Overview
- Summary
- Videotape testimony of Lee R., who was born in Olkusz, Poland, in 1905. He recalls his prewar life and speaks of the rise of antisemitism before the war. He relates his separation from his wife and small son when the Jewish men of Olkusz were sent to Katowice and from there to Siberia, where he remained from 1939 until 1945. He describes his return to Olkusz after the war, where he learned that the rumors of the murders of his wife and son were true; and he tells how, upon his return, he made arrangements for the restoration of the cemetery, which had been vandalized. Though he appears to be in a continual state of mourning, Mr. R. speaks of his efforts to live in the present.
- Published
- New York, N.Y. : Holocaust Survivors Film Project, 1981
- Interview Date
- August 1, 1981.
- Locale
- Poland
Olkusz (Poland)
Katowice (Poland)
Siberia (Russia) - Cite As
- Lee R. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-118). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
- Notes
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Unpublished finding aid available in repository; 1/2 in. VHS is linked to finding aid by time coding.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Copies
- 3 copies: 3/4 in. master; 3/4 in. dub, and 1/2 in. VHS with time coding.
- Physical Description
- 1 videorecording (37 min.) : col
Keywords & Subjects
- Subjects (Local Yale)
- Wife Death.
- Subjects
- Video tapes. Men. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Jewish. Forced labor. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Psychological aspects. Holocaust survivors. Children--Death. Poland. Olkusz (Poland) Katowice (Poland) Siberia (Russia) Oral histories (document genres) R., Lee,--1905-
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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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/616805
- Record last modified:
- 2018-05-29 11:47:00
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/hvt616805
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