Overview
- Summary
- Videotape testimony of Jack M., who was born in 1924, the youngest of eight children. He recounts living in Miechów, Poland; his family's orthodoxy and Zionism; recovering from polio in 1935; antisemitic harassment; German invasion in September 1939; anti-Jewish restrictions; ghettoization in 1941; the role of the Judenrat; forced labor making German uniforms; smuggling out to get food; round-up to a train in 1942; a Polish neighbor bringing him water; he and two brothers arriving at Prokocim; slave labor; transfer with one brother to Płaszów, Oskar Schindler's factory, Wieliezka, then back to Płaszów; exhuming mass graves; transfer with his brother to Gross-Rosen, then Brünnlitz; Schindler's speech prior to liberation; the prisoners assisting Schindler's escape; liberation by Soviet troops; returning home with his brother; going to Kraków daily; learning Jewish survivors had been killed by Poles; traveling to Reichenbach; assistance from the Joint; organizing a tailoring cooperative; marriage; and emigration to Israel, then to the United States in 1963. Mr. M. discusses many details of camp life; the importance of his brother to his survival; and not sharing his experiences with his wife or children.
- Published
- Cleveland, Ohio : National Council of Jewish Women, Holocaust Archive Project, 1984
- Interview Date
- December 3, 1984.
- Locale
- Poland
Miechów
Miechów (Poland : Powiat)
Kraków (Poland)
Dzierżoniów (Poland)
Israel - Cite As
- Jack M. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-379). 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., 36 min.) : col
Keywords & Subjects
- Subjects (Local Yale)
- Child survivors.
Antisemitism Prewar.
Aid by non-Jews.
Mutual aid.
Postwar experiences.
Survivor-child relations.
Antisemitism Postwar. - Subjects
- Holocaust survivors. Video tapes. Men. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Jewish. World War, 1939-1945--Children. Jewish children in the Holocaust. Jewish ghettos. Jewish councils. Jews--Poland--Miechów. Forced labor. Brothers. Poland. Miechów (Poland : Powiat) Kraków (Poland) Dzierżoniów (Poland) Israel. Oral histories (document genres) M., Jack,--1924- Schindler, Oskar,--1908-1974. Płaszów (Concentration camp) Gross-Rosen (Concentration camp) Brünnlitz (Concentration camp) Wieliczka (Concentration camp) American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee.
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/4293733
- Record last modified:
- 2018-06-04 13:31:00
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