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Joseph G. Holocaust testimony (HVT-2781) interviewed by Jaša Almuli,

Oral History | Digitized | Fortunoff Collection ID: HVT-2781

Overview

Summary: Videotape testimony of Joseph G., who was born in Thessalonikē, Greece in 1929. He recalls a comfortable childhood; studying music; ghettoization after German occupation; deportation in June 1943 to Auschwitz/Birkenau; separation from his sister and mother (he never saw them again); his music teacher arranging for him to work in the prisoner orchestra, a privileged position; his father's death despite efforts to help him; observing the Sonderkommando uprising; his sense of pride that Greek prisoners were involved; transfer to a camp in Germany; liberation in May 1945 by United States troops; returning to Thessalonikē; and reopening his father's business with an uncle. Mr. G. discusses feeling death was preferable to suffering when he was in concentration camps; pervasive painful memories, particularly the smell of burning flesh; and nightmares resulting from his experiences.
Author/Creator: G., Joseph, 1929-
Published: Thessalonikē, Greece : Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, 1993
Interview Date: May 26, 1993.
Locale: Greece
Thessalonikē
Thessalonikē (Greece)
Cite As: Joseph G. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-2781). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
Other Authors/Editors: Almuli, Jaša, interviewer.
Notes: This testimony is in Ladino.

Physical Details

Language: Ladino
Copies: 2 copies: 3/4 in. master; and 1/2 in. VHS with time coding.
Physical Description: 1 videorecording (57 min.) : col

Keywords & Subjects

Subjects (Local Yale): Child survivors.
Mutual aid.
Concentration camps Revolts.
Postwar experiences.
Postwar effects.
Subjects: Holocaust survivors. Video tapes. Men. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Jewish. World War, 1939-1945--Children. Jewish children in the Holocaust. Jewish ghettos. Jews--Greece--Thessalonikē. Fathers and sons. Forced labor. Concentration camps--Psychological aspects. Nightmares. Greece. Thessalonikē (Greece) Oral histories (document genres) G., Joseph,--1929- Birkenau (Concentration camp) Auschwitz (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/4288776
Record last modified:: 2018-05-30 11:44:00
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