- Summary
- Videotape testimony of Geza B., who was born in Vrbas, Serbia in 1912. He describes his religious family; their move to Senta when he was fifteen; antisemitic harassment by other children; moving to Zagreb; membership in Betar; being drafted; serving in Zagreb and Karlovac; German invasion of Yugoslavia; anti-Jewish measures; fleeing to Split in the Italian zone; internment by the Italians in Vallegrande (now Vela Luka) Island, then Lopud Island; marriage in Dubrovnik; his son's birth on Lopud; transfer to Rab concentration camp with his wife and son; Italian capitulation; disappearance of the guards; fleeing by boat to Vis Island with assistance from Yugoslav partisans; his second son's birth; their boat journey to Bari; emigrating to the United States in July 1944; incarceration in Fort Ontario refugee camp; losing his faith upon learning of the deaths of his parents, brother, sister-in-law, and their child; his wife's death; and difficulty raising his children and with subsequent marriages. Mr. B. discusses reluctantly sharing his experiences with his children.
- Author/Creator
- B., Geza, 1912-
- Published
- New York, N.Y. : A Living Memorial to the Holocaust-Museum of Jewish Heritage, 1994
- Interview Date
- June 9, 1994.
- Locale
- Yugoslavia
Serbia
Vrbas (Serbia)
Senta (Serbia)
Zagreb (Croatia)
Karlovac (Karlovac, Croatia)
Split (Croatia)
Vela Luka (Croatia)
Lopud Island (Croatia)
Dubrovnik (Croatia)
Vis Island (Croatia)
Bari (Italy)
- Cite As
- Geza B. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-2878). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
- Other Authors/Editors
- Gurewitsch, Brana, interviewer.
