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Hans F. Holocaust testimony (HVT-1043) interviewed by Bernard Weinstein,

Oral History | Digitized | Fortunoff Collection ID: HVT-1043

Overview

Summary: Videotape testimony of Hans F., who was born in Breslau, Germany (currently Wrocław, Poland) in 1928. He recalls antisemitic street violence; the destruction during Kristallnacht; his father's six week incarceration in Buchenwald; his emigration to Cuba upon release; embarking in Hamburg with his mother and sister on the St. Louis to join his father; Cuba denying landing permission; returning to Antwerp; traveling to France; living by himself in an OSE children's home in Montmorency; joining his mother and sister in Laval after German invasion; embarking for Cuba; a week on Ellis Island en route; living in Cuba a year; and emigration to the United States in 1941. Mr. F. discusses his parents' adjustment difficulties; marriage to a woman from Breslau; and becoming a university professor.
Author/Creator: F., Hans, 1928-
Published: Union, N.J. : Kean College Oral Testimonies Project, 1987
Interview Date: May 2, 1987.
Locale: France
Hamburg (Germany)
Germany
Wrocław (Poland)
Montmorency (France)
Antwerp (Belgium)
Laval (Mayenne, France)
Cuba
Cite As: Hans F. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-1043). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
Other Authors/Editors: Weinstein, Bernard, interviewer.

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., 22 min.) : col

Keywords & Subjects

Subjects (Local Yale): Child survivors.
Antisemitism Prewar.
Crystal Night, 1938.
OSE.
OZE.
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. Kristallnacht, 1938. Jews--Migrations. Jewish refugees. Orphanages--France. Hamburg (Germany) Germany. Wrocław (Poland) Montmorency (France) Antwerp (Belgium) Laval (Mayenne, France) Cuba. Oral histories (document genres) F., Hans,--1928- St. Louis (Ship) World Union OSE. Ellis Island Immigration Station (N.Y. and N.J.)

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/4294662
Record last modified:: 2018-05-29 11:47:00
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