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Regina G. Holocaust testimony (HVT-2518) interviewed by Brana Gurewitsch,

Oral History | Digitized | Fortunoff Collection ID: HVT-2518

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    Overview

    Summary
    Videotape testimony of Regina G., who was born in Antwerp, Belgium in 1935. She recounts living above her parents grocery store; playing with her younger sister; German invasion in May 1940; having the yellow star on her clothing; her father leaving their home on German orders (she never saw him again); her mother moving them every night, then placing her and her sister in a Catholic orphanage; a few visits from her mother; placement in another orphanage, then in foster homes; transfer to an orphanage in Wezembeek; evacuation during fierce fighting; living in the cellar when Germans occupied the orphanage; liberation by Allied troops; remaining in Wezembeek until 1946; attending school; making friends with other Jewish children; reunion with her uncle; learning their parents would not return; emigrating to the United States in August 1946 to join an uncle and an aunt; living in several places; attending school; marriage; and sharing her experiences with her three children. Ms. G. attributes her emotional well-being to her close relationship with her sister.
    Author/Creator
    G., Regina, 1935-
    Published
    New York, N.Y. : A Living Memorial to the Holocaust-Museum of Jewish Heritage, 1993
    Interview Date
    February 15, 1993.
    Locale
    Belgium
    Antwerp (Belgium)
    Wezembeek-Oppem (Belgium)
    Cite As
    Regina G. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-2518). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
    Other Authors/Editors
    Gurewitsch, Brana, interviewer.
    Notes
    Related material: Estelle A. Holocaust testimony [sister] (HVT-2515), 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., 15 min.) : col

    Keywords & Subjects

    Subjects (Local Yale)
    Child survivors.
    Hiding.
    Aid by non-Jews.
    Postwar experiences.
    Survivor-child relations.

    Administrative Notes

    Link to Yale University Library Catalog:
    http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/4287761
    Record last modified:
    2018-05-29 11:58:00
    This page:
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