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Elena L. Holocaust testimony (HVT-3991) interviewed by René Lužica and Milan Samko,

Oral History | Digitized | Fortunoff Collection ID: HVT-3991

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    Summary
    Videotape testimony of Elena L., a Catholic Romani, who was born in Veľký Šariš, Czechoslovakia (presently Slovakia) in 1921. She recalls attending school until fifth grade; cordial relations with Jews and non-Romanies; working for a Jewish family; persecution of Jews and Romanies by Hlinka guards with the establishment of the Slovak state; observing Jews having to wear identifying marks and their deportation; destruction of Romani houses, including hers; anti-Romani restrictions; living in a hut in the woods; her child's death due to the harsh conditions; hiding from the Germans in a hole in the hut with her sisters, her mother, and her husband's friend; she and her husband assisting nomadic Romanies find shelter; liberation by Soviets; and improved conditions. Ms. L. discusses writing and staging a well-received play about her war experiences, and the importance of maintaining Romani culture.
    Author/Creator
    L., Elena, 1921-
    Published
    Bratislava, Slovakia : Milan Šimečka Foundation, 1998
    Interview Date
    August 29, 1998.
    Locale
    Slovakia
    Czechoslovakia
    Veľký Šariš (Slovakia)
    Cite As
    Elena L. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-3991). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
    Other Authors/Editors
    Lužica, René, interviewer.
    Samko, Milan, interviewer.
    Notes
    This testimony is in Slovak.

    Physical Details

    Language
    Slovak
    Copies
    3 copies: 1/2 in. VHS master; Betacam SP submaster; and 1/2 in. VHS with time coding.
    Physical Description
    1 videorecording (1 hr., 32 min.) : col

    Keywords & Subjects

    Subjects (Local Yale)
    Hiding.
    Mutual aid.
    Postwar experiences.

    Administrative Notes

    Link to Yale University Library Catalog:
    http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/4564418
    Record last modified:
    2018-06-04 13:32:00
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