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Edith T. Holocaust testimony (HVT-2067) interviewed by Joni-Sue Blinderman,

Oral History | Digitized | Fortunoff Collection ID: HVT-2067

Overview

Summary: Videotape testimony of Edith T., who was born in Antwerp, Belgium in 1928. She recalls the death of her sister during an epidemic; German invasion; escaping to France; moving many places including Béziers, Montpellier, and Puisserguier; her father's brief stay in a labor camp; going into hiding with help from OSE; staying with other Jewish children at a convent in Villefranche-de-Rouergue; observing Jewish holidays; singing in the convent choir; liberation; reunion with her parents who had also been in hiding; returning to Antwerp; and emigrating to the United States in 1948. Mrs. T. discusses her parents' difficulties adjusting to life in the United States; marriage to a survivor; the pleasure her children and grandchildren brought to her parents; and her continuing gratitude to the nuns who saved her. She shows photographs.
Author/Creator: T., Edith, 1928-
Published: New York, N.Y. : A Living Memorial to the Holocaust-Museum of Jewish Heritage, 1992
Interview Date: May 5, 1992.
Locale: France
Belgium
Antwerp (Belgium)
Béziers (France)
Montpellier (France)
Puisserguier (France)
Villefranche-de-Rouergue (France)
Cite As: Edith T. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-2067). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
Other Authors/Editors: Blinderman, Joni-Sue, interviewer.

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., 14 min.) : col

Keywords & Subjects

Subjects (Local Yale): Child survivors.
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. Jews--Migrations. Jewish refugees. World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--France. World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue. Convents. Belgium. Antwerp (Belgium) Béziers (France) Montpellier (France) Puisserguier (France) Villefranche-de-Rouergue (France) Oral histories (document genres) T., Edith,--1928- World Union OSE.

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/4286304
Record last modified:: 2018-06-04 13:27:00
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