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Harry M. Holocaust testimony (HVT-41) interviewed by Laurel Vlock and Nanette Auerhahn,

Oral History | Digitized | Fortunoff Collection ID: HVT-41

Overview

Summary: Videotape testimony of Harry M., who was born, one of five children, in a small town in the province of Kielce, Poland, in 1925. Mr. M. remembers the constant antisemitism during his childhood; the German occupation of 1939; the brutality of the German soldiers; the deportations; the murder of his parents; his deportation to Płaszów, where he was a slave laborer; his two successful escapes from Płaszów; his return to the camp due to conditions outside; and his transfer to Flossenbürg in 1943 and Dachau in 1944. He also describes several incidents within the camps; the death march from Dachau and his recovery in a displaced persons camp; his philosophy of survival and his belief that one must have faith in God.
Author/Creator: M., Harry, 1925-
Published: New Haven, Conn. : Holocaust Survivors Film Project, 1980
Interview Date: March 1, 1980.
Locale: Poland
Kielce (Poland)
Cite As: Harry M. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-41). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
Other Authors/Editors: Vlock, Laurel, interviewer.
Auerhahn, Nanette, interviewer.
Notes: Unpublished finding aid available in repository; 1/2 in.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 (54 min.) : col

Keywords & Subjects

Subjects (Local Yale): Antisemitism Prewar.
Subjects: Video tapes. Men. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Jewish. Holocaust survivors. Forced labor. Poland. Kielce (Poland) Oral histories (document genres) Death marches. M., Harry,--1925- Płaszów (Concentration camp) Flossenbürg (Concentration camp) Dachau (Concentration camp)

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/616872
Record last modified:: 2018-06-04 13:28:00
This page:: https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/hvt616872

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