Overview
- Summary
- Videotape testimony of Fred E., who was born in Uz︠h︡horod, Czechoslovakia (presently Ukraine) in 1927, the oldest of four children. He recalls Hungarian occupation; anti-Jewish restrictions; German occupation; ghettoization with his family; deportation to Auschwitz; separation from his mother and sisters; his father volunteering as a metal worker (he was afraid to do so); transfer to Janina coal mines; slave labor; becoming numb; friendships with other Hungarians; a death march and train transport to Flossenbürg; liberation from a train; hospitalization in Nuremberg; transport to Prague; traveling to Budapest; reunion with his sister; their return to Uz︠h︡horod seeking family (no one else survived); living in an UNRRA camp in Italy; moving to Paris; marriage; working for the Joint; and emigration to Australia. Mr. E. notes his sister remained in Uz︠h︡horod until her emigration to Israel ten years ago; not wanting to burden his children with his memories; and health problems due to his camp experiences.
- Published
- Union, N.J. : Kean College Oral Testimonies Project, 1987
- Interview Date
- May 14, 1987.
- Locale
- Ukraine
Uz︠h︡horod
Nuremberg (Germany)
Uz︠h︡horod (Ukraine)
Czechoslovakia
Prague (Czech Republic)
Budapest (Hungary)
Italy
Paris (France)
Australia - Cite As
- Fred E. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-1040). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Copies
- 2 copies: 3/4 in. master; and 1/2 in. VHS with time coding.
- Physical Description
- 1 videorecording (51 min.) : col
Keywords & Subjects
- Subjects (Local Yale)
- Postwar effects.
Postwar experiences.
Hungarian occupation. - Subjects
- Holocaust survivors. Video tapes. Men. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Jewish. Jewish ghettos. Jews--Ukraine--Uz︠h︡horod. Concentration camps--Psychological aspects. Forced labor. Death marches. Refugee camps. Nuremberg (Germany) Uz︠h︡horod (Ukraine) Czechoslovakia. Prague (Czech Republic) Budapest (Hungary) Italy. Paris (France) Australia. Oral histories (document genres) E., Fred,--1927- Auschwitz (Concentration camp) Flossenbürg (Concentration camp) United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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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/4294655
- Record last modified:
- 2018-06-04 13:25:00
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