Overview
- Summary
- Videotape testimony of Henry Y., who was born in Ozorków, Poland in 1920, the oldest of four children. He recalls studying in Łódź; German invasion; cessation of his studies; his mother sending him to Łęczyca for food; deportation in 1940 to Danzig; slave labor on railroads; local women throwing them food; a severe beating from which he still suffers after effects; assistance from fellow prisoners and a German supervisor; transfer to Palemonas, then Kaiserwald; slave labor in an airplane factory; transfer to Stutthof; recognizing a cousin; bringing him food; transfer to Bochum Verein; frequent Allied bombings; transfer to Buchenwald, Flossenbürg, and back to Buchenwald; liberation from a death march by United States troops; hospitalization; working for the U.S. military in Straubing; extreme depression; his German landlady encouraging him; meeting his wife; establishing a textile business; traveling to Israel seeking his sister (he is the only family survivor); returning to Straubing; and emigration to the United States. Mr. Y. notes sharing his story with his children.
- Published
- Union, N.J. : Kean College Oral Testimonies Project, 1987
- Interview Date
- May 18, 1987.
- Locale
- Ozorków (Poland)
Poland
Łęczyca (Łęczyca, Poland)
Łódź (Poland)
Straubing (Germany)
Israel - Cite As
- Henry Y. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-1034). 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., 17 min.) : col
Keywords & Subjects
- Subjects (Local Yale)
- Survivor-child relations.
Postwar experiences.
Postwar effects.
Mutual aid.
Aid by non-Jews. - Subjects
- Holocaust survivors. Video tapes. Men. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Jewish. Concentration camp inmates--Family relationships. Forced labor. Death marches. Ozorków (Poland) Poland. Łęczyca (Łęczyca, Poland) Łódź (Poland) Straubing (Germany) Israel. Oral histories (document genres) Y., Henry,--1920- Kaiserwald (Concentration camp) Stutthof (Concentration camp) Palemonas (Concentration camp) Buchenwald (Concentration camp) Flossenbürg (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/4294627
- Record last modified:
- 2018-05-29 11:58:00
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