Overview
- Summary
- Videotape testimony of Manuel F., who was born in Paris, France in 1939, the only son of Polish émigrés. He recounts his father's arrest; his mother's escape with him to Limoges, then Milan; being hidden in convents, without his mother, in Milan and Rome; emigration with her to the United States in 1945; assistance from HIAS; his brother's birth shortly thereafter (his mother had a liaison in Italy); placement in two foster homes; wearing a cross for years since it had kept him safe in the convents; returning to his mother; locating a cousin in Paris whom he later brought to the United States; and his first marriage to a Dutch survivor. Mr. F. discusses having no memories of his experiences prior to age six; childhood behavioral problems resulting from his experiences; learning details of his father's deportation to and death in Auschwitz from Yad Vashem and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum; his fondness for Yiddish; and not identifying with any religion.
- Published
- Mahwah, N.J. : Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, 2011
- Interview Date
- April 1, 2011.
- Locale
- France
Paris (France)
Limoges (France)
Milan (Italy)
Rome (Italy) - Cite As
- Manuel F. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-4473). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Copies
- 2 copies: Mini DV dub; and DVD.
- Physical Description
- 1 videorecording (34 min.) : col
Keywords & Subjects
- Subjects (Local Yale)
- Child survivors.
Hiding.
Aid by non-Jews.
Postwar experiences.
Postwar effects. - 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. Escapes. Mothers and sons. Convents. Identification (Religion) France. Paris (France) Limoges (France) Milan (Italy) Rome (Italy) Oral histories (document genres) F., Manuel,--1939- HIAS (Agency)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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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/12511580
- Record last modified:
- 2018-06-04 13:29:00
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/hvt12511580
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