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Léon P. Holocaust testimony (HVT-3224) interviewed by Berthe Burko-Falcman and Liliane Lacombe,

Oral History | Digitized | Fortunoff Collection ID: HVT-3224

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    Summary
    Videotape testimony of Léon P., who was born in Meurthe-et-Moselle, France to Polish immigrants in 1933. He recalls his father volunteering for military service in 1939; evacuation with his mother and brother to Gironde; living there for two years (his father was a POW in Germany); joining his aunt and uncle in Paris in 1943; his mother's belief that his father's POW status would protect them; their arrest in February 1944; incarceration in Drancy; deportation to Bergen-Belsen in May; remaining with his mother and brother; living with death and killing becoming “normal”; train evacuation in spring 1945; liberation by Soviet troops in Tröbitz; his mother's death and burial; recuperating from typhus; transfer with his brother to United States authorities; repatriation with his brother; reunion with their father at Hotel Lutetia; attending school; and his father's remarriage. Mr. P. notes his reluctance to discuss his experiences with non-survivors; gradually sharing his story with relatives; dismay that testimonies were not collected earlier; and his belief that his experiences changed him internally, but did not impact his Jewish identity.
    Author/Creator
    P., Léon, 1933-
    Published
    Paris, France : Témoignages pour mémoire, 1995
    Interview Date
    March 11, 1995.
    Locale
    France
    Meurthe-et-Moselle (France)
    Gironde (France)
    Paris (France)
    Tröbitz (Germany)
    Cite As
    Léon P. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-3224). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
    Other Authors/Editors
    Burko-Falcman, Berthe, interviewer.
    Lacombe, Liliane, interviewer.
    Notes
    This testimony is in French.

    Physical Details

    Language
    French
    Copies
    2 copies: 3/4 in. dub; and 1/2 in. VHS with time coding.
    Physical Description
    1 videorecording (41 min.) : col

    Keywords & Subjects

    Subjects (Local Yale)
    Child survivors.
    Postwar experiences.
    Postwar effects.

    Administrative Notes

    Link to Yale University Library Catalog:
    http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/4291049
    Record last modified:
    2018-06-04 13:31:00
    This page:
    https:​/​/collections.ushmm.org​/search​/catalog​/hvt4291049

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