Overview
- Summary
- Videotape testimony of Henri D., who was born in Antwerp, Belgium in 1930, one of three children. He recalls his family's affluence; attending a Jewish school; German bombardment on May 10, 1940; his parents paying and collecting all their debts; their flight with his uncle's family to Dunkerque, Paris, then Lacanau Océan; attending school; his father and uncle obtaining visas; traveling to Portugal; departing from Lisbon to the United States a month later; and joining relatives in New York. Mr. D. discusses the importance of luck to his and his family's survival; learning in the 1980s that his family was saved due to Aristides de Sousa Mendes, the Portuguese consul in Bordeaux, who issued visas to them; and his efforts to honor and recognize him.
- Published
- Milwaukee, Wis. : Generation After of Milwaukee, 1995
- Interview Date
- June 19, 1995.
- Locale
- Belgium
Antwerp (Belgium)
Dunkerque (France)
Paris (France)
Lacanau-Océan (France)
Lisbon (Portugal) - Cite As
- Henri D. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-4455). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Copies
- 2 copies: 3/4 in. dub; and 1/2 in. VHS with time coding.
- Physical Description
- 1 videorecording (̀1 hr., 29 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 children in the Holocaust. Jews--Migrations. Jewish refugees. Belgium. Antwerp (Belgium) Dunkerque (France) Paris (France) Lacanau-Océan (France) Lisbon (Portugal) Oral histories (document genres) D., Henri ,--1930- Mendes, Aristides de Sousa,--1885-1954.
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/11676543
- Record last modified:
- 2018-05-30 11:51:00
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