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Samuel R. Holocaust testimony (HVT-3720) interviewed by Andrés José Nader and Eva Lezzi,

Oral History | Fortunoff Collection ID: HVT-3720

Videotape testimony of Samuel R., who was born in Koszyce, Poland in 1923. In addition to information included in a previously recorded testimony (HVT-2670), Mr. H. recalls living in Łódź with his fellow escapee after its liberation; returning to Paris on the last transport of deportees in July 1945; reunion with his siblings; marriage to a fellow Resistant/survivor in 1946; his daughter's birth in 1949; various careers; continuing commitment to leftist causes; and he and his wife speaking at schools about their experiences. He discusses his nightmares resulting from the war years; reluctance to discuss his experiences for many years; the impact of their experiences on their daughter; and French collaborators.

Author/Creator
R., Samuel, 1923-
Published
Potsdam, Germany : Moses Mendelssohn Zentrum für europäisch-jüdische Studien, Universität Potsdam, 1996
Interview Date
June 25, 1996.
Locale
France
Poland
Koszyce (Województwo Małopolskie, Poland)
Pau (France)
Łódź (Poland)
Neuilly-sur-Marne (France)
Puteaux (France)
Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki (Poland)
Language
German
Copies
2 copies: Betacam SP dub; and 1/2 in. VHS with time coding.
Cite As
Samuel R. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-3720). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
 
View in Yale University Library Catalog: http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/4298801
Record last modified: 2018-05-30 11:27:00
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