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Jack R. Holocaust testimony (HVT-609)

Oral History | Digitized | Fortunoff Collection ID: HVT-609

Overview

Summary: Videotape testimony of Jack R., who was born in Będzin, Poland in 1913. In addition to information included in HVT-995, Mr. R. discusses continuing nightmares and health problems resulting from his experiences; the difficulty of conveying the totality of his camp experiences; his lack of belief in basic human goodness; continuing anger toward the German people; and the injustice of their never really having been punished.
Author/Creator: R., Jack, 1913-2003.
Published: Lawrence, N. Y. : Second Generation of Long Island, 1984
Interview Date: August 15, 1984.
Locale: Poland
Będzin
Będzin (Poland)
Katowice (Poland)
Switzerland
Palestine
Cite As: Jack R. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-609). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
Notes: Related material: Jack R. Holocaust testimony (HVT-995), 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 (1 hr., 26 min.) : col

Keywords & Subjects

Subjects (Local Yale): Hiding.
Mutual aid.
Postwar experiences.
Survivor-child relations.
Postwar effects.
Antisemitism Prewar.
Subjects: Holocaust survivors. Video tapes. Men. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Jewish. Jewish ghettos. Jews--Poland--Będzin. Husband and wife. Forced labor. Brothers. Jewish councils. Death marches. Nightmares. Poland. Będzin (Poland) Katowice (Poland) Switzerland. Palestine. Oral histories (document genres) R., Jack,--1913-2003. Auschwitz (Concentration camp) Oranienburg (Concentration camp) Kaufering (Concentration 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/4294074
Record last modified:: 2018-05-29 11:58:00
This page:: https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/hvt4294074

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