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Richard W. Holocaust testimony (HVT-2087) interviewed by Pam Goodman and Maryanne Kador,

Oral History | Digitized | Fortunoff Collection ID: HVT-2087

Overview

Summary: Videotape recording of Richard W., who was born in Ludwigshafen, Germany in 1931. He recalls his father's arrest and vandalizing of their home on Kristallnacht; his father's incarceration in Dachau and subsequent release; outbreak of war; Allied air raids; deportation with his family to Gurs in 1940; placement with his brother in a children's home in Aspet by the Quakers and others; his mother's death from cancer; attending her funeral; receiving letters from his father; their last visit; their sea voyage to Casablanca with other children, then to Baltimore via Bermuda on a Portuguese ship; living with aunts in New York; and military service in Korea. Mr. W. discusses his lost childhood leading to difficulties relating to his children; reluctance to share his experiences until he spoke at an adult education course; rejecting an invitation to visit his hometown; and his ongoing animosity toward Germans and Germany.
Author/Creator: W., Richard, 1931-
Published: New York, N.Y. : A Living Memorial to the Holocaust-Museum of Jewish Heritage, 1992
Interview Date: April 28, 1992.
Locale: Ludwigshafen am Rhein (Germany)
Germany
Aspet (France)
Casablanca (Morocco)
Cite As: Richard W. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-2087). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
Other Authors/Editors: Kador, Maryanne, 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., 33 min.) : col

Keywords & Subjects

Subjects (Local Yale): Child survivors.
Crystal Night, 1938.
Antisemitism Prewar.
Aid by non-Jews.
Postwar experiences.
Postwar effects.
Survivor-child relations.
Subjects: Holocaust survivors. Video tapes. Men. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Jewish. World War, 1939-1945--Children. Families. World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue. Quakers. Brothers. Ludwigshafen am Rhein (Germany) Germany. Kristallnacht, 1938. Aspet (France) Casablanca (Morocco) Oral histories (document genres) W., Richard,--1931- Gurs (Concentration camp)

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/4286355
Record last modified:: 2018-06-04 13:25:00
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