- Summary
- Videotape testimony of Paula B., who was born in Vilna, Poland in 1925. She recalls her much older brother and sister; a pleasant childhood; Soviet occupation; learning Russian folksongs; German invasion; ghettoization; food shortages; forced labor; participating in a chorus which gave her strength; her brother not returning from work (they never saw him again); her brother-in-law being taken in a round-up; her sister leaving with her child; public hanging of a friend; separation from her parents in a selection; deportation to Kaiserwald; slave labor with a friend (they remain in touch to the present) and her friend's sister; transfer to a subcamp; boat transport to Stutthof (her friend was no longer with her); transfer to Magdeburg; slave labor in a munitions factory; receiving food from French prisoners; brief abandonment by the Germans; their return; a death march; escaping; assistance from a Soviet POW; liberation by French troops; traveling to France; and working for the Joint for forty years. Ms. B. discusses her difficulty making peace with humanity after her experiences.
- Author/Creator
- B., Paula, 1925-
- Published
- Paris, France : Témoignages pour mémoire, 1995
- Interview Date
- January 23, 1995.
- Locale
- Lithuania
Vilnius
Poland
Vilnius (Lithuania)
- Cite As
- Paula B. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-3209). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
- Other Authors/Editors
- Burko, Berthe, interviewer.
Ganem, Michèle, interviewer.
- Notes
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This testimony is in French.
This testimony has defective audio.
