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Solomon L. Holocaust testimony (HVT-1528) interviewed by Joan Bang and Bernard Weinstein,

Oral History | Digitized | Fortunoff Collection ID: HVT-1528

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    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.
    Author/Creator
    L., Solomon, 1913-
    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.
    Other Authors/Editors
    Bang, Joan, interviewer.
    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 (53 min.) : col

    Keywords & Subjects

    Subjects (Local Yale)
    Liberator.
    Postwar experiences.
    Postwar effects.

    Administrative Notes

    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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