Overview
- Summary
- Videotape testimony of Henry G., who was born in Łódź, Poland in 1925. He recalls pervasive antisemitic violence; his father's futile attempt for the family to emigrate to Palestine in 1936; German invasion in 1939; forced labor with his cousin; ghettoization; organizing clubs; working in his father's stead in food delivery; public hangings; being married by Ḥayim Rumkowski in May 1943; his child's birth, and death a few days later in 1944; deportation with his remaining family to Auschwitz/Birkenau; deportation a few weeks later to Dachau, then Landsberg; slave labor in an airplane factory; escaping; returning when they found no food; his friend assisting him to reenter; escaping a death march near Bad Tölz in April 1945; the mayor hiding and feeding him and his friend; assisting the mayor after liberation; living in Feldafing displaced persons camp; killing a few SS with other former prisoners; reunion with his wife; and emigration to the United States in 1949. Mr. G. notes frequent nightmares; the loss of his childhood; and believing others cannot understand survivor experiences. He shows photographs.
- Published
- Dallas, Tex. : Memorial Center for Holocaust Studies, 1986
- Interview Date
- January 18, 1986.
- Locale
- Poland
Łódź
Łódź (Poland)
Bad Tölz (Germany) - Cite As
- Henry G. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-711). 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., 53 min.) : col
Keywords & Subjects
- Subjects (Local Yale)
- Antisemitism Prewar.
Marriage in Jewish ghettos.
Childbirth in Jewish ghettos.
Hiding.
Mutual aid.
Aid by non-Jews.
Postwar experiences.
Postwar effects. - 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. World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities. Children--Death. Jewish ghettos. Jews--Poland--Łódź. Escapes. Death marches. Refugee camps. Revenge. Poland. Łódź (Poland) Bad Tölz (Germany) Oral histories (document genres) G., Henry,--1925- Rumkowski, Mordecai Ḥayim. Auschwitz (Concentration camp) Birkenau (Concentration camp) Dachau (Concentration camp) Feldafing (Displaced persons camp) Landsberg (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/4294101
- Record last modified:
- 2018-05-29 11:47:00
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