Overview
- Summary
- Videotape testimony of Alexander V., who was born in Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, Netherlands in 1938. He notes he has only vague memories and describes his family's orthodoxy; his father's position as caretaker of the Amsterdam Sephardic cemetery in Ouderkerk; German invasion in May 1940; his sister's birth in July 1941; his family's exemption from forced relocation because of his father's position; his brother's birth in November 1943; being taken by a member of an underground movement to Amsterdam, then Arnhem; living openly with a Catholic family, posing as their nephew; hiding during the Battle of Arnhem in September 1944; evacuation north; liberation in May 1945; reunion with his parents, whom he didn't recognize; recognizing his house in Ouderkerk; two or three visits to his rescuers; and emigrating to Israel, then the United States. Mr. V. discusses the difficult adjustment of becoming Jewish again after returning to his parents. He shows photographs.
- Published
- Wilmington, Del. : Halina Wind Preston Holocaust Education Center, 1989
- Interview Date
- April 9, 1989.
- Locale
- Netherlands
Ouderkerk aan de Amstel (Netherlands)
Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Arnhem (Netherlands)
Israel - Cite As
- Alexander V. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-1328). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Copies
- 4 copies: 3/4 in. dub; Betacam SP restoration master; Betacam SP restoration submaster; and 1/2 in. VHS with time coding.
- Physical Description
- 1 videorecording (41 min.) : col
Keywords & Subjects
- Subjects (Local Yale)
- Child survivors.
Aid by non-Jews.
Hiding.
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. World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Netherlands. Identification (Religion) Arnhem, Battle of, Arnhem, Netherlands, 1944--Personal narratives. Netherlands. Ouderkerk aan de Amstel (Netherlands) Amsterdam (Netherlands) Arnhem (Netherlands) Israel. Oral histories (document genres) V., Alexander,--1938-
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/4283748
- Record last modified:
- 2018-06-04 13:27:00
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