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Arthur B. Holocaust testimony (HVT-702) interviewed by Sondra Kraft,

Oral History | Digitized | Fortunoff Collection ID: HVT-702

Overview

Summary: Videotape testimony of Arthur B., who was born in Oświęcim, Poland in 1928. He recalls German invasion; an unsuccessful attempt to flee to the Soviet zone with his family; organization of the community by the Judenrat; the building of Auschwitz; forced relocation with his family to Sosnowiec in April 1941; Moshe Merin's leadership there; separation from his parents during a round-up in August 1942; deportation for forced labor in Grüsnberg; receiving packages from his parents until August 1943; transfer to Kittlitztreben; a death march beginning February 3, 1945; arrival at Buchenwald on April 2, 1945; and liberation by United States troops on April 11, 1945. Mr. B. describes traveling to Switzerland; assistance from the Red Cross; and emigration to the United States in 1947.
Author/Creator: B., Arthur, 1928-
Published: Wilmette, Ill. : Holocaust Education Foundation, 1986
Interview Date: April 6, 1986.
Locale: Poland
Oświęcim (Poland)
Sosnowiec (Województwo Śląskie, Poland)
Switzerland
Cite As: Arthur B. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-702). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
Other Authors/Editors: Kraft, Sondra, interviewer.

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 (1 hr., 16 min.) : col

Keywords & Subjects

Subjects (Local Yale): Child survivors.
Postwar experiences.
Subjects: Holocaust survivors. Video tapes. Men. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Jewish. World War, 1939-1945--Children. Jewish councils. Forced labor. Death marches. Poland. Oświęcim (Poland) Sosnowiec (Województwo Śląskie, Poland) Switzerland. Oral histories (document genres) Merin, Moshe,--1906-1943. B., Arthur,--1928- International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. Buchenwald (Concentration camp)

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/1108237
Record last modified:: 2018-05-30 11:32:00
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