Overview
- Summary
- Videotape testimony of Leo E., who was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1912. He recalls antisemitic boycotts of his father's store; one brother's emigration to Belgium; German invasion; forced labor for a day; fleeing with his sister and brother-in-law to the Soviet border; assistance from German soldiers; traveling to Białystok; living in Kovelʹ from December 1939 through May 1940; deportation by the Soviets to Novosibirsk; forced labor in Osinovo; his marriage in Tomsk; living with his family in Biĭsk; traveling to Stettin via Warsaw; living in Schlachtensee, then Tempelhof; his son's birth in Berlin; and emigration to the United States.
- Published
- Wilmette, Ill. : Holocaust Education Foundation, 1983
- Interview Date
- October 30, 1983.
- Locale
- Poland
Kovelʹ (Ukraine)
Novosibirsk (Russia)
Tomsk (Russia)
Biĭsk (Russia)
Berlin (Germany)
Szczecin (Poland)
Schlachtensee (Berlin, Germany)
Tempelhof (Berlin, Germany) - Cite As
- Leo E. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-365). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Copies
- 3 copies: 3/4 in. master; 3/4 in. dub; and 1/2 in. VHS with time coding.
- Physical Description
- 1 videorecording (50 min.) : col
Keywords & Subjects
- Subjects (Local Yale)
- Antisemitism Prewar.
Aid by non-Jews.
Postwar experiences. - Subjects
- Holocaust survivors. Video tapes. Men. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Jewish. Jews--Migrations. Jewish refugees. Forced labor. Poland. Kovelʹ (Ukraine) Novosibirsk (Russia) Oral histories (document genres) Tomsk (Russia) Biĭsk (Russia) Berlin (Germany) Szczecin (Poland) Schlachtensee (Berlin, Germany) Tempelhof (Berlin, Germany) E., Leo,--1912-
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies
- Special Collection
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Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies
- Link to Yale University Library Catalog:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/1106917
- Record last modified:
- 2018-06-04 13:28:00
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/hvt1106917
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