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Lilly W. Holocaust testimony (HVT-1283) interviewed by Lilian Sicular and Sergio Rothstein,

Oral History | Digitized | Fortunoff Collection ID: HVT-1283

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    Summary
    Videotape testimony of Lilly W., who was born in Mukacheve, Czechoslovakia (presently Ukraine) in 1922. She recalls a happy childhood as one of seven children; Hungarian occupation; prohibition of Jewish business licenses, including her father's; ghettoization; transfer to a brick factory for a few weeks; deportation to Auschwitz in April 1944; selection with her two sisters (she never saw her parents again); seeing two brothers for one last time; a brief stay in the Zigeunerlager (Gypsy Lager); helping her younger sister eat; their transfer to Torgau in the fall; slave labor in an ammunition factory; liberation by Soviet troops; joining United States troops to avoid rape by Soviets; a few days in a nearby town; moving to Leipzig; a brief visit home via Prague and Budapest; meeting her husband in Budapest; living in Nuremberg for four years; and emigrating to the United States. Mrs. W. notes the importance of sharing her memories with her children. She shows photographs and documents.
    Author/Creator
    W., Lilly, 1922-
    Published
    New York, N.Y. : Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, 1989
    Interview Date
    November 12, 1989.
    Locale
    Ukraine
    Mukacheve
    Budapest (Hungary)
    Czechoslovakia
    Prague (Czech Republic)
    Mukacheve (Ukraine)
    Leipzig (Germany)
    Nuremberg (Germany)
    Cite As
    Lilly W. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-1283). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
    Other Authors/Editors
    Sicular, Lilian, interviewer.
    Rothstein, Sergio, interviewer.

    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 (54 min.) : col

    Keywords & Subjects

    Subjects (Local Yale)
    Jews Hungary Munkács.
    Mutual aid.
    Survivor-child relations.
    Hungarian occupation.
    Postwar experiences.

    Administrative Notes

    Link to Yale University Library Catalog:
    http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/4283586
    Record last modified:
    2018-06-04 13:27:00
    This page:
    https:​/​/collections.ushmm.org​/search​/catalog​/hvt4283586

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