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Henry S. Holocaust testimony (HVT-3433) interviewed by Raymond Kaplan and Margot Brandes,

Oral History | Digitized | Fortunoff Collection ID: HVT-3433

Overview

Summary: Videotape testimony of Henry S., who was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany in 1924. He recalls his family's relative affluence; their strong German identity; antisemitic harassment in school; transferring to the Philanthropin, a Jewish school; his family applying to emigrate to the United States in summer 1938; his father's arrest on Kristallnacht and incarceration in Buchenwald; his release five weeks later providing he left the country; his emigration to England; Henry S.'s emigration with his mother and sister to the United States in February 1940 (his father preceded them); assistance from HIAS; and military service in North Africa and Italy. Mr. S. notes his father never recovered from his Buchenwald experience and leaving Germany impoverished.
Author/Creator: S., Henry, 1924-
Published: Mahwah, N.J. : Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, 1996
Interview Date: April 12, 1996.
Locale: Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
Germany
Cite As: Henry S. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-3433). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
Other Authors/Editors: Kaplan, Raymond, interviewer.
Brandes, Margot, interviewer.

Physical Details

Language: English
Copies: 2 copies: 3/4 in. dub; and 1/2 in. VHS with time coding.
Physical Description: 1 videorecording (1 hr., 10 min.) : col

Keywords & Subjects

Subjects (Local Yale): Child survivors.
Antisemitism Prewar.
Crystal Night, 1938.
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. Kristallnacht, 1938. Frankfurt am Main (Germany) Germany. Oral histories (document genres) S., Henry,--1924- HIAS (Agency)

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/4297510
Record last modified:: 2018-06-04 13:28:00
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