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Fred E. Holocaust testimony (HVT-1040) interviewed by Sidney Krueger and Phyllis O. Ziman Tobin,

Oral History | Fortunoff Collection ID: HVT-1040

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.

Author/Creator
E., Fred, 1927-
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
Language
English
Copies
2 copies: 3/4 in. master; and 1/2 in. VHS with time coding.
Cite As
Fred E. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-1040). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.