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Stanley W. Holocaust testimony (HVT-3095) interviewed by Tammy Genesove,

Oral History | Digitized | Fortunoff Collection ID: HVT-3095

Overview

Summary: Videotape testimony of Stanley W., who was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada in 1923. He recalls being called into military service in December 1941; posting to England; training as an intelligence officer; arriving in Celle, Germany via Belgium and Holland; hearing about Bergen-Belsen nearby; a Jewish friend who encouraged him to visit; disbelief at the mass graves and condition of the survivors; his friend organizing aid for the survivors; Josef Rosensaft organizing the displaced persons camp; his friend organizing other soldiers to write home for packages and delivering them to the DP camp and eventually assisting survivors to emigrate to Canada; questioning Germans, most of whom denied knowledge of the camp, though one said it was impossible not to know due to the stench for miles around; a picnic for children going to Sweden; and attending a war crime trial. Mr. W. emphasizes the role of his friend who was known as the "angel of Belsen."
Author/Creator: W., Stanley, 1923-
Published: Vancouver, B.C. : Vancouver Holocaust Centre Society, 1990
Interview Date: November 14, 1990.
Locale: Germany
Lüneburg
Celle (Germany)
Cite As: Stanley W. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-3095). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
Other Authors/Editors: Genesove, Tammy, 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., 20 min.) : col

Keywords & Subjects

Subjects (Local Yale): Postwar experiences.
Subjects: Video tapes. Men. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Jewish. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Canadian. Refugee camps. World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Canadian. World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Jewish. War crime trials--Germany--Lüneburg. Celle (Germany) Oral histories (document genres) W., Stanley,--1923- Rosensaft, Josef,--1911-1975. Bergen-Belsen (Concentration camp) DP-Camp Bergen-Belsen.

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/4290535
Record last modified:: 2018-05-29 11:58:00
This page:: https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/hvt4290535

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