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Edith H. Holocaust testimony (HVT-2232) interviewed by Joni-Sue Blinderman,

Oral History | Digitized | Fortunoff Collection ID: HVT-2232

Overview

Summary: Videotape testimony of Edith H., who was born in Leeuwarden, Netherlands in 1928. In addition to information included in a previously recorded testimony (HVT-47), Mrs. H. recalls obtaining false papers; hiding in Lemmer; liberation by Canadian troops in April 1945; returning with her parents to Leeuwarden; reunion with her sister; resuming her studies; marriage; and emigration to the United States. Mrs. H. discusses the fate of family members, including an aunt and cousin who killed themselves; her sister's reluctance to talk about her wartime experiences; difficulties remaining Jewish in Holland; her children's interest in the Holocaust; her present illness; and the importance of a positive attitude and not dwelling on the past.
Author/Creator: H., Edith, 1928-
Published: New York, N.Y. : A Living Memorial to the Holocaust-Museum of Jewish Heritage, 1992
Interview Date: December 2, 1992.
Locale: Netherlands
Leeuwarden (Netherlands)
Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Lemmer (Netherlands)
Cite As: Edith H. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-2232). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
Other Authors/Editors: Blinderman, Joni-Sue, interviewer.
Notes: Associated material: Edith H. Holocaust testimony (HVT-47), 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., 30 min.) : col

Keywords & Subjects

Subjects (Local Yale): Child survivors.
Hiding.
False papers.
Aid by non-Jews.
Postwar experiences.
Survivor-child relations.
Subjects: Holocaust survivors. Video tapes. Women. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Jewish. World War, 1939-1945--Children. World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue. World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Netherlands. Families. Leeuwarden (Netherlands) Netherlands. Amsterdam (Netherlands) Lemmer (Netherlands) Oral histories (document genres) H., Edith,--1928-

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/4286819
Record last modified:: 2018-06-04 13:25:00
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