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Friedrich L. Holocaust testimony (HVT-2807) interviewed by Gabrielle Tyrnauer,

Oral History | Digitized | Fortunoff Collection ID: HVT-2807

Overview

Summary: Videotape testimony of Friedrich L., a Catholic Romani, who was born in Frankfurt, Germany in 1915, one of eight children. He recalls their traveling musical show; expulsion from the national musicians organization and no longer being allowed to travel due to anti-Romani laws; escaping with his sister to Yugoslavia (they were the only survivors); posing as a German musician; Ustašas burning a barn filled with people; living in Austria; returning to Munich after the war; meeting his wife; and performing with his son because all his colleagues had been killed. Mr. L. discusses not speaking of these years because it is too difficult; chronic health problems resulting from the war; and present anti-Romani violence.
Author/Creator: L., Friedrich, 1915-
Published: Austria : Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, 1991
Interview Date: July 19, 1991.
Locale: Germany
Yugoslavia
Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
Austria
Munich (Germany)
Cite As: Friedrich L. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-2807). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
Other Authors/Editors: Tyrnauer, Gabrielle, interviewer.
Notes: This testimony is in German.

Physical Details

Language: German
Copies: 2 copies: 3/4 in. dub; and 1/2 in. VHS with time coding.
Physical Description: 1 videorecording (22 min.) : col

Keywords & Subjects

Subjects (Local Yale): Hiding.
Postwar effects.
Postwar experiences.
Subjects: Video tapes. Men. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Romani. Romanies--Nazi persecution--Germany. Romanies--Germany--History--20th century. Escapes. World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Yugoslavia. Oral histories (document genres) World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities. Romanies--Migrations. Germany. Frankfurt am Main (Germany) Yugoslavia. Austria. Munich (Germany) L., Friedrich,--1915- Ustaša, hrvatska revolucionarna organizacija.

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/4288832
Record last modified:: 2018-05-29 11:58:00
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