- Summary
- Videotape testimony of Harry F., a Romani. He recalls his family's long history of puppetry and puppet shows; performing throughout Germany; observing violence against the Jews; deciding to leave Germany; living in Schleusingen; obtaining false passports in Nuremberg; crossing to Italy; performing; good treatment by the Italians; leaving for Yugoslavia when they were unable to renew their passports; performing in Zagreb; traveling to Bucharest; observing Jewish deportations; moving to Bulgaria, then back to Yugoslavia; performing for German soldiers under the pretense of being state sanctioned; arrest; deportation to Germany; humiliating treatment; forced labor in a POW camp near Marburg; escaping; hiding in the forests; and playing for Americans after the war. Mr. F. discusses relatives and his girlfriend who were burned alive by Ustaša in Yugoslavia; others who perished in camps; maintaining his grandfather's puppets; puppetry and their puppet theater productions; and current persecution of Romanies. He is briefly joined by others who discuss their family history. He shows photographs.
- Author/Creator
- F., Harry.
- Published
- Austria : Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, 1991
- Interview Date
- July 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24, 1991.
- Locale
- Germany
Nuremberg (Germany)
Marburg (Germany)
Italy
Zagreb (Croatia)
Bucharest (Romania)
Schleusingen (Germany)
Bulgaria
- Cite As
- Harry F. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-2768). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
- Other Authors/Editors
- Tyrnauer, Gabrielle, interviewer.
- Notes
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This testimony is in German.
