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Joseph W. Holocaust testimony (HVT-1513) interviewed by Bernard Weinstein and Freda Remmers,

Oral History | Digitized | Fortunoff Collection ID: HVT-1513

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    Summary
    Videotape testimony of Joseph W., who was born in Kurów, Poland in 1924, the oldest of three children. He recounts antisemitic harassment at school; his father's Polish military service; German invasion; briefly fleeing with his mother and siblings; his father's return; forced labor in Janiszów; he and his brother escaping a round-up in Końskowola (he never saw his mother and sister again); returning home; reunion with his father; hiding by himself on farms and in fields, then in a forest with other Jews, including an aunt; leaving to find food; learning the others had been killed; receiving food from a local woman; taking care of a maternal aunt in hiding; their capture by German soldiers; escaping (his aunt was killed); liberation by Soviet troops in 1944; draft into the Polish division of the Soviet army; battling against the Germans in Praga; transfer to Katowice; learning his father had been killed by the Armia Krajowa; reunion with his brother; deserting; traveling with his brother to Łódź, then illegally to Bratislava, Vienna, Wels, Salzburg, and Badgastein; and emigration to the United States in 1949. Mr. W. discusses several captures and escapes; not trusting anyone, which helped him to survive; and difficulties sharing his experiences with his children.
    Author/Creator
    W., Joseph, 1924-
    Published
    Union, N.J. : Kean College Oral Testimonies Project, 1989
    Interview Date
    March 30 and April 6, 1989.
    Locale
    Soviet Union
    Poland
    Kurów (Lublin, Poland)
    Końskowola (Poland)
    Janiszów (Concentration camp)
    Praga (Warsaw, Poland)
    Katowice (Poland)
    Łódź (Poland)
    Bratislava (Slovakia)
    Vienna (Austria)
    Wels (Austria)
    Badgastein (Austria)
    Salzburg (Austria)
    Cite As
    Joseph W. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-1513). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
    Other Authors/Editors
    Weinstein, Bernard, interviewer.
    Remmers, Freda, interviewer.

    Physical Details

    Language
    English
    Copies
    4 copies: 3/4 in. dub; Betacam SP restoration master; Betacam SP restoration submaster; and 1/2 in. VHS with time coding.
    Physical Description
    2 videorecordings (1 hr., 55 min., and 1 hr., 25 min.) : col

    Keywords & Subjects

    Subjects (Local Yale)
    Antisemitism Prewar.
    Child survivors.
    Hiding.
    Forests.
    Aid by non-Jews.
    Mutual aid.
    Antisemitism Postwar.
    Postwar experiences.
    Survivor-child relations.

    Administrative Notes

    Link to Yale University Library Catalog:
    http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/4295358
    Record last modified:
    2018-05-29 11:58:00
    This page:
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