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Louise S. Holocaust testimony (HVT-3065) interviewed by Robert Krell,

Oral History | Digitized | Fortunoff Collection ID: HVT-3065

Overview

Summary: Videotape testimony of Louise S., who was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands in 1929. She recalls a large extended family; anti-Jewish restrictions; moving to Amsterdam in 1942 due to frequent raids in Rotterdam; her parents hiding their valuables; visits from non-Jewish friends; hiding during raids; being placed in hiding with a distant, non-Jewish relative in Hilversum; transfer when it became too dangerous; a visit from her parents; joining her parents in hiding in Haarlem for five months; obtaining false papers from the underground; their move to Apeldoorn; staying in the same room for twenty months; liberation by Canadian troops; reunion with her sister (she had hidden elsewhere); learning of the deaths of many relatives; marriage to a Canadian; and their emigration to Canada in 1959. Ms. S. discusses creating her own inner life in hiding; admiration for the underground man who helped them; and not talking to her sons very much about her experiences. She shows documents.
Author/Creator: S., Louise, 1929-
Published: Vancouver, B.C. : Vancouver Holocaust Centre Society, 1984
Interview Date: June 20, 1984.
Locale: Netherlands
Rotterdam (Netherlands)
Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Hilversum (Netherlands)
Haarlem (Netherlands)
Apeldoorn (Netherlands)
Cite As: Louise S. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-3065). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
Other Authors/Editors: Krell, Robert, interviewer.

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., 58 min.) : col

Keywords & Subjects

Subjects (Local Yale): Postwar experiences.
Child survivors.
Hiding.
Aid by non-Jews.
Subjects: Holocaust survivors. Video tapes. Women. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Jewish. World War, 1939-1945--Children. Mothers and daughters. Fathers and daughters. World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Netherlands. Rotterdam (Netherlands) Netherlands. Amsterdam (Netherlands) Hilversum (Netherlands) Haarlem (Netherlands) Apeldoorn (Netherlands) Oral histories (document genres) S., Louise,--1929-

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/4290294
Record last modified:: 2018-05-30 11:33:00
This page:: https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/hvt4290294

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