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Rudolf I. Holocaust testimony (HVT-3362)

Oral History | Digitized | Fortunoff Collection ID: HVT-3362

Overview

Summary: Videotape testimony of Rudolf I., a Romani, who was born in Čičmany, Czechoslovakia in 1922. He describes his father's service in World War I; being raised by his grandparents; attending elementary school; working in Opava, then Bratislava; arrest at a Romani wedding; forced labor in Dubnica for eight months; release; hiding in the mountains at the end of the war; moving to Ostrava in 1945, then to Prague; and settling in Most in 1947. Mr. I. discusses his brother's military service and death as a partisan; his own family of ten children; and his successful business.
Author/Creator: I., Rudolf, 1922-
Published: Prague, Czech Republic : Nadace Film & Sociologie, 1996
Interview Date: January 31, 1996.
Locale: Slovakia
Czechoslovakia
Čičmany (Slovakia)
Opava (Czech Republic)
Bratislava (Slovakia)
Ostrava (Czech Republic)
Prague (Czech Republic)
Most (Czech Republic)
Cite As: Rudolf I. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-3362). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
Notes: This testimony is in Czech.

Physical Details

Language: Czech
Copies: 2 copies: Betacam SP dub; and 1/2 in. VHS with time coding.
Physical Description: 1 videorecording (36 min.) : col

Keywords & Subjects

Subjects (Local Yale): Hiding.
Postwar experiences.
Subjects: Video tapes. Concentration camp inmates. Romanies--Slovakia--History--20th century. Romanies--Nazi persecution--Slovakia. Men. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Romani. Forced labor. Czechoslovakia. Čičmany (Slovakia) Opava (Czech Republic) Bratislava (Slovakia) Ostrava (Czech Republic) Prague (Czech Republic) Most (Czech Republic) Oral histories (document genres) I., Rudolf,--1922-

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/4291352
Record last modified:: 2018-05-29 11:58:00
This page:: https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/hvt4291352

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