Overview
- Summary
- Videotape testimony of Doris S., who was born in Fürth, Germany in 1925, the younger of two sisters. She recalls expulsion from public school in 1933; attending Jewish school; their maid leaving due to anti-Jewish laws; her father's sense of safety due to his status as a decorated World War I veteran; being rounded-up with her family on Kristallnacht; her father's arrest; his release due to his veteran's status; his efforts to secure the release from Dachau of family and friends; visiting her grandparents in Berlin; placement on a Kindertransport with her cousins to London via Rotterdam; corresponding with her parents; attending boarding school in Kent; her parents' arrival in August 1939; German air raids; emigration to the United States in 1940; and marriage. Ms. S. notes her devastation after the war when learning about the killings and camps; how fortunate her family was and their minimal losses (“only” two aunts were killed); her sister's return to Germany and conversion from Judaism; visiting her and attending school reunions in Germany; and one of her three children showing interest in her experiences. She shows documents.
- Published
- Mahwah, N.J. : Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, 1996
- Interview Date
- June 12, 1996.
- Locale
- Germany
Fürth (Bavaria, Germany)
Berlin (Germany)
Rotterdam (Netherlands)
London (England)
Kent (England) - Cite As
- Doris S. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-3486). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Copies
- 4 copies: 3/4 in. dub; Betacam SP restoration master; Betacam SP restoration submaster; and 1/2 in. VHS with time coding.
- Physical Description
- 1 videorecording (1 hr., 16 min.) : col
Keywords & Subjects
- Subjects (Local Yale)
- Child survivors.
Antisemitism Prewar.
Nuremberg laws.
Crystal Night, 1938.
Postwar experiences.
Survivor-child relations. - Subjects
- Holocaust survivors. Video tapes. Women. 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. Kristallnacht, 1938. World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue. Kindertransports (Rescue operations) Jews--Legal status, laws, etc.--Germany. Germany. Fürth (Bavaria, Germany) Berlin (Germany) Rotterdam (Netherlands) London (England) Kent (England) Oral histories (document genres) S., Doris,--1925-
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/4297630
- Record last modified:
- 2018-06-04 13:28:00
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/hvt4297630
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