Overview
- Summary
- Videotape testimony of Henry C., who was born in the United States. Mr. C. describes his Yiddish and Workmen's Circle background; attending college; being drafted into the United States Army in 1944; eight months of combat in Europe; working at the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration Headquarters; discharge from the army in 1946; working for UNRRA as a civilian, managing Föhrenwald displaced persons camp; frequent problems maintaining the physical facilities resulting in poor sanitation; an incident when U.S. soldiers harassed Jewish refugees; his attempts to improve conditions, such as obtaining food for Passover and ignoring Zionist activities at Föhrenwald (which were not approved by the military authorities); and removal from his position.
- Published
- New York, N.Y. : A Living Memorial to the Holocaust-Museum of Jewish Heritage, 1992
- Interview Date
- March 23, 1992.
- Locale
- Germany
- Cite As
- Henry C. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-3110). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Copies
- 2 copies: 3/4 in. dub; and 1/2 in. VHS with time coding.
- Physical Description
- 1 videorecording (2 hr., 9 min.) : col
Keywords & Subjects
- Subjects (Local Yale)
- Antisemitism Postwar.
Postwar experiences. - Subjects
- Video tapes. Men. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Jewish. World War, 1939-1945--Participation, American. World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Jewish. Jewish refugees. Germany--History--1945-1955. Refugee camps. Oral histories (document genres) C., Henry. United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. Föhrenwald (Displaced persons 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/4290654
- Record last modified:
- 2018-06-04 13:31:00
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/hvt4290654
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