- Summary
- Videotape testimony of Oscar F., who was born in Zawalów, Poland in 1921, one of eight children. He recalls Soviet occupation in 1939; German invasion in 1941; help from a former schoolmate who was in the SS; round-ups by Jewish police appointed by the Judenrat; escaping from a labor camp with assistance from a non-Jew; moving with his family into the Podhajce ghetto; hiding with his brother during "aktions"; his mother lighting Sabbath candles despite the constant fear; escaping to the woods with friends; learning the ghetto was liquidated; seeking and finding many other escapees in the woods; leading them to a hiding place (his sisters, brother-in-law, and neighbors were among the escapees); hiding in bunkers; mass killings of Jews in hiding by Ukrainians resulting in frequently changing their locations; assistance from non-Jews, especially Jehovah's Witnesses; and liberation by Soviet troops in 1944. Mr. F. describes returning to Zawalów with his siblings; traveling to Hungary and Austria; living in the Linz displaced persons camp; and emigration to the United States. He discusses his continuing religious beliefs and shows family photographs.
- Author/Creator
- F., Oscar, 1921-
- Published
- New York, N.Y. : Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, 1989
- Interview Date
- May 6, 1989.
- Locale
- Ukraine
Pidhaĭt︠s︡i.
Poland
Zawalów (Poland)
- Cite As
- Oscar F. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-1197). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
- Other Authors/Editors
- Eger, Jane, interviewer.
Schiff, Gabriele, interviewer.
- Notes
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Associated material: Jean M. Holocaust testimony [friend] (HVT-988), Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
Associated material: Minna B. Holocaust testimony [friend] (HVT-1196), Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
Associated material: Rachel F. Holocaust testimony [sister] (HVT-1195), Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
