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Esther R. Holocaust testimony (HVT-803)

Oral History | Digitized | Fortunoff Collection ID: HVT-803

Overview

Summary: Videotape testimony of Esther R., who was born in Košice, Czechoslovakia in 1932. She recounts Hungarian occupation in 1938, resulting in her father losing his business; their move to Sàtoraljaújhely; her father hiding in 1942 to avoid forced labor; visiting him in Budapest in 1943; German invasion in March 1944; being smuggled to Budapest to join her father; her parents dispersing the four children and themselves to various hiding places with the help of non-Jews; her mother, then her father, joining her toward the end of the war; and liberation by Soviet troops. Mrs. R. recalls reunion with her siblings; choosing not to attend Hungarian school; Zionist group activities; emigration with her family to the United States in 1948; marriage; and the birth of three daughters and many grandchildren. She notes the personal effects of the Holocaust: total disruption of her life; continuing fears; openness to the suffering of others; and loss of faith in humanity.
Author/Creator: R., Esther, 1932-
Published: Wilmette, Ill. : Holocaust Education Foundation, 1986
Interview Date: December 14, 1986.
Locale: Czechoslovakia
Košice (Slovakia)
Sátoraljaújhely (Hungary)
Budapest (Hungary)
Cite As: Esther R. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-803). 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 (58 min.) : col

Keywords & Subjects

Subjects (Local Yale): Hungarian occupation.
Hiding.
Child survivors.
Postwar effects.
Postwar experiences.
Aid by non-Jews.
Subjects: Holocaust survivors. Video tapes. Women. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Jewish. Families. Mothers and daughters. World War, 1939-1945--Children. Czechoslovakia. Košice (Slovakia) Sátoraljaújhely (Hungary) Budapest (Hungary) Oral histories (document genres) R., Esther,--1932-

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/1108252
Record last modified:: 2018-05-29 11:46:00
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