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Harry G. Holocaust testimony (HVT-3071) interviewed by Sandy Hayden,

Oral History | Digitized | Fortunoff Collection ID: HVT-3071

Overview

Summary: Videotape testimony of Harry G., who was born in Prostějov, Czechoslovakia in 1932. He recalls his family's strong Czech patriotism (his father was a decorated veteran); expulsion from school in 1939; attending Jewish school; deportation to Theresienstadt, via Prague, with his mother and younger sister in spring 1942; living in a children's block; attending school; working in the gardens; maintaining contact with his mother and sister; participating in a musical production during a Red Cross visit; liberation by Soviet troops; transfer to Prostějov with his sister; and learning of his mother's death (she had been deported to Bergen-Belsen). Mr. G. recounts living in a Prague orphanage; having to relearn moral standards outside of a concentration camp; and emigrating to Canada. He discusses his sense of being protected in Theresienstadt (he was removed from transports twice), and sharing his experiences with his children.
Author/Creator: G., Harry, 1932-
Published: Vancouver, B.C. : Vancouver Holocaust Centre Society, 1984
Interview Date: September 12, 1984.
Locale: Czech Republic
Czechoslovakia
Prostějov (Czech Republic)
Prague (Czech Republic)
Cite As: Harry G. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-3071). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
Other Authors/Editors: Hayden, Sandy, 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): Child survivors.
Postwar experiences.
Postwar effects.
Survivor-child relations.
Subjects: Holocaust survivors. Video tapes. Men. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Jewish. World War, 1939-1945--Children. Mothers and sons. Brothers and sisters. Orphanages--Czech Republic. Forced labor. Czechoslovakia. Prostějov (Czech Republic) Prague (Czech Republic) Oral histories (document genres) G., Harry,--1932- Theresienstadt (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/4290306
Record last modified:: 2018-05-29 11:42:00
This page:: https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/hvt4290306

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