounts traveling to Veghel with help from the castle's owner in May 1943; hiding in the woods when warned of round-ups; the local mayor helping his sister's fiance; liberation in September 1944; joining French and British forces until Amsterdam was liberated; completing medical school; his mother's remarriage; and his emigration to the United States.
- Author/Creator
- F., Rudolf, 1923-
- Published
- Mahwah, N.J. : Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, 1993
- Interview Date
- May 21, 1993.
- Locale
- Netherlands
Amsterdam (Netherlands)
North Brabant (Netherlands)
Veghel (Netherlands)
- Cite As
- Rudolf F. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-2486). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
- Other Authors/Editors
- Markowitz, Eve, interviewer.
