Overview
- Summary
- Videotape testimony of Sylvia J., who was born Brooklyn, New York. She recalls joining the United States Army in March 1943; being set to Europe after the war; stationing at Frankfurt in August 1945; obtaining a job with UNRRA; working at Landsberg displaced persons camp orgainizing food distribution; trying to understand the survivors' struggles to restore their lives; a Purim and Passover celebration; minimal interaction with Germans; resigning from UNRRA in November 1946; and returning to the United States.
- Published
- New York, N.Y. : A Living Memorial to the Holocaust-Museum of Jewish Heritage, 1992
- Interview Date
- January 23, 1992.
- Locale
- Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
United States - Cite As
- Sylvia J. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-1930). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Copies
- 2 copies: 3/4 in. dub; and 1/2 in. VHS with time coding.
- Physical Description
- 1 videorecording (1 hr., 32 min.) : col
Keywords & Subjects
- Subjects (Local Yale)
- Postwar experiences.
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/4285197
- Record last modified:
- 2018-06-04 13:31:00
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/hvt4285197
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