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Naomi W. Holocaust testimony (HVT-4488)

Oral History | Digitized | Fortunoff Collection ID: HVT-4488

Overview

Summary: Videotape testimony of Naomi W., who was born in Volodymyr-Volynsʹkyĭ, Poland (presently Ukraine) in 1933, the elder of two sisters. She recounts her family's orthodoxy; attending kindergarten; Soviet occupation in 1939; German invasion in 1941; ghettoization; mass shootings of Jews in September 1942; hiding with her family for about two weeks; placement in another ghetto; hiding with a non-Jew in a nearby village; escaping when the village was bombed and burned in winter 1944; her sister being shot; her parents and uncles finding shelter for them in other villages; Soviet liberation in July 1944; returning to their town; attending school; moving several times; living in a displaced persons camp in Salzburg; emigration with her family to the United States in 1950; attending school; marriage to a Polish survivor; and the births of two children. Ms. W. shows photographs.
Author/Creator: W., Naomi, 1933-
Published: Mahwah, N.J. : Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, 2014
Interview Date: October 27, 2014.
Locale: Ukraine
Volodymyr-Volynsʹkyĭ
Poland
Volodymyr-Volynsʹkyĭ (Ukraine)
Cite As: Naomi W. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-4488). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.

Physical Details

Language: English
Copies: 1 copy: DVD dub.
Physical Description: 1 videorecording (46 min.) : col

Keywords & Subjects

Subjects (Local Yale): Child survivors.
Soviet occupation.
Mass killings.
Hiding.
Aid by non-Jews.
Postwar experiences.
Subjects: Holocaust survivors. Video tapes. Women. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Jewish. World War, 1939-1945--Children. Jewish children in the Holocaust. World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities. Jewish ghettos. Jews--Ukraine--Volodymyr-Volynsʹkyĭ. Mothers and daughters. Fathers and daughters. Families. Sisters. Refugee camps. Poland. Volodymyr-Volynsʹkyĭ (Ukraine) Oral histories (document genres) W., Naomi,--1933-

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/12713173
Record last modified:: 2018-06-04 13:29:00
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