Overview
- Summary
- Videotape testimony of Joseph K., who was born in Hague, Netherlands in 1930. He describes his family's non-participation in the Jewish community; attending Jewish school twice a week; German invasion; his father's refusal to register them as Jews; being placed into hiding by the underground with his two sisters; transfer to Haarlem (learning later this was when his parents were caught); separation of the three siblings; living openly as a relative of Christian farmers in Friesland; hospitalization in Groningen; living with a doctor's family in Groningen, then with a farm family elsewhere for almost two years; liberation by Canadian troops; reunion with his sisters; living in a Jewish orphanage in Hilversum for six years; learning his parents had perished (he received their last letter through the Red Cross), but not really accepting it; working as a tailor in Amsterdam; and emigration to United States in 1956. Mr. K. discusses dealing with emotional problems caused by his experiences.
- Published
- Wilmette, Ill. : Holocaust Education Foundation, 1991
- Interview Date
- November 17, 1991.
- Locale
- Netherlands
Hague (Netherlands)
Haarlem (Netherlands)
Friesland (Netherlands)
Groningen (Netherlands)
Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Hilversum (Netherlands) - Cite As
- Joseph K. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-875). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Copies
- 2 copies: 3/4 in. master; and 1/2 in. VHS with time coding.
- Physical Description
- 1 videorecording (54 min.) : col
Keywords & Subjects
- Subjects (Local Yale)
- Child survivors.
Hiding.
Aid by non-Jews.
Postwar experiences.
Postwar effects. - Subjects
- Holocaust survivors. Video tapes. Brothers and sisters. Men. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Jewish. World War, 1939-1945--Children. World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Netherlands. Orphanages. Netherlands. Hague (Netherlands) Haarlem (Netherlands) Friesland (Netherlands) Groningen (Netherlands) Amsterdam (Netherlands) Hilversum (Netherlands) Oral histories (document genres) K., Joseph,--1930- International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
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/4282603
- Record last modified:
- 2018-05-29 11:58:00
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/hvt4282603
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