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Jean I. Holocaust testimony (HVT-1790) interviewed by Toby Blum-Dobkin,

Oral History | Digitized | Fortunoff Collection ID: HVT-1790

Overview

Summary: Videotape testimony of Jean I., who was born in Antwerp, Belgium in 1939. His first memory is of hiding in a castle with his mother and grandmother and sixty other Jews in May 1942 with assistance from the underground. He recalls their move to Durbuy because it was dangerous to be with a large group; attending school; receiving ration cards from the mayor; hiding in a convent when locals warned them of danger; attending mass in the convent; housing retreating Germans in their home in September 1944; liberation by British and United States troops in October 1944; their return to Antwerp in June 1945; learning his real name and that he was Jewish (they had false papers); and learning his father had perished in a concentration camp. Mr. I. discusses visiting Durbuy with his children and his belief that antisemitism in Europe continues.
Author/Creator: I., Jean, 1939-
Published: New York, N.Y. : A Living Memorial to the Holocaust-Museum of Jewish Heritage, 1991
Interview Date: May 28, 1991.
Locale: Belgium
Antwerp (Belgium)
Durbuy (Belgium)
Cite As: Jean I. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-1790). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
Other Authors/Editors: Blum-Dobkin, Toby, 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): Child survivors.
Aid by non-Jews.
Hiding.
False papers.
Postwar experiences.
Survivor-child relations.
Subjects: Holocaust survivors. Video tapes. Men. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Jewish. World War, 1939-1945--Children. World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Belgium. World War, 1939-1945--Rescue. Mothers and sons. Grandparent and child. Convents. Belgium. Antwerp (Belgium) Durbuy (Belgium) Oral histories (document genres) I., Jean,--1939-

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/4296155
Record last modified:: 2018-06-04 13:31:00
This page:: https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/hvt4296155

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