Overview
- Summary
- Videotape testimony of Solomon L., who was born in 1913 and drafted into the United States Army. He recalls training with the 65th Infantry Division in the United States; serving with the 45th Infantry Division in Europe; liberating Dachau on April 29, 1945; emaciated, dazed prisoners; corpses all over; shock, disbelief and anger; the United States troops shooting the German soldiers; speaking with Jewish prisoners in Yiddish; giving the prisoners their food, inadvertently causing their deaths; leaving four hours later; smelling the "odor of death" all the way to Munich; liberating escaped prisoners; locals denying knowledge of the camp despite the pervasive odor; difficulties adjusting to civilian life partially due to his experience in Dachau; sharing his story with his children and grandchildren; and meeting a Dachau survivor at a ceremony recognizing liberators.
- Published
- Union, N.J. : Kean College Oral Testimonies Project, 1989
- Interview Date
- June 14, 1989.
- Locale
- United States
Munich (Germany) - Cite As
- Solomon L. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-1528). 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 (53 min.) : col
Keywords & Subjects
- Subjects (Local Yale)
- Liberator.
Postwar experiences.
Postwar effects. - Subjects
- Video tapes. Men. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Jewish. World War, 1939-1945--Participation, American. World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Jewish. Revenge. United States--Armed Forces--Europe. Munich (Germany) Oral histories (document genres) L., Solomon,--1913- United States.--Army.--Infantry Division, 65th. United States.--Army.--Infantry Division, 45th. Dachau (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/4295379
- Record last modified:
- 2018-05-30 11:44:00
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/hvt4295379
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