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Ena L. Holocaust testimony (HVT-101) interviewed by Laurel Vlock,

Oral History | Digitized | Fortunoff Collection ID: HVT-101

Overview

Summary: Videotape testimony of Ena L., who was born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, in 1934. She tells of her life in Belgrade before and during the war and of her flight to northern Italy with her mother, sister, and other relatives. She explains how her family was able to live openly as Jews in a small village near Vittorio Veneto, aided, as were other Jewish refugees, by the Italian government. She describes her life in Amandola where her family fled after Mussolini's fall and where they remained, "passing" as Catholics, for about two years until just before liberation, when they hid in the mountains. The postwar reunion with her father, who had spent the war in a German POW camp, his Jewish identity protected by his fellow officers, is also related. In her testimony Mrs. L. gives particular attention to the many people, including priests, who helped her and other Jews during the war and notes how they were an inspiration for her conduct in later life.
Author/Creator: L., Ena, 1934-
Published: Boston, Mass. : Holocaust Survivors Film Project, 1980
Interview Date: July 23, 1980.
Locale: Italy
Yugoslavia
Belgrade (Serbia)
Vittorio Veneto (Italy)
Amandola (Italy)
Cite As: Ena L. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-101). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
Other Authors/Editors: Vlock, Laurel, interviewer.

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 (53 min.) : col

Keywords & Subjects

Subjects (Local Yale): Child survivors.
Aid by non-Jews.
Hiding.
False papers.
Subjects: Video tapes. Women. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Jewish. World War, 1939-1945--Children. World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue. Jewish refugees--Italy. Holocaust survivors. Yugoslavia. Belgrade (Serbia) Vittorio Veneto (Italy) Amandola (Italy) Oral histories (document genres) L., Ena,--1934-

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/616808
Record last modified:: 2018-05-29 11:47:00
This page:: http://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/hvt616808/

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