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008    970605s1994    ctu                 eng d
035    (OCoLC)ocn702233618
035    (CStRLIN)CTYV97-A74
035    4289132
035    HVT-2900
035     |9FLW3315YL
040    CtY |beng |cCtY |eappm
079    (OCoLC)702155161
090     |bHVT-2900
100 1  F., Thomas, |d1913-
245 10 Thomas F. Holocaust testimony (HVT-2900) |h[videorecording] / |cinterviewed by Brana Gurewitsch, |fJune 6, 1994.
260    New York, N.Y. : |bA Living Memorial to the Holocaust-Museum of Jewish Heritage, |c1994.
300    1 videorecording (53 min.) : |bcol.
520    Videotape testimony of Thomas F., who was born in Illinois.  He describes growing up with Jewish friends; his indignation upon encountering antisemitism in college; naval service in the Pacific, then in the Department of Special Assignments in the Bureau of Naval Ordinance in Washington; being assigned to "confirm unusual circumstances discovered" in Ohrdruf in April 1945; shock and horror upon observing stacks of emaciated bodies; returning to the United States; submitting a written report; and new assignments.  Mr. F. discusses learning about concentration camps in the press and connecting it with his experience; antipathy toward Germans; extreme negative feelings concerning antisemitism; and conveying this to his children.
562     |e2 copies: |b3/4 in. dub; |band 1/2 in. VHS with time coding.
524    Thomas F. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-2900). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
600 10 F., Thomas, |d1913-
610 20 Ohrdruf (Concentration camp) |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no96068600
650  0 Video tapes. |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85143214
650  0 Men. |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85083510
650  0 Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |vPersonal narratives. |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85061518
650  0 World War, 1939-1945 |vPersonal narratives, American. |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008113356
650  0 Antisemitism |zUnited States. |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008117598
650  0 World War, 1939-1945 |xParticipation, American.
655  7 Oral histories (document genres) |2aat |0http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300202595
690  4 Postwar experiences.
700 1  Gurewitsch, Brana, |d1941- |einterviewer. |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81077367
852    Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies |bYale University Library |eBox 208240, New Haven, CT 06520-8240.
902     |b4668264
903     |yDigital testimony (mssa.hvt.2900) |uhttps://fortunoff.aviaryplatform.com/r/k35m90285k
904     |yFor information on where you can view this digital testimony, click here. |uhttps://fortunoff.library.yale.edu/archive/overview/