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Fred S. Holocaust testimony (HVT-3765) interviewed by Dana L. Kline and Helen Katz,

Oral History | Digitized | Fortunoff Collection ID: HVT-3765

Overview

Summary: Videotape testimony of Fred S., who was born in Vienna, Austria in 1924. He recalls his family's poverty; attending gymnasium; antisemitic harassment; membership in Betar; the Anschluss; antisemitic harassment in the streets; his sister's emigration to the United States in May 1938; he and his parents joining her in June; his brother's emigration via Italy in August; attending high school; military draft in 1943; antisemitism in basic training; service in the Pacific; hospitalization after being wounded; returning home; discharge in August 1945; marriage in 1951; his business career; and visiting Vienna in 1973 with his son. He shows photographs and documents.
Author/Creator: S., Fred, 1924-
Published: New Haven, Conn. : Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, 1997
Interview Date: July 29, 1997.
Locale: Austria
Vienna (Austria)
Cite As: Fred S. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-3765). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
Other Authors/Editors: Kline, Dana L., interviewer.
Katz, Helen, interviewer.

Physical Details

Language: English
Copies: 3 copies: Betacam SP master; and 1/2 in. VHS with time coding.
Physical Description: 1 videorecording (1 hr., 42 min.) : col

Keywords & Subjects

Subjects (Local Yale): Child survivors.
Antisemitism Prewar.
Anschluss.
Postwar experiences.
Subjects: Holocaust survivors. Video tapes. Men. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American. World War, 1939-1945--Children. Jewish refugees. Jews--Migrations. World War, 1939-1945--Participation, American. World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Jewish. Austria. Vienna (Austria) Oral histories (document genres) S., Fred,--1924- Betar.

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/4339396
Record last modified:: 2018-05-29 11:58:00
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