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Werner G. Holocaust testimony (HVT-2969) interviewed by Leo Spitzer and Marianne Hirsch,

Oral History | Digitized | Fortunoff Collection ID: HVT-2969

Overview

Summary: Videotape testimony of Werner G., who was born in Breslau, Germany (presently Wrocław, Poland) in 1920. He recalls antisemitic harassment in school; participating in socialist Jewish youth movements; his father's incarceration in Buchenwald; leaving school to help support his parents; an aborted attempt to escape to Czechoslovakia in 1936; traveling to Amsterdam via Luxembourg with assistance from a Jewish organization; his parents' emigration to Bolivia; his mother obtaining a Bolivian visa for him; emigration to join them; participating in anti-Nazi movements; his career as a publisher and book store owner; antisemitic incidents; and recent involvement in the Jewish community.
Author/Creator: G., Werner, 1920-
Published: La Paz, Bolivia : Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, 1995
Interview Date: March 21, 1995.
Locale: Germany
Wrocław (Poland)
Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Luxembourg
Cite As: Werner G. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-2969). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
Other Authors/Editors: Spitzer, Leo, interviewer.
Hirsch, Marianne, interviewer.
Notes: This testimony is in German.

Physical Details

Language: German
Copies: 4 copies: Hi8 master; Betacam SP dub; 3/4 in. dub; and 1/2 in. VHS with time coding.
Physical Description: 1 videorecording (1 hr., 6 min.) : col

Keywords & Subjects

Subjects (Local Yale): Child survivors.
Antisemitism Prewar.
Postwar experiences.
Antisemitism Postwar.
Subjects: Holocaust survivors. Video tapes. Men. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Jewish. World War, 1939-1945--Children. Jewish children in the Holocaust. Jews--Migrations. Jewish refugees. Germany. Wrocław (Poland) Amsterdam (Netherlands) Luxembourg. Oral histories (document genres) G., Werner,--1920-

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/4297124
Record last modified:: 2018-05-29 11:58:00
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